Xbox chief says that Sony will probably never allow cross-platform Minecraft
Sony still doesnrsquo;t want to give up its platform lock-in.
View ArticleSony’s projector that turns your surface into a touchscreen is now available
The multi-touch tech is cool, but the picture quality doesnrsquo;t fit the price.
View ArticleISPs don’t want to tell the FCC exactly where they offer Internet service
Better data collection could tell us which homes have broadband and which donrsquo;t.
View ArticleEquifax rival TransUnion also sends site visitors to malicious pages
People visiting TransUnionrsquo;s Central American redirected to a potpourri of badness.
View Article‘Universal’ Windows development adds .Net Standard 2.0 support
Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP), an attempt to foster development of apps across multiple devices all running Windows 10, now supports the .Net Standard 2.0 specification for .Net...
View ArticleFirst facility grabs CO₂ from the air and stores it underground
Swiss hardware piggybacks on existing Icelandic storage project.
View ArticleGet 4 Philips Hue White A19 60W Dimmable LED Smart Bulbs for just $50 – Deal...
This is probably the cheapest price you're going to pay right now for these bulbs.At $49.97 for a 4-pack, you're paying $12.49 per bulb.A very solid discount over the typical list price.Automate your...
View ArticleAndroid ransomware DoubleLocker encrypts data and changes PINs
Nasty activated by home button unless device gets factory reset Crooks have come up with a strain of Android ransomware that both encrypts user data and locks victims out of compromised devices by...
View Article5 things we learned from Waymo’s big self-driving car report
A 43-page safety report suggests Waymo is gearing up to release a product.
View ArticlePulitzer-winning website Politifact hacked to mine crypto-coins in browsers
Mysterious malicious code silently chews up CPU cycles to craft cash on visitors' dime Politifact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning website devoted to checking the factual accuracy of US politicians' words,...
View ArticleGoodbye Netflix: Hulu will stream Futurama episodes starting October 16
All episodes from both Fox and Comedy Central will hit Hulu, plus four films.
View ArticleDutch privacy regulator says Windows 10 breaks the law
Regulator says Microsoft doesn't offer enough information to enable informed consent.
View ArticleMini’s new Countryman hybrid is hobbled by too-small a battery
It's a great package when everything works together, but 7.6kWh isn't enough.
View ArticleGluon brings AI developers self-tuning machine learning
Deep learning systems have long been tough to work with, due to all the fine-tuning and knob-twiddling needed to get good results from them.Gluon is a joint effort by Microsoft and Amazon Web Services...
View ArticleIT at sea makes data too easy to see: Ships are basically big floating...
Experts find maritime computer defenses lacking If there's anything worse than container security, it would appear to be container ship security.…
View ArticleUS Congress mulls first ‘hack back’ revenge law. And yup, you can guess what...
Can you say 'collateral damage'? Two members of the US House of Representatives today introduced a law bill that would allow hacking victims to seek revenge and hack the hackers who hacked them.…
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: ETL is dead
Extract, transform, and load.It doesn’t sound too complicated.But, as anyone who’s managed a data pipeline will tell you, the simple name hides a ton of complexity.And while none of the steps are...
View ArticleTwilight Imperium v4 review: All-day sci-fi gaming just got better
New edition of classic board game slims down and evolves in all the right ways.
View ArticleTen technologies that might change the world: A review of Soonish
New pop-sci book from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal creators is occasionally hilarious.
View ArticleAn oil industry hacker facing jail, a $20m damages bill, and claims of...
Inside the bizarre ongoing Rigzone saga Analysis David Kent, of Spring, Texas, USA, was sentenced to prison earlier this month for hacking Rigzone.com, a oil and gas industry website he founded and...
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