Day: December 10, 2019

Nonbinary pronoun ‘they’ named Merriam-Webster’s word of the year – CNET

Lookups for the word jumped by 313% this year, the dictionary says. …read more Source:: CNet


Architects Are Playing With the Future of Design in Video Games

Game worlds can be blueprints for the real world, liberating spaces where rules can be reinvented and the invisible made visible. From a report: For architects, the sheer scope of this artificiality means video games can be both playgrounds and testing grounds. “In games, there is the idea that an object has a visual solidity…


Microsoft Zaps Actively Exploited Zero-Day Bug

December 2019’s relatively light Patch Tuesday update also fixes seven critical flaws. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Americans should have strong privacy-protecting encryption …that the Feds and cops can break, say senators

I don’t care if it’s mathematically impossible, make it happen nerds! In its latest attempt to come up with a digital encryption scheme that’s both secure and not, the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday heard conflicting testimony from industry, academics, and law enforcement about whether encryption can simultaneously protect information and also reveal it…


This is what a $4 million Corvette looks like – Roadshow

It’s one of three Corvettes with its original big-block V8 still under the hood. …read more Source:: CNet


Iran’s Internet Freedom is On Life Support

An anonymous reader shares a report: In November, Iran’s government announced a price hike on oil, leading to mass protests in Tehran. To quell the spreading unrest, the Iranian government effectively shut down the internet. After a week of Iranian security forces cracking down on protesters, including an estimated death toll between 140 and 208,…


Blink Cameras Found with Multiple Vulnerabilities

Researchers found three broad types of vulnerabilities, one of which should be particularly concerning to consumers. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Security’s Choice: Our Favorite Articles From 2019

As we have done in previous years, the Security magazine team have compiled our favorite articles from this year. We hope you take a moment to review some of 2019’s top articles about lessons learned, thought leadership, security challenges and good practices as we head into 2020. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


Apple’s iOS 13.3 for iPhones and iPads introduces communications limits for kids – CNET

The tech giant’s allowing parents to control who their kids talk to and when. …read more Source:: CNet


Bill Gates tells you which five books to read over the holiday season – CNET

On the Microsoft billionaire’s reading list are a guide to sleep and an acclaimed novel about a ruined marriage. …read more Source:: CNet