Getting your own PCBs made is a rite of passage for the hardware hacker. Oftentimes, it’s a proud moment, and many of us choose to immortalise the achievement with a self-aggrandizing credit on the silk screen, or perhaps a joke or personal logo. However, as far as artistically customized PCBs go, the sky really is…

Through its partnerships with health care providers, Google can view tens of millions of patient records in at least three-quarters of states, the Wall Street Journal reports. From a report: Some of these partnerships allow Google to access identifiable information about patients without their or their doctors’ knowledge, raising fears about how this data may…

The last decade was a big one for artificial intelligence but researchers in the field believe that the industry is about to enter a new phase . From a report: Hype surrounding AI has peaked and troughed over the years as the abilities of the technology get overestimated and then re-evaluated. The peaks are known…

ISS astronauts have never “seen fires at such terrifying scale.” …read more Source:: CNet

Actor Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Phillips are both nominated for Joker. …read more Source:: CNet

The screen we’ve all been waiting for launches on a new 14-inch model. …read more Source:: CNet

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning people of using online banking or accessing sensitive accounts from devices running Windows 7 from Tuesday, 14 January, when Microsoft ends support for the operating system. From a report: The NCSC, the government body for cybersecurity, is encouraging people to upgrade from Windows 7 as soon…

Open letter to Chocolate Factory’s Sundar Pichai penned by 50 campaign groups For much of Android’s existence, Google has adopted a relatively hands-off approach that lets manufacturers ship units with pre-installed bloatware which, in many cases, cannot be easily removed. This has infuriated users and privacy advocates alike, leading 50 of the latter to pen…

Space is vast, but it might not be nearly as dead as we once presumed. Here’s our updated list of spots that could finally prove we’re not alone. …read more Source:: CNet

Wondering how this guy could be so clumsy? So is he. …read more Source:: DarkReading