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Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.

Slashdot » Opera Says Their iOS Updates Are Still Coming – Just Slowly

Saturday 27 May 23:59:00 UTC 2017

Slashdot reader BrianFagioli has posted an update about his communication with Opera over their plans for iOS. They'd originally tweeted Thursday that "at this moment we don't have a team working on IOS which is why we haven't released any updates." But Friday they clarified that "It does not mean we give up development on iOS. It's just that now … [Link]

Slashdot » New Solar Plane Plans Non-Stop Flight Around The World

Saturday 27 May 22:54:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes Bloomberg: [A] Russian tycoon and his Renova Group plan a record-breaking effort to send a plane around the world nonstop using only the power of the sun. If all goes well, a single pilot will fly for five days straight at altitudes of up to 10 miles, about a third higher than commercial airliners. The project … [Link]

Mashable » Burger King upsets actual king with Belgian ad

Saturday 27 May 22:51:24 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe king of Belgium is apparently not amused by his appearance in a recent Burger King ad. The country's royal family contacted the fast food chain this weekend over an online ad that asks people to choose between its mascot and a cartoon image of King Philippe, the BBC reports. SEE ALSO: Burger King is hiring gamers to sell you food … [Link]

Mashable » Homer Simpson inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. D'oh!

Saturday 27 May 22:15:59 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookAlthough it's no longer "America's favorite pastime," baseball is still at the heart of the county's popular culture and, along those lines, its Hall of Fame just hit a home run by adding Homer Simpson to its ranks.  SEE ALSO: Oculus founder thinks this wild anime film is the likely future of AR On Saturday, the Baseball Hall of Fame in … [Link]

Mashable » Change.org just got a $30 million investment to expand petitions into real social movements

Saturday 27 May 21:56:57 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookChange.org is getting some major support from tech billionaires to create real social movements.  LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leading a $30 million funding round for the site in what he said in a post on LinkedIn was his largest personal impact investment to date.  Bill Gates and Y Combinator's Sam Altman are also investing in Change.org in this round, Change.org … [Link]

Slashdot » SSD Drives Vulnerable To Rowhammer-Like Attacks That Corrupt User Data

Saturday 27 May 21:49:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: NAND flash memory chips, the building blocks of solid-state drives (SSDs), include what could be called "programming vulnerabilities" that can be exploited to alter stored data or shorten the SSD's lifespan. According to research published earlier this year, the programming logic powering of MLC NAND flash memory chips (the tech used for the latest generation of … [Link]

Slashdot » The Lawyer Who Founded Prenda Law Just Got Disbarred

Saturday 27 May 21:04:51 UTC 2017

Long-time Slashdot reader lactose99 writes: One of the original copyright trolls finally got their comeuppance. From TFA: "John L. Steele, a Chicago lawyer who pled guilty to perjury, fraud and money laundering resulting from alleged 'honeypot' schemes, has just been disbarred by an Illinois court." John L. Steele, as you may know, is one of the principals of Prenda Law, … [Link]

Slashdot » IT Crash Causes British Airways To Cancel All Flights

Saturday 27 May 20:14:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes CNBC: British Airways canceled all flights from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Saturday as a global IT failure upended the travel plans of tens of thousands of people on a busy U.K. holiday weekend. The airline said it was suffering a "major IT systems failure" around the world. Chief executive Alex Cruz said "we believe … [Link]

Mashable » Juno sees something familiar looking out from Jupiter's rings

Saturday 27 May 20:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookImagine that you're standing on an alien world, far out in the galaxy. You look up and see a brilliant bed of stars above you, blanketing totally foreign sky.  But what if you were on a different planet a little closer to home? What would you see then? A new photo beamed back from Jupiter by NASA's Juno probe, gives us … [Link]

Mashable » Shiba Inu dog: Yes, fidget spinners 'are' evil

Saturday 27 May 19:44:56 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIt turns out that dogs (of course) know that fidget spinners are the work of the devil, and one brave Shiba Inu had no problem making her feelings known in a video posted on Instagram this week.  SEE ALSO: Shiba Inu Cashier Wants to Sell You Much Magazines Nothing odd happens here other than the mere spinning of the popular time-wasting … [Link]

Slashdot » Hackers Have Targeted Both the Trump Organization And Democrat Election Data

Saturday 27 May 19:20:21 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: Two recent news stories give new prominence to politically-motivated data breaches. Friday the Wall Street Journal reported that last year Guccifer 2.0 sent 2.5 gigabytes of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee election data to a Republican operative in Florida, including their critical voter turnout projections. At the same time ABC News is reporting that the FBI is … [Link]

Mashable » Coke made a label that doubles as a wristband for music festivals

Saturday 27 May 19:18:28 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookBottles of Coke could get Romanians into concerts this summer. The soda giant is printing detachable labels that double as festival wristbands to some of the country's biggest musical events.  SEE ALSO: Why Warren Buffett is the new face of Coca-Cola in China Not every bottle is a winner; drinkers have to use a special app to determine whether or not … [Link]

Mashable » Uber is only legal in London for 4 more months

Saturday 27 May 19:11:48 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookLondon isn't totally sold on Uber.  The city's transportation authority, Transport for London, renewed Uber's license Friday — but only for four months.  Uber's current 5-year license, which it won in 2012, expires May 30.  Uber wants another five-year agreement — not a measly four-month extension. And Uber's opponents aren't thrilled about the short-term approval either.  “Uber has still not answered … [Link]

Mashable » Snap acquires drone company, may put eyes in the skies

Saturday 27 May 18:36:22 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookAll the pieces of Snap's grand plan are coming together, the latest of which appears to be putting its camera technology atop drones.  SEE ALSO: Snapchat blew its first-ever earnings At least that's the obvious conclusion based on Snap's acquisition of Ctrl Me Robotics for "under $1 million," a deal that was first reported by Buzzfeed on Friday. Snap has not … [Link]

Slashdot » Alpine Linux 3.6.0 Released

Saturday 27 May 18:34:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes DistroWatch: Natanael Copa has announced the release of Alpine Linux 3.6.0. Alpine Linux is an independent, minimal operating system that is well suited to running servers, routers and firewalls. Version 3.6.0 introduces support for 64-bit POWER machines, 64-bit IBM z Systems computers and features many up to date packages, including PHP 7.1, LLVM 4.0 and version … [Link]

Mashable » The Warriors have been unbeatable since Klay Thompson fulfilled a weird autograph request

Saturday 27 May 18:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe Golden State Warriors are unbeatable right now. Literally.  The team America loves to hate has been perfect in the NBA Playoffs, racking up a 12-0 record through the first three rounds in barnstorming its way to a third consecutive NBA Finals.  All this despite one of Golden State's vaunted superstars, Klay Thompson, slumping his way through the entire post-season. But … [Link]

Mashable » Take the party wherever you go with this portable beer pong table

Saturday 27 May 18:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook‘Oche Pong' allows you to play beer pong wherever you go. You can bring it to your next tailgate or stick it on your window. No need to move furniture or look for a table to play. You can play with either one or two boards. One board costs $39.99. May the first to clear their board win.  Read more…More about … [Link]

Mashable » President Obama stays far away from America with Prince Harry

Saturday 27 May 17:53:50 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookPresident Barack Obama moved on from his picture-perfect vacation in Italy for basically the next-best thing: hanging out with Prince Harry.  The president met up with future Mr. Meghan Markle at Kensington Palace in London on Saturday, the palace shared on Twitter and Instagram.  Prince Harry hosted former US President @BarackObama at Kensington Palace todaypic.twitter.com/9SWfSRY4FH — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 27, … [Link]

Mashable » LED eyelashes are the future of making your eyes literally light up

Saturday 27 May 17:35:05 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookWe see your glitter tears and barbed wire eyebrows, but if you really want to take beauty into the future, you'll at least consider these LED eyelashes.  SEE ALSO: Anonymous found photos explore a century of hairstyles Dubbed F.Lashes, the illuminated eyelashes appear to change display animations depending on how you tilt your head or move your body.  The LED eyelashes … [Link]

Slashdot » Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, Others Ante Up Another $30 Million To Change.org the World

Saturday 27 May 17:34:00 UTC 2017

theodp writes: Fortune reports that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is "leading a $30 million funding round in Change.org, a for-profit petition and fundraising website focused on social and political change." Joining Hoffman in this round, as well as an earlier $25 million round in 2014, is Bill Gates. Change.org, Hoffman explained in a Friday LinkedIn post, "helps enable a world … [Link]

Slashdot » Wormable Code-Execution Bug Lurked In Samba For 7 Years

Saturday 27 May 16:34:00 UTC 2017

Long-time Slashdot reader williamyf was the first to share news of "a wormable bug [that] has remained undetected for seven years in Samba verions 3.5.0 onwards." Ars Technica reports: Researchers with security firm Rapid7…said they detected 110,000 devices exposed on the internet that appeared to run vulnerable versions of Samba. 92,500 of them appeared to run unsupported versions of Samba … [Link]

Mashable » These terrible dress shirts must go

Saturday 27 May 16:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookAt some point between late 2015 and early 2016, the ubiquitous cold-shoulder top took hold of fast fashion and has since refused to let go. You know the ones — those dumb, otherwise long-sleeved shirts with holes inexplicably cut from the shoulder. True to name, they make your shoulders cold and your life just a little bit worse.  Now another another … [Link]

Mashable » 'Terminator 2' entirely recreated in 'Grand Theft Auto'

Saturday 27 May 15:51:06 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook There are Terminator movie fans and then there are beautiful maniacs like this guy who recreated the entire Terminator 2 movie using Grand Theft Auto V.  We already know that the GTA modding community is incredibly creative, but the dedication and attention to detail required by this project is mind blowing. Just about everything is there: the motorcycle chase, the … [Link]

Slashdot » New Zealand Joins Space Race With Successful Launch Of Lightweight 'Electron' Rocket

Saturday 27 May 15:34:00 UTC 2017

"Rocket Lab: We have lift-off!" wrote long-time Slashdot reader ClarkMills on Wednesday. "History made as Electron launches successfully from Mahia." The New Zealand Herald reports: Rocket Lab engineers have started analyzing data from yesterday's historic launch from the Mahia Peninsula that took the company to space but not able to complete its orbital mission. Lift-off at 4.20 pm was the … [Link]

Mashable » President Trump left TripAdvisor reviews for the Middle East and just, wow

Saturday 27 May 15:33:18 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookPresident Trump wants to voice his opinions on the Middle East and no, not through some archaic Washington-insider liberal elitist speech. The man wants to communicate his worldview the best way he knows how — by yelling on the internet. Returning from his trip in the Middle East, the president has graciously left behind his TripAdvisor reviews for each and every … [Link]

Mashable » The movement behind the rose emoji that you probably don't know about

Saturday 27 May 15:19:25 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookUp until 2016, the Rose emoji only had two days in the sun: Mothers' Day and Valentines' Day. Since before the election of 2016, however, rose emoji began popping up in droves on social media, not as aesthetic, but as symbols. Placed next to usernames and in bios, the rose emoji signals more than an undying love for American Beauty: it … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: GitHub GraphQL, Bynder, Manheim, MoneyPot

Saturday 27 May 15:05:05 UTC 2017

Every day, the ProgrammableWeb team is busy, updating its three primary directories for APIs, clients (language-specific libraries or SDKs for consuming or providing APIs), and source code samples. [Link]

Mashable » Even Liam Payne can't talk to Jay-Z without bringing on a bodyguard

Saturday 27 May 15:00:59 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook One Direction's Liam Payne probably has his own bodyguards, but that didn't protect him from getting shoved out of the way by Jay-Z's. The singer got a little too close when he tried to talk to the rapper and it didn't go very well, Payne said on The Graham Norton Show.   And Leonardo DiCaprio was there, too.  Read more… … [Link]

Popular Science » Stop looking for the latest superfood and eat a chili pepper

Saturday 27 May 15:00:00 UTC 2017

Health A hot lesson in nutritional studies. A recent study on chili peppers highlights why we shouldn't be deciding what we eat based on the strength of single food studies. [Link]

Mashable » This pop-up beach blanket solves every pet peeve about laying in the sand

Saturday 27 May 15:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookShlack is a pop-up beach mat that replaces traditional towels that get sandy and are hard to maintain. Read more…More about Kickstarter, Summer, Beach, Sand, and Ocean [Link]

Slashdot » Investigation Demanded Over Fake FCC Comments Submitted By Dead People

Saturday 27 May 14:34:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: Fight for the Future has found another issue with the fake comments submitted to the FCC opposing net neutrality. "The campaign group says that some of the comments were posted using the names and details of dead people," according to the BBC. The exact same comment was also submitted more than 7,000 times using addresses in … [Link]

Mashable » British Airways suffers major IT outage, cancels and delays flights worldwide

Saturday 27 May 14:32:45 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookTechnology isn't going so well for British Airways.  The airline suffered a major IT outage on Saturday and canceled all its flights leaving from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports before 6 p.m. local time. Outside of London, British Airways passengers faced extreme delays and were stuck on the tarmac for hours.  "The terminals at Heathrow and Gatwick have become extremely congested … [Link]

Mashable » One of football's biggest names turns to 3D scanning tech for safer helmets

Saturday 27 May 14:19:50 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookHelmets already make the violent game of football safer, but one of the biggest equipment makers in the sport is making them even better. It's developed a new process to create helmets that could play a role in preventing the traumatic head injuries that currently plague the game and threaten its future. Riddell, the company behind the helmets worn by around … [Link]

Mashable » Apple just launched its first store in Southeast Asia

Saturday 27 May 14:14:29 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookKhajorn Chiaranaipanich flew for more than two hours to be one of the first people to experience Apple's first store in Singapore. Witnessing its opening was very important for the managing director at a Thai social news company — so important, that he had been waiting in the queue at 5 a.m, five whole hours before the store officially opened.  SEE … [Link]

Popular Science » Los Angeles has enjoyed the same amazing climate for 50,000 years

Saturday 27 May 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Modern darking beetle Environment According to the beetles, anyway. What would California's climate look like if you travelled back in time? Probably about the same. At least, that’s what the asphalt-encrusted beetles say. [Link]

Mashable » A WWII photo series follows the induction and training of one Army recruit

Saturday 27 May 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookImage: Library of CongressImage: Library of CongressShortly after the entry of the United States into World War II, the Office of War Information was established to organize and distribute propaganda and news about the war effort.The OWI absorbed the famed photographic unit of the Farm Security Administration, reassigning photographers from stories about rural poverty to covering weapon and vehicle factories, scrap … [Link]

Mashable » Song of the Summer talking points to sound like you know what you're talking about at BBQs

Saturday 27 May 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookEvery morning you wake up, and there are three new Migos features to add to your summer BBQ playlists. It's a lot to digest.  Until we crown the 2017 song of the summer, the subject is up for some vigorous debate as we sift through the merits of each before collectively realizing that one song in the pack is harder to … [Link]

Mashable » Pete Souza's absolute best trolls of Donald Trump

Saturday 27 May 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIn an internet world where trolls lurk around every corner, one has loomed above the rest: Pete Souza, Barack Obama's former staff photographer. An unlikely troll for unlikely times. Souza has stood out for the blunt savagery of his Instagram posts, but more than that, for the sheer amount of them. It's seemed that for every Donald Trump action, there is … [Link]

Popular Science » How one community rallied to save turtles from becoming roadkill

Saturday 27 May 13:00:00 UTC 2017

turtle on the causeway Animals Over 10 years later, their efforts have paid off. Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the other side. Read on. [Link]

Slashdot » Accused of Underpaying Women, Google Says It's Too Expensive To Get Wage Data

Saturday 27 May 13:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Google argued that it was too financially burdensome and logistically challenging to compile and hand over salary records that the government has requested, sparking a strong rebuke from the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL), which has accused the Silicon Valley firm of underpaying women. Google officials testified in federal court on … [Link]

Mashable » This week in apps: Pokémon, Snapchat, and more make waves

Saturday 27 May 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookWatching Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard commencement speech and learning that the POTUS only has one app on his phone may have kept you too busy to keep up with this week's app news. We've kept up for you. SEE ALSO: 10 apps Donald Trump should download instead of Twitter (like, right now) Each week we round up the most important app news, … [Link]

Mashable » Fidget spinners, ranked by design

Saturday 27 May 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIn this strange new world, there are those who fidget spin and there are those who wish this toy trend would run its course already, oh my god. For those in the former group, a boring fidget spinner will not do. Lucky for them, there are hundreds of options on Amazon boasting impressive spin times and various claims of health and … [Link]

Mashable » Trump’s strangest moments overseas: Steak, swords, and one orb to rule them all

Saturday 27 May 12:15:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookUnited States President Donald Trump is on his way back from his first trip overseas, and it doesn't seem he caused an international incident of terrible significance. Lol! Hooray! SEE ALSO: The real losers in Trump's NASA budget are kids and the Earth The trip was, however, full of embarrassing, awkward things.  We've collected some of the weirdest, most Trumpian moments … [Link]

Mashable » There's more to worry about at Etsy than just canceled internships

Saturday 27 May 12:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIt’s a weird time to be at Etsy — or not allowed to start there.  The Brooklyn-based marketplace for handmade, unique, and artsy goods — once known as one of the best places to work in tech — replaced its CEO and laid off 8 percent of its staff in early May.  Then this week, the company told some of its … [Link]

Mashable » Your cat will be flying in style in this new spaceship-style pet carrier

Saturday 27 May 12:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookTo the vet and beyond!  WAUL Studio has changed the pet carrier game forever thanks to their new spaceship-looking cat carrier. The studio created a Kickstarter to make their project a reality and, as of today, they have made $12,130, exceeding their goal of $3,890. SEE ALSO: Carry your kitty in this adorable kangaroo pouch hoodie The WAUL Pet Carrier has … [Link]

Mashable » Welcome to the mythical world of monster wrestling

Saturday 27 May 12:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIf there was an award for most ridiculous — and hilarious — weird sport in the universe, it would hands down go to Kaiju Big Battel, also known as Live Monster Wrestling. Inspired by Japanese monster movies of the same name, Kaiju, which means “strange beast,” the battels’ heroes and villains clumsily wrestle for control of the universe in a ring … [Link]

Mashable » There's no period emoji. This campaign wants to change that.

Saturday 27 May 11:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThere’s an emoji for just about everything, from tacos to tropical fish. But, we currently don't have an emoji to describe our periods.  A new social media campaign wants to smash the stigma surrounding menstruation one emoji at a time.  SEE ALSO: These 'femojis' may get you talking more about your period Girls rights group, Plan International, launched a social media … [Link]

Mashable » There's a camera that records every moment of you kid's existence. Yay?

Saturday 27 May 11:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookMeet Benjamin Button. No, it’s not a Brad Pitt movie, it’s a camera that you clip on your kid to record their every precious adventure.  Is that even something you want to do? Well, the creators of the device launched a Kickstarter campaign this week, and it's already fully funded — so there are obviously plenty of people out there interested … [Link]

Slashdot » A New Amiga Arrives On the Scene — the A-EON Amiga X5000

Saturday 27 May 10:00:00 UTC 2017

dryriver writes: It is 2017 and the long dead Amiga platform has suddenly been resurrected. The new Amiga X5000 costs about $1,800 and is an exotic mix of PC parts and completely new custom chips, including "Xena," an XMOS 16-core programmable 32-bit 500 MHz coprocessor that can be configured by software to act as any type of custom chip imaginable. … [Link]

Mashable » Here's what 24 hours at the Cannes Film Festival looks like

Saturday 27 May 8:30:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookNo two days at the Cannes Film Festival are the same. The event, which runs for 10 days in May each year, is so jam-packed with films, press conferences, talks, parties and random celebrity sightings that a 24 hour summary doesn't really do it justice. SEE ALSO: 10 of the films people are most excited about at Cannes This year was … [Link]

Slashdot » Hackers Have Targetted Both the Trump Organization And Democrat Election Data

Saturday 27 May 7:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: Two recent news stories give new prominence to politically-motivated data breaches. Friday the Wall Street Journal reported that last year Guccifer 2.0 sent 2.5 gigabytes of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee election data to a Republican operative in Florida, including their critical voter turnout projections. At the same time ABC News is reporting that the FBI is … [Link]

Slashdot » A Third of the Nation's Honeybee Colonies Died Last Year

Saturday 27 May 3:30:00 UTC 2017

A third of the honeybees in the United States were lost over the last year, part of a decade-long die-off experts said may threaten our food supply. USA Today reports: The annual survey of roughly 5,000 beekeepers showed the 33% dip from April 2016 to April 2017. The decrease is small compared to the survey's previous 10 years, when the … [Link]

Slashdot » UCF Research Could Bring 'Drastically' Higher Resolution To Your Phone and TV

Saturday 27 May 2:05:00 UTC 2017

New submitter cinemetek quotes a report from University of Central Florida: Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a new color changing surface tunable through electrical voltage that could lead to three times the resolution for televisions, smartphones and other devices. Current LCD's are made up of hundreds of thousands of pixels that display different colors. With current … [Link]

Slashdot » 10 Years Later: FileZilla Adds Support For Master Password That Encrypts Your Logins

Saturday 27 May 1:25:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: "Following years of criticism and user requests, the FileZilla FTP client is finally adding support for a master password that will act as a key for storing FTP login credentials in an encrypted format," reports BleepingComputer. "This feature is scheduled to arrive in FileZilla 3.26.0, but you can use it now if you download the 3.26.0 … [Link]

Slashdot » Facebook Bans Sale of Piracy-Enabling Set-Top Boxes

Saturday 27 May 0:45:00 UTC 2017

Lirodon quotes a report from Variety: Facebook has joined the fight against illegal video-streaming devices. The social behemoth recently added a new category to products it prohibits users to sell under its commerce policy: Products or items that "facilitate or encourage unauthorized access to digital media." The change in Facebook's policy, previously reported by The Drum, appears primarily aimed at … [Link]

Mashable » Dad pranks his son at school in the most embarrassing way possible

Saturday 27 May 0:24:59 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookSome parents are embarrassing. Then there's Justin Beadles. Justin's 15-year-old son, Jack, had his last day of junior high recently, so to make it very memorable, Justin decided to pull a super embarrassing prank on his kid. Dressed in a Speedo, a swimming cap, and medals hanging around his neck, Justin ran barefoot towards his son who was hanging outside of … [Link]

Slashdot » Two Different Studies Find Thousands of Bugs In Pacemakers, Insulin Pumps and Other Medical Devices

Saturday 27 May 0:05:00 UTC 2017

Two studies are warning of thousands of vulnerabilities found in pacemakers, insulin pumps and other medical devices. "One study solely on pacemakers found more than 8,000 known vulnerabilities in code inside the cardiac devices," reports BBC. "The other study of the broader device market found only 17% of manufacturers had taken steps to secure gadgets." From the report: The report … [Link]

Mashable » The original 'Alien' gets a trailer recut as a comedy

Saturday 27 May 0:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe spacecraft Nostromo has an unwanted guest wreaking havoc on the crew. No, it's not a bloodthirsty Alien… but an adorable kitten? Watch what happens in this re-imagined trailer. Read more…More about Cats, Comedy, Aliens, Science Fiction, and Alien [Link]

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