A solar-powered aircraft from the European aerospace giant Airbus has completed a maiden flight lasting 25 days, 23 hours, and 57 minutes. In doing so, the production model unmanned solar-powered aircraft set the record for the longest flight ever made by any aircraft. From a report: Originally built by British defence company Qinetiq and now…

The denial of service bug had actually been patched in the Linux kernel weeks before news of it was ever announced. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Election officials say they have “zero information” from Florida Sen. Bill Nelson. …read more Source:: CNet

Sharing the files violates the social network’s community standards. …read more Source:: CNet

Hey Bixby, you’ve got your work cut out for you. …read more Source:: CNet

Expect it to start racing at the Daytona 500 in early 2019. …read more Source:: CNet

Facing criticism from fellow scientists, the researcher behind the world’s largest effort to edit human embryos with CRISPR is vowing to continue his efforts to develop what he calls “IVF gene therapy.” MIT Technology Review: Shoukhrat Mitalipov, of Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, drew global headlines last August when he reported successfully repairing a…

MoviePass raised awareness about moviegoing subscription services, says Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi. …read more Source:: CNet

Our Hackaday Prize Challenges are evaluated by a panel of judges who examine every entry to see how they fare against judging criteria. With prize money at stake, it makes sense we want to make sure it is done right. But we also have our Hackaday Prize achievements, with less at stake leading to a…

That’s rough, bet they were well teed off – crooks want Bitcoin The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) was hit by ransomware just before one of the sport’s biggest pro events, which teed off on Thursday.… …read more Source:: Register