Day: July 5, 2018

Windows 10’s defences are pretty robust these days, so of course folk are trying to break them

White and black hats tinker with XML .SettingContent-ms files as a method to deliver malware Hackers have been experimenting with a newly discovered exploitation technique to root Windows 10 boxes.… …read more Source:: Register


Scott Pruitt Resigns as EPA Administrator

Scott Pruitt’s polarizing tenure as head of the Environmental Protection Agency has come to an end. From a report: President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that he has accepted Pruitt’s resignation. Trump said that the agency’s deputy administrator, Andrew Wheeler, will become the acting head of EPA. The departure follows months of scrutiny that gathered…


WEF: 217 More Years Until Women and Men Reach Economic Equality

Progress toward economic parity is in reverse for the first time since 2006, but cybersecurity can help change the game. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Elon Musk’s Team Is Talking With Thai Officials for Cave Rescue

Representatives for Elon Musk are in talks with Thai authorities about aiding in the rescue of a boys’ soccer team stuck in a cave, said a spokesman for the billionaire. From a report: Musk’s companies could help by trying to locate the boys’ precise location using Space Exploration Technologies or Boring Co. technology, pumping water…


Q by Aston Martin puts the bespoke touch on the DB11 – Roadshow

When driving a ‘regular’ Aston just isn’t enough to set you apart from the crowd. …read more Source:: CNet


Google’s Controversial Voice Assistant Could Talk Its Way Into Call Centers

More details have emerged about where Google intends — or at least intended until a few weeks ago — to take its controversial Duplex technology, which it first demonstrated to the public at its developer conference in May. The AI system is capable of making calls to local businesses to place reservations on behalf of…


MoviePass charges $3.43 extra to see Avengers: Infinity War with peak pricing – CNET

MoviePass is rolling out its peak pricing feature today. …read more Source:: CNet


World Cup: Brazil’s Neymar has spent 14 minutes on the floor – CNET

They see him rollin’, they hatin’. A Swiss broadcaster tallied up the time the star player has spent on the ground. …read more Source:: CNet


OnePlus 6 Red: Hands-on, price, release date, specs and pre-orders – CNET

We got our hands on the new crimson OnePlus 6 phone. …read more Source:: CNet


MIT’s ‘blind’ Cheetah 3 robot can jump up on your desk – CNET

The creepy-cute four-legged robot can navigate obstacles and stairs, too. …read more Source:: CNet