Collaborate Disseminate
Joseph Cox, reporting for Motherboard: Earlier this week, it emerged that a section of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the UK’s signal intelligence agency, had disclosed a serious vulnerability in Firefox to Mozilla. Now, GCHQ has said i… Continue reading GCHQ Has Disclosed Over 20 Vulnerabilities This Year
An anonymous user writes: Microsoft has unveiled a new product called Microsoft Flow, which is designed to better connect diverse services so that you could, if you were so inclined, put all your tweets into a spreadsheet or get an SMS alert when you r… Continue reading Microsoft Flow — An IFTTT Alternative — Aims To Connect Your Online Apps
An anonymous reader writes: The Office of the United States Trade Representative has published its annual Special 301 Report calling out other nations for failing to live up to U.S. IP enforcement standards. This year European ally Switzerland has been… Continue reading US Calls Switzerland An Internet Piracy Haven
An anonymous reader shares a Quartz report: Unicorns, start-up companies valued at over $1 billion each, once a rare sighting for investors, have frolicked across Silicon Valley of late. Now the market seems to be yanking on the reins. Venture capital … Continue reading Freshly Minted Unicorns Now a Rare Sighting In Silicon Valley
Hal Hodson, reporting for New Scientist:It’s no secret that Google has broad ambitions in healthcare. But a document obtained by New Scientist reveals that the tech giant’s collaboration with the UK’s National Health Service goes far beyond what has be… Continue reading Google AI Has Access To 1.6M People’s NHS Records
An anonymous reader shares a PCWorld article: Attackers are aggressively pushing a new file-encrypting ransomware program called CryptXXX by compromising websites, the latest victim being U.S. toy maker Maisto. Fortunately, there’s a tool that can help… Continue reading US Toy Maker Maisto’s Website Pushes Ransomware
Ross Kenneth Urken, reporting for Newsweek (edited and condensed): Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero had his Dr. Strange moment when he announced he’d be able to do a human head transplant in a two-part procedure he dubs HEAVEN (paywalled, this alte… Continue reading Doctor Ready to Perform First Human Head Transplant
An anonymous reader cites an article on The Intercept (edited and condensed): The Supreme Court on Thursday approved changes that would make it easier for the FBI to hack into computers, many of them belonging to victims of cybercrime. The changes, whi… Continue reading Supreme Court Gives FBI More Hacking Power
Reader Koreantoast writes: The New York Times posted an interesting thought piece (paywalled, this link could help) on the changing nature of manufacturing globally and the impact it has on modern politics and economic development. Although manufacturi… Continue reading Manufacturing Jobs On Decline Around the World
Wagner James Au, writing for Motherboard (edited and condensed):As Donald Trump continues to ride roughshod over much of the United States, there are multiple reports that Trumps’ virtual fans are riding roughshod on Bernie Sanders’ unofficial headquar… Continue reading Bernie Sanders’ Second Life Headquarters Besieged by Trump-Supporting Swastikas