The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for the coronavirus. From a report: In May, the FDA granted the drug an emergency use authorization, allowing hospitals and doctors to use the drug on patients hospitalized with the disease even though the drug has not been formally…

It’s been five years since the first Apple Watch was released, and it is clear that Apple’s wearable is the best smartwatch available today. It requires an iPhone, though, so others are better for Android phone owners and those looking for something different. …read more Source:: ZDNet

The Logonizer login security plug-in was automatically updated to patch a SQL injection vulnerability. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Mojang bows to the inevita… oh, look – a free cape! With the inevitability of death and taxes, Microsoft-owned Mojang is to require players have a Microsoft account for all its games, including the Java Edition of Minecraft.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The European Union has imposed sanctions today against Russia for its involvement in the 2015 German Parliament (Bundestag) hack. From a report: Sanctions were levied against the GRU (Russian Main Intelligence Directorate), a military intelligence agency part of the Russian Army, and two of its officers. The two GRU officers were identified as Dmitry Badin…

Tech conferences for most of 2020 and the first part of 2021 have been canceled, postponed, or turned into virtual events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Trump’s weak Twitter password and lack of basic two-factor authentication protections made it shockingly simple to hack his account, Dutch security researcher Victor Gevers reported. …read more Source:: Threatpost

As part of efforts to stop the spread of false information about the coronavirus pandemic, Wikipedia and the World Health Organization announced a collaboration on Thursday: The health agency will grant the online encyclopedia free use of its published information, graphics and videos. The collaboration is the first between Wikipedia and a health agency. From…

Breakout board for the MAX30101, which [Zach] used as the basis of his roast gauge. The sensor is at the top edge of the board. Parts designed and marketed for a specific application can nevertheless still be useful in other ways, and whenever that happens, it’s probably the start of a pretty good hack. Using…

I feel the need, the need for 16mph taxiing in safety Rise of the Machines Boeing has successfully taxied its Loyal Wingman robot fighter jet around an airfield, a key milestone for the aircraft to operate fully autonomously.… …read more Source:: TheRegister