President Donald Trump signed a directive on Tuesday that ordered the Department of Defense to create a Space Force as a sixth military branch. From a report: With a directive signed Tuesday, Mr. Trump was positioning the Space Force much as the Marine Corps fits into the Navy, officials said, with the result being lower…

Changes to the video site’s community guidelines go into effect Feb. 25. …read more Source:: CNet

AmiMoJo shares a report: The founder of one of the first big companies to switch to a four-day working week has called on others to follow, claiming it has resulted in a 20% increase in productivity, appeared to have helped increase profits and boosted staff wellbeing. Analysis of one of the biggest trials yet of…

Clocks are a popular project on Hackaday. They’re a great way to showcase a whole range of creative build techniques, and can make an excellent showpiece as well. We’ve seen everything from the blinkiest binary build to the noisiest alarms, but [Benoit] has delivered something different — a stylish build that looks like it came…

There are severe and unsolved problems in our industry that justify a sustained effort and substantial investment. It’s worth picking one. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Go on, flash storage bandits – spill your guts Pure Storage will introduce a shiny new backup box – dubbed ObjectEngine – from as early as next month to pinch sales from veterans including EMC-owned sectoral kingpin Data Domain.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

This is the third update to the prolific GandCrab malware within the past year. …read more Source:: Threatpost

It’s addressed the eavesdropping flaw, but not all features are working. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader shares a report: Everyone in Silicon Valley knows the story of Xerox inventing the modern personal computer in the 1970s and then failing to commercialize it effectively. Yet one of Silicon Valley’s most successful companies, Google’s Alphabet, appears to be repeating Xerox’s mistake with its self-driving car program. Xerox launched its Palo…

We’ll break down all the rumors, from foldable to 5G phones. …read more Source:: CNet