Day: October 17, 2019

Earth-Like Planets May Be Common Outside Our Solar System, Scientists Discover

Scientists have directly observed the rocky guts of exoplanets, which are worlds from different star systems, by watching the fallout of these objects crashing into the corpses of dead stars. From a report: This mind-boggling technique has revealed that exoplanets are similar in composition to planets in our own solar system, implying that worlds like…


Studio Ghibli films finally coming to streaming with HBO Max – CNET

Spirited Away fans, you might not need that DVD player anymore — if you’re willing to take on another monthly fee. …read more Source:: CNet


The Batman movie gets a new Riddler in Paul Dano – CNET

Dano, from There Will Be Blood and 12 Years a Slave, joins the cast alongside Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz and Jeffrey Wright. …read more Source:: CNet


The Death of Cars Was Greatly Exaggerated

Personal car ownership in the US has increased in the past 10 years, even in the frenzied urban places where Uber and car-share have become verbs. From a report: According to research from former New York City transportation official Bruce Schaller, the number of vehicles has grown faster than the population in some of the…


GitLab reset –hard bad1dea: Biz U-turns, unbans office political chat, will vet customers

There’s a line somewhere and we may just draw it, says code-hosting biz GitLab today had a change of heart after facing withering criticism for directing employees not to talk politics at work and declaring it would do business with any customer not banned by law regardless of moral considerations.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Older Amazon Devices Subject to Old Wi-Fi Vulnerability

The vulnerability in first-generation Echoes and eight-generation Kindles lets an attacker wage man-in-the-middle attacks. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Not a good look, Google: Pixel 4 mobes can be face-unlocked even if you’re asleep… or dead?

Whoever implemented this wasn’t a star pupil. Smartphone is an eye-groan. Face off with tech. And so on and so forth Pixel 4 owners can unlock their smartphones with their faces even if they have their eyes closed. That’s not good.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Dancho Danchev Launches New Uncle George Initiative

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Ancient Greece just got tens of thousands of years more ancient – CNET

Neanderthals have been cruising the Med for 200,000 years. …read more Source:: CNet


State of SMB Insecurity by the Numbers

SMBs still perceive themselves at low risk from cyberthreats – in spite of attack statistics that paint a different picture. …read more Source:: DarkReading