Defence ministry gets with the Apollo vibes Roundup As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has gone a bit wacky – not only does it have fresh space plans, but it also wants to strap laser zappers to stuff too.… …read more Source:: Register

A giant data store quietly being built in India could free vast swathes of science for computer analysis — but whether it is a legal pursuit remains unclear. From a report: Carl Malamud is on a crusade to liberate information locked up behind paywalls — and his campaigns have scored many victories. He has spent…

It’ll debut on the new Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. …read more Source:: CNet

America. Fsck yeah US firm Throwflame is selling – you guessed it – a flamethrower attachment for drones.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

YouTube has defended its video recommendation algorithms, amid suggestions that the technology serves up increasingly extreme videos. On Thursday, a BBC report explored how YouTube had helped the Flat Earth conspiracy theory spread. But the company’s new managing director for the UK, Ben McOwen Wilson, said YouTube “does the opposite of taking you down the…

Researcher creates ‘Selfblow’ proof-of-concept attack for exploiting a vulnerability that exists in “every single Tegra device released so far”. …read more Source:: Threatpost

To ban, or not to ban? UK’s decision paralysis over Huawei and 5G is getting embarrassing. …read more Source:: CNet

Beau Ambur can often be found hosting hardware events and offering help all around the Bay Area. Now he’s turned it into a career and travels the west coast helping hackers and creators effectively leverage Kickstarter’s platform. Beau’s mentor session covers everything from, “is this project a good fit for venture capital?” to, “is open…

‘Aliens’ The French army has said it is looking to recruit four or five sci-fi writers and futurologists to staff a “Red Team” that predicts future threats and how to disrupt or defend against them.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The protest, which will take place at Uber’s headquarters, comes as California considers legislation that could affect their employment status. …read more Source:: CNet