Day: November 26, 2018

NASA’s InSight Successfully Lands on Mars

NASA’s latest Mars lander, InSight, successfully touched down on the surface of the Red Planet moments ago, surviving an intense plunge through the Martian atmosphere. From a report: It marks the eighth picture-perfect landing on Mars for NASA, adding to the space agency’s impressive track record of putting spacecraft on the planet. And now, InSight’s…


NASA InSight lander nails Mars touchdown after scary six minutes – CNET

The InSight lander has made it to the Red Planet. …read more Source:: CNet


Cyber Monday 2018: The best deals you can get – CNET

Go, go, go — Cyber Monday deals are here. …read more Source:: CNet


Cyber Monday 2018 Galaxy sales: Free Galaxy S9, 50-inch TV and Galaxy Watch gifts – CNET

Strike while the iron is hot. …read more Source:: CNet


Cyber Monday 2018 deals live at Walmart: $100 iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, $130 Nintendo Switch 2DSXL and more – CNET

Walmart’s Cyber Monday sale is coming in hot on Nov. 26. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook Watch, a YouTube Competitor, is Pivoting To Older Audiences as Teens Tune Out and Publishers Balk

As Facebook struggles to find an audience for its YouTube competitor, Watch, the company has been talking to some media companies about focusing its efforts on audiences 30 years and older instead of teens and younger millennials. From a report: The move signals more troubles for Facebook’s video ambitions. Expansion in video, messaging, and Stories…


AI startup Petuum aims to industrialize machine learning

Pittsburg-based Petuum, backed by SoftBank, has developed novel tools for parallelizing machine learning operations across computers. The software could help break the bottlenecks IT encounters in scaling up AI across industries. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Mobile Rotexy Malware Touts Ransomware, Banking Trojan Functions

A mobile malware has accelerated its activity in 2018, launching more than 70k attacks in August through October. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Cyber Monday 2018: PS4 Pro with Red Dead Redemption 2, plus Xbox One for $200 and Nintendo Switch bundles – CNET

Cyber Monday is the best time to buy a new gaming console, and this year’s deals have begun. …read more Source:: CNet


USPS, Amazon Data Leaks Showcase API Weaknesses

The incidents affected millions, just as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the holiday shopping season kicked off. …read more Source:: Threatpost