Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader writes: Following a court win by its client BMG over Cox Communications this week, Rightscorp has issued an unprecedented warning to every ISP in the United States today. Boasting a five-year trove of infringement data against Inter… Continue reading Rightscorp Threatens Every ISP in the United States
Marius Nestor, reporting for Softpedia News: Canonical, through Sergio Schvezov, has had the great pleasure of announcing the release and general availability of Snapcraft 2.14 Snap creator tool for the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system…. Continue reading Canonical Releases Snapcraft 2.14 For Ubuntu With New Rust Plugin, Improvements
Rumors of Apple’s next iPhone missing a headphone jack have been swirling around for more than a year now. But a report from WSJ a few weeks ago, and another report from Bloomberg this week further cemented such possibility. We’ve talked about it here … Continue reading Cory Doctorow On What iPhone’s Missing Headphone Jack Means For Music Industry
An anonymous reader writes: The chatbot lawyer that overturned hundreds and thousands of parking tickets is now tackling another problem: homelessness. London-born Stanford student Joshua Browder created DoNotPay initially to help people appeal against… Continue reading Creator of Chatbot that Beat 160K Parking Fines Now Tackling Homelessness
Security researchers have found a new way to siphon data out of an infected computer even when it has been physically disconnected from the Internet — otherwise known as “air-gap” computers — to prevent the leakage of sensitive information it stores,… Continue reading New Air-Gap Jumper Covertly Transmits Data in Hard-Drive Sounds
An anonymous reader writes: If someone is about to become homeless, giving them a single cash infusion, averaging about $1000, may be enough to keep them off the streets for at least 2 years. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which finds that progr… Continue reading A Bit of Cash Can Keep Someone Off the Streets For 2 Years or More
Marius Nestor, writing for Softpedia: After a few weeks from its official release, it finally happened, Linux kernel 4.7 has just landed in the stable software repositories of the popular, lightweight and highly customizable Arch Linux operating system… Continue reading Arch Linux Is Now Officially Powered by Linux Kernel 4.7, Update Your Systems
An anonymous reader writes: Bleeping Computer, a longstanding popular discussion forum that helps people rid their computers of malware, has now countersued Enigma Software Group (ESG), which makes an antivirus software known as SpyHunter. Bleeping now… Continue reading Bleeping Computer Countersues Maker of SpyHunter
Microsoft says it is giving more time to users on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 devices running sixth generation Intel Skylake chips. Earlier the company had said that it would end support for such systems on July 17, 2018 (before that the end date was Jul… Continue reading Microsoft Extends Again Support For Windows 7, 8.1 Skylake-based Devices
Volkswagen isn’t having the best of times. Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked using cheap technical devices, reports Wired (alternate source). Se… Continue reading A New Wireless Hack Can Unlock Almost Every Volkswagen Sold Since 1995