The global state of science
US and Europe still science superpowers, but China is rising fast.
View ArticleMalicious Chrome extension is next to impossible to manually remove
Extensions remain the Achilles heel for an otherwise highly secure browser.
View ArticleAmazon has made it more expensive to subscribe to Prime month-to-month
The $99 fee for an annual Prime subscription remains unchanged, however.
View ArticleOnePlus got pwned, exposed up to 40,000 users to credit card fraud
A malicious script injected into OnePlus' payment page went undiscovered for two months.
View ArticleAmerica restarts dodgy spying program – just as classified surveillance abuse...
There is literally nothing decent in this story Analysis The US Senate reauthorized a controversial NSA spying program on Thursday – and then, because it's 2018 and nothing matters any more, embarked...
View ArticleTwitter begins emailing the 677,775 Americans who took Russian election bait
Also raises official count of Russia-linked accounts, talks detection tools.
View ArticleUnlocked: The hidden love note on the grave of America’s first crypto...
BAAAB AABBB AAAAA BAAAA AABAA ABBAB ABBAA BAAAA AABAA AAABB AAABB ABAAA BAABA Shmoocon Among the 400,000 graves at the Arlington National Cemetery – a solemn US military graveyard in Virginia – lies...
View ArticleFirst Martians board game makes a powerful case for staying on Earth
Highly anticipated but sadly lacking.
View ArticleA randomly generated, totally novel enzyme rescues mutant bacteria
Bacteria that lack an essential gene replace it with a random string of amino acids.
View ArticleAn MMO goes full circle, promises to bring subscriptions back this year
Rift went F2P in 2013. Rift Prime will undo that changemdash;and on a separate server, to boot.
View ArticleTesla’s Model X: A lovely roadtripper with stiff daily driving competition
This Autopilot-heavy roadtrip features great power, lingering concerns, and a steep price.
View ArticleHere’s how to make sure Hawaii’s missile warning fiasco isn’t repeated
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency made changes, but a system redesign may be necessary.
View ArticleChina flaunts quantum key distribution in-SPAAACE by securing videoconference
Satellite carries keys to Graz China has revealed more detail of its much-hyped satellite quantum key distribution network.…
View ArticleMeltdown/Spectre week three: world still knee-deep in something nasty
And years away from safety It’s now almost three weeks since The Register revealed the chip design flaws that Google later confirmed and the world still awaits certainty about what the mistakes mean...
View ArticleIsosec launch first Virtual Smartcard to revolutionise NHS authentication
Media City, Manchester UK. (January 22nd 2018) --- Isosec, the market leading provider of security, authentication and workflow solutions to the NHS and Healthcare sectors, today announces the launch...
View ArticleUK Army chief: Russia could totally pwn us with cable-cutting and hax0rs
Speech to think tank will warn of Brit weaknesses in key areas The UK needs to invest in up-to-date army tech, including protection from cyber attacks, the Ministry of Defence's chief of general staff...
View ArticleMobile Marketing Association Germany Boosts Board Membership; Leading...
BERLIN, GERMANY - January 22, 2018: The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) Germany announces the addition of leading companies to its board including Verve, a leading location-based mobile marketing...
View ArticleGet 29% Off This 6-Sheet Micro-Cut Paper and Credit Card Shredder
This powerful micro-cut shredder from AmazonBasics turns a letter-sized sheet into 2,235 pieces of confetti, up to 6 sheets at a time (5/32 by 15/32 inches; security level P-4).Inserted one at a time,...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Who needs monitoring in a serverless world?
Like many, I was at the AWS Re:Invent conference in Las Vegas in December. No surprise—lots going on in the fast-moving world of cloud computing.In particular, the rise of serverless technology left...
View ArticleWindows VR headsets now available with deep discounts
Headset-and-controller bundles are now about $200.
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