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Experts say dogs may experience time differently than we do
BGR - 9 Mar 2022 04:06
It's clear that dogs have some sense of time. After all, they remember when it's time to be fed and what time their owners usually return home each day. However, some experts say that this doesn't necessarily mean they k...
FBI Alert: Ransomware Attacks Hit Critical Infrastructure Organizations
Dark Reading - 9 Mar 2022 23:30
Bureau releases indicators of compromise for the RagnarLocker ransomware that has hit 10 different critical infrastructure sectors.
How to Stream Several March Madness Games at the Same Time on Firefox
Life Hacker - 9 Mar 2022 16:00
Fan of March Madness? Or watching several sports at once? Firefox has a built-in picture-in-picture mode that lets you pop out an unlimited number of videos in floating browsers. That means you can watch multiple videos,...
Twitter Bot Exposes Gender Pay Gap of Companies Tweeting About International Women's Day - CNET
CNET - 9 Mar 2022 03:00
Oh, the hypocrisy!
Twitter quietly launches Tor service in the face of Russian censorship
Mashable - 9 Mar 2022 02:28
Twitter just struck a blow against government censorship, even if the tech giant won't come out and say so directly. On Tuesday morning, Alec Muffett, a cybersecurity professional with a long history of working with the ...
Feds Charge Crypto-Hawking Siblings With Scamming Investors out of $124 Million
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2022 02:10
Behold, Ormeus Coin! A glittering token, a financial wonder of the world, and yet another grand example of what cryptocurrency can offer the world.
New motherboard supports DDR5 and DDR4 -- but there's a flaw
Digital Trends - 9 Mar 2022 01:50
Chinese manufacturer Onda has just announced its upcoming Micro-ATX motherboard with support for both DDR4 and DDR5 RAM.
Biden Rallies Executives Behind Bill Countering China Tech Threat
Wall Street Journal - 9 Mar 2022 01:11
President Biden will be meeting with top executives and governors of two auto-industry states to push Congress to resolve differences and pass legislation aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness with China.
Microsoft's latest Windows patches fix the bug causing user data not to be erased
ZDNet - 9 Mar 2022 00:34
Microsoft is rolling out a fix for the Windows reset bug discovered a few weeks ago as part of its Windows 10 and 11 Patch Tuesday updates.
Wednesday's deals: $8 COVID tests, AirPods Pro, Apple Watch SE, $120 robot vacuum, more
BGR - 9 Mar 2022 17:07
You won’t believe how many incredible Amazon deals are available on Wednesday. On top of all the Amazon device deals like the Fire TV Stick Lite for $19.99 and the Fire TV Stick 4K for $29.99, you’ll find awesome sa...
Mathematical discovery could shed light on quantum gravity
Phys.org - 9 Mar 2022 16:07
How can Einstein's theory of gravity be unified with quantum mechanics? It is a challenge that could give us deep insights into phenomena such as black holes and the birth of the universe. Now, a new article in Nature Co...
iPhone SE 2022 Camera Upgrades Are Baked Into Its A15 Bionic Chip - CNET
CNET - 9 Mar 2022 14:30
The hardware hasn't changed, but that A15 chip could make for some neat photography upgrades.
LimeWire is relaunching...as an NFT marketplace
Mashable - 9 Mar 2022 14:21
Remember all those hours spent on LimeWire, sorting through "free" albums and downloading 2000s cult films? Well, the file-sharing service is making a return – only this time, as an NFT marketplace. The defunct platfor...
There's a big rock stuck inside one of Perseverance's wheels
Phys.org - 9 Mar 2022 13:59
It looks like the Perseverance rover has an unwanted passenger, a rock stuck inside one of its wheels. The image of the stone was selected by public input as the "Image of the Week" for Week 54 (Feb. 20-26, 2022) of the ...
Floods left thousands without power. Microgrids could help communities weather the next disaster
Phys.org - 9 Mar 2022 13:59
The devastating floods have cut off power for tens of thousands of people across New South Wales and Queensland, limiting their access to basic amenities and hampering rescue efforts. This included 54,000 homes in Brisba...
16 Vulnerabilities Found in Firmware of HP Enterprise Devices
SecurityWeek - 9 Mar 2022 13:14
Firmware security company Binarly has discovered more than a dozen potentially serious vulnerabilities affecting UEFI firmware present on devices from HP and possibly other vendors.
Nineteen Incredible Facts About the Giant Squid
The New Yorker - 9 Mar 2022 13:00
10. Giant squid can be found in every corner of the globe, but are notoriously difficult to spot and study. This is because globes are round.
Man Gets Just 5 Years Probation for Selling DIY Covid-19 Vaccine
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2022 13:00
A Redmond, Washington man was sentenced to just five years of probation and a $246,000 fine on Monday for selling his own homemade covid-19 vaccine, which he offered to inject during the earliest days of the pandemic. Th...
Apple signs its first sports rights deal, teaming up with MLB for 'Friday Night Baseball'
Phys.org - 9 Mar 2022 12:40
Apple, one of world's highest revenue producing companies, is making its first foray into live sports teaming with Major League Baseball for "Friday Night Baseball," the company announced Tuesday.
Critical RCE Bugs Found in Pascom Cloud Phone System Used by Businesses
The Hacker News - 9 Mar 2022 11:48Fukushima region forges renewable future after nuclear disaster
Phys.org - 9 Mar 2022 11:44
Solar farms along tsunami-ravaged coastlines, green energy "micro-grids" and the experimental production of non-polluting hydrogen: 11 years after its nuclear nightmare, Japan's Fukushima region is investing in a renewab...
In-the-wild DDoS attack can be launched from a single packet to create terabytes of traffic
ZDNet - 9 Mar 2022 03:24
A test mode that shouldn't be exposed to the internet from a PBX-to-internet gateway responsible for amplification ratio of 4,294,967,296 to 1.