The lottery is to some a potential bonanza, to others a tax on the poor and the stupid. The only sure-fire way to win a huge fortune in the lottery does remain to start with an even bigger fortune. Nevertheless, scratch-off tickets are the entertainment that keep our roads paved or something. [Emily] over on…

Mad Max airline grudgingly backs decision ‘out of an abundance of caution’ America and Canada have now banned Boeing 737 Max aircraft from flying anywhere over the Great White North and the Land of the FreeTM, pending the implementation of new safety measures and training programs.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

IBM and some other firms are using at least a million of images they have gleaned from Flickr to help train a facial recognition system. Although the photos in question were shared under a Creative Commons license, many users say they never imagined their images would be used in this way. Furthermore, the people shown…

A Sydney man is accused of selling nearly 1 million compromised accounts, for a significant profit. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Devs may have been duped into using dodgy SDK Android adware has managed to find its way into as many as 150 million devices – after it was stashed inside a large number of those bizarre viral “mundane job simulator” games, we’re told.… …read more Source:: Register

Hammond splashes the cash – guess Brexit’s sorted then? The University of Edinburgh is getting a new supercomputer for academic and commercial research, and now we know it’ll cost around 79 million quid.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Despite the declining values of cryptocurrencies, criminals continue to hammer away at container management platforms, cloud APIs, and control panels. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Commentary: Adding HBO, dropping a bunch of other channels and increasing the price is more Cersei than Daenerys. Shame! …read more Source:: CNet

Here’s how Samsung’s and Apple’s affordable flagships stack up spec-by-spec. …read more Source:: CNet

The basics of a skill may take a long time to master, but there is always something else to learn about regardless of the craft. Building a piece of fine furniture out of hardwood or being able to weld together a bicycle from scratch are all impressive feats, but there are fine details that you’ll…