Mark Wilson writes: When it comes to messaging tools, people have started to show greater interest in whether encryption is used for security, and the same for websites — but not so much with email. Thanks to the work of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, however, email security is being placed at the top of the…

The microprocessor giant hires security veteran credited with leading both Microsoft’s and Apple’s security advancements. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Protip: When freshly paroled, don’t immediately trash your victim online Sometimes it’s best to just let old grudges go.… …read more Source:: Register

Watching NFL games on your phone used to be an exclusive for Verizon customers. …read more Source:: CNet

It’s satire. If you want to pay Trump for a hotel stay, you’ll need to try the .com. …read more Source:: CNet

OpenAI said on Monday that its newest AI bots can hold their own as a team of five against human gamers at Dota 2, a multiplayer game popular in e-sports for its complexity and necessity for teamwork. The AI research lab is looking to take the bots to Dota 2 championship matches in August to…

It’ll monitor what kids do online with their phones, tablets, laptops or gaming consoles. …read more Source:: CNet

A big part of the Hackaday Prize this year is robotics modules, and already we’ve seen a lot of projects adding intelligence to motors. Whether that’s current sensing, RPM feedback, PID control, or adding an encoder, motors are getting smart. Usually, though, we’re talking about fancy brushless motors or steppers. The humble DC brushed motor…

“Right now we got Ghost picking all of the beats for the new upcoming Wu-Tang album. And what I heard so far is crack in vial.” …read more Source:: CNet

New report offers data and analysis as to why midsized organizations hit a cybersecurity sweet spot in terms of security efficacy. …read more Source:: DarkReading