PC vendors scramble as Intel announces vulnerability in firmware
Millions of computers could be remotely hijacked through bug in firmware code.
View ArticleMicrosoft says Win 8/10’s weak randomisation is ‘working as intended’
This bug is a feature in 11 out of 12 scenarios Microsoft has rebutted analysis that suggested its Address Space Layout Randomisation (ASLR) technology could be exploited.…
View ArticleIranian military hacker fingered for ‘Game of p0wns’ HBO leak
Dept. of Justice lamely says 'winter is coming' for Behzad Mesri, aka 'Skote Vahshat' The United States' Department of Justice has identified a suspect in July's attack on Home Box Office, naming an...
View ArticleApple: Sure, we banned VPN iOS apps in China, but, um, er, art!
iGiant didn't want to aid censorship, but $10bn in revenue is $10bn in revenue Apple has told the US government it cooperated with China's demands to block VPN services so it could get other...
View ArticlePossible cut to British F-35 order considered before Parliament
MoD claims it's still committed but warns of 'uncertainty' Rising costs might force the UK to reduce its order of F-35 fighter jets, the House of Commons has been told.…
View ArticleNew paper makes the case that Mars is dry
We're still not sure what's causing seasonal changes on some Martian slopes.
View ArticleYou’re such a goober, Uber: UK regulators blast hushed breach
MP: Funny, you managed to contact customers when TfL put your licence on hold… Brit regulators, security agencies and MPs have slammed Uber for covering up the massive data breach of 57 million...
View ArticlePre-Friday Deals: Amazon’s Highest Rated Tech Deals Under $25 – Deal Alert
If you need some practice buying stuff before the big day (Black Friday), Amazon has released a boat load of deals in these days leading up to it. What we've done here is simply filtered their list of...
View ArticleChasing ‘Oumuamua—unfortunately human technology isn’t up to the task
"Chemical propulsion just doesnrsquo;t close the case in this scenario."
View ArticleDecades later, Vietnam vets may be silently fighting cancer-causing parasite
VA pilot study suggests many have liver flukes that are linked to rare bile duct cancer.
View ArticlePermissionless data slurping: Why Google’s latest bombshell matters
Are you in control? Comment According to an old Chinese proverb: "When a wise man points at the Moon, an idiot looks at his finger." Google may have been hoping that you were examining a finger, not...
View ArticleOneLife’s year-end digital fireworks!
Once upon a digital year… OneLife gears up for the future with delivery of 2017 transformation roadmap - and more to come for 2018 LUXEMBOURG, 22 November 2017 - In 2016, OneLife embarked on a digital...
View ArticleBy year’s end, you’ll know if you liked a Kremlin-created Facebook page
"This tool will be available for use by the end of the year in the Facebook Help Center."
View ArticleFCC explains why public support for net neutrality won’t stop repeal
Americans who support net neutrality find that their voices don’t count for much.
View ArticleThe PC BIOS will be killed off by 2020 as Intel plans move to pure UEFI
The ability to boot DOS and other legacy relics is going to disappear.
View ArticleWhen F2P goes wrong: NCSoft gave latest game five months before pulling plug
Refunds for some MxM players; in-game coins for all (which won’t matter by Jan. 31).
View ArticleDevs working to stop Go math error bugging crypto software
Programming language makes some fuzzy big numbers Consider this an item for the watch-list, rather than a reason to hit the panic button: a math error in the Go language could potentially affect...
View ArticleSamba needs two patches, unless you’re happy for SMB servers to dance for...
Big Linux distros have pushed their fixes, but let's not assume everything auto-patches, OK? It’s time to patch Samba again - or turn off SAMBA 1, which is never as easy as it sounds.…
View ArticleTo fix Intel’s firmware fiasco, wait for Christmas Eve or 2018
And cross your fingers: 'TBD' is the scheduled date for hundreds of PC fixes The world's top PC-makers have started to ship fixes for the multiple flaws in Intel's CPUs, but plenty won't land until 2018.…
View ArticleDiscover the Future of Payment Printing Applications with BIXOLON at TRUSTECH...
Showcasing the latest innovations in Thermal Printing TechnologyTRUSTECH (28-30 November 2017, Cannes, France) - BIXOLON, a leading global manufacturer of advanced Mobile Label and POS printers, will...
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