Engine turning, or jeweling, or guilloché, or a whole host of other names, is the art of polishing a pattern of circles on a piece of metal. You see it on fine watches, and you’ll see it on art-deco metal enclosures. [Ariel] decided to explore this technique and ended up getting good results with a…

Dystopian forced pregnancy scenarios likely a figment of Western media biases An unprotected MongoDB database of 1.8 million women in China has been taken offline after drawing media attention for the inclusion of a data field designating whether the women are “BreedReady.”… …read more Source:: Register

IRIDIUM is an APT that uses proprietary techniques to bypass two-factor authentication for critical applications, according to security firm Resecurity. …read more Source:: Threatpost

It’s show time, says Apple. …read more Source:: CNet

Philip Greenspun:Google purchased Picasa, a super efficient photo editor that offered seamless integration with online publishing (e.g., you add a photo to an album on your desktop computer and it automatically gets pushed to the online version of the album). When they were pushing their Facebook competitor, Google+, they set it up so that Picasa…

Software may have played a grim role in both fatal accidents China has grounded all Boeing 737 Max 8s on its civil aircraft register after one of the US-made airliners crashed yesterday near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Operators in other countries, including South Africa and Thailand, have followed suit.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Reader simpz writes: The Register is reporting that the EU is looking to block users from tinkering the firmware/software of their RF devices. This seems to have been very under reported, with a fairly short consultation period that has now expired. It could force manufacturers to lock down phones and routers etc to stop you…

It’s one of three new things to expect from Karma Automotive this year. …read more Source:: CNet

At SXSW, an interactive art installation comes with lessons on biodiversity and food science. …read more Source:: CNet

Devices will represent 38 percent of all investments in the sector this year, says IDC. …read more Source:: ZDNet