The approach allowed researchers to use machine learning on encrypted data without first decrypting it. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Embarrassing confession time: I never learned my multiplication tables in grade school. Sure, I had the easy tables like the twos and the fives down, but if asked what 4 x 7 or 8 x 6 was, I’d draw a blank. As you can imagine, that made me a less than stellar math student, and…

A team of four Danish security researchers has disclosed this week a security flaw that impacts cable modems that use Broadcom chips. From a report: The vulnerability, codenamed Cable Haunt, is believed to impact an estimated 200 million cable modems in Europe alone, the research team said today. The vulnerability impacts a standard component of…

Microsoft uses human reviewers to improve voice services like Skype and Cortana, but a report says it had “no security measures” in place to guard data. …read more Source:: CNet

Commentary: With the new Galaxy Note 10 Lite, Samsung shifts its best phone from expensive luxury to everyday affordable. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader shares a report: “When I put in the earpieces and goggles the first time it was crazy – it feels so believable,” says Anna Taylor, 32, of her visit to a virtual reality (VR) arcade. “The whole experience of being immersed in a compelling virtual world is incredible.” Anna has since visited…

Drummond had been accused of sexual misconduct. …read more Source:: CNet

Cable modems using Broadcom chips are vulnerable to a new vulnerability named Cable Haunt, researchers say. …read more Source:: ZDNet

It doesn’t look like a rugged phone, but the mid-range Cat S52 can still handle rough treatment while delivering decent performance for mainstream tasks. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Uber informed its California customers this week that it would switch to providing estimates as opposed to fixed prices for its rides in response to a new law that makes it harder to qualify its drivers as contractors. From a report: In an email sent out to riders and seen by Reuters the company said…