A vulnerability in two of the company’s appliances opens 80,000 networks up for exploitation. …read more Source:: DarkReading
IT Worker With Grudge Jailed
A former Jet2 IT contractor with a grudge has been jailed for a cyber-attack on the company. From a report: Scott Burns, 27, of Queen Street in Morley, Leeds, was jailed for 10 months for his actions, which cost the company $214,000. The attack shut down Jet2’s computer network for 12 hours in January 2018….
Brazil to create national artificial intelligence strategy
The plan aims to use AI to boost competitiveness and productivity and address issues such as social inequality. …read more Source:: ZDNet
Motorizing a Plasma Cutter on the Cheap
A hand-held plasma cutter is an excellent tool to have if you are working with sheet metal, but it’s not particularly well suited to making long or repetitive cuts. Which is why [workshop from scratch] worked his usual scrapheap magic and built his own motorized track for making perfectly straight cuts. Most of the frame,…
Watch the 12 Days of Stranger Things Christmas – CNET
Strange-mas is here. …read more Source:: CNet
How Do Bullets Work in Video Games?
FPS (first-person shooter) games have been a staple in the video game industry ever since the explosion of Wolfenstein 3D back in 1992. Since then, the genre has been evolving with graphical upgrades, huge budgets, and an eSports ecosystem. But what about its core, the shooting mechanics? How have we progressed on that front? Why…
No, Spotify, You Shouldn’t Have Sent Mysterious USB Drives To Journalists
Zack Whittaker, writing for TechCrunch: Last week, Spotify sent a number of USB drives to reporters with a note: “Play me.” It’s not uncommon for reporters to receive USB drives in the post. Companies distribute USB drives all the time, including at tech conferences, often containing promotional materials or large files, such as videos that…
Betelgeuse is acting like it’s about to go supernova, even if the odds say it isn’t – CNET
One of the brightest stars in the sky makes up Orion’s shoulder and also looks to be on the verge of going supernova sometime between today and 100,000 years from today. …read more Source:: CNet
Supercon Talk: Emily Velasco Wants You to Work Weird
Emily Velasco seems to absolutely delight in the weird, and we think that is wonderful. Weird brings us together. If you can be weird with someone else, you’ll have a special bond for life. In her inspiring 2019 Supercon talk (embedded below), Emily explains why she is drawn to weird things, and why you should…
Bringing Rocks Back From Mars
The Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission intended to achieve all this will require three launches from Earth over the course of a decade, and five separate machines. From a report: The organisations involved — America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, and the European Space Agency, ESA — are each responsible for specific craft in…
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