Day: January 15, 2019

US Judge: Police Can’t Force Biometric Authentication

Law enforcement cannot order individuals to unlock devices using facial or fingerprint scans, a California judge says. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Only Nuclear Energy Can Save the Planet

Joshua S. Goldstein, a professor emeritus of international relations at American University, and Staffan A. Qvist, an energy engineer and consultant, writing for The Wall Street Journal: Climate scientists tell us that the world must drastically cut its fossil fuel use in the next 30 years to stave off a potentially catastrophic tipping point for…


ThreatList: $1.7M is the Average Cost of a Cyber-Attack

Brand damage, loss of productivity, falling stock prices and more contribute to significant business impacts in the wake of a breach. …read more Source:: Threatpost


German court dismisses latest Qualcomm patent suit against Apple – CNET

But a separate ban on iPhones in Germany still stands. …read more Source:: CNet


WordPress To Show Warnings on Servers Running Outdated PHP Versions

The WordPress open-source content management system (CMS) will show warnings in its backend admin panel if the site runs on top of an outdated PHP version. From a report: The current plan is to have the warnings appear for sites using a PHP version prior to the 5.6.x branch (5.6 or lower). The warnings will…


Seymour Cray, Father of the Supercomputer

Somewhere in the recesses of my memory there lives a small photograph, from one of the many magazines that fed my young interests in science and electronics – it was probably Popular Science. In my mind I see a man standing before a large machine. The man looks awkward; he clearly didn’t want to pose…


Netflix’s price hike will boost your bill as much as $2 a month – CNET

Netflix’s most popular $11-a-month plan will rise to $13 in the US. Its low-end plan will cost a buck more, and its premium tier gets a $2 bump up to $16. …read more Source:: CNet


Avengers: Endgame comes out in 100 days, so here are some theories – CNET

After Infinity War came out, we came up with some ideas about what might happen next. …read more Source:: CNet


Twelve Circuit Sculptures We Can’t Stop Looking At

Circuits are beautiful in their own way, and a circuit sculpture takes that abstract beauty and makes it into a purposeful art form. Can you use the wires of the circuits themselves as the structure of a sculpture, and tell a story with the use and placement of every component? Anyone can exercise their inner…


Google hands out roses to preferred Android MDM vendors

Lucky few get Chocolate Factory’s endorsement as Enterprise Mobility Management Google is extending its Android Enterprise Recommended program to mobile device management.… …read more Source:: TheRegister