Day: September 7, 2018

Scooter Hauls Kids With A Little Heavy Metal

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Similarly, where there’s a paying customer and a well stocked metalworking shop, there will also be a way. That’s about all the backstory you need to understand this latest creation from [Richard Day] of 42Fab. A customer asked him to build something that didn’t exist, and in a…


Top antivirus tool nuked from macOS App Store – after it phoned browser histories to China

Caution urged on downloads after Apple tears down utility Apple has removed an app called Adware Doctor:Anti Malware &Ad from the macOS App Store following claims it sent users’ browser histories to a remote server in China.… …read more Source:: Register


Chris Pine would ‘love’ to star as Kirk in Star Trek 4 – CNET

Captain, my captain: The actor’s just waiting for a phone call so he can boldly go where he’s never gone before. …read more Source:: CNet


2019 Hyundai Elantra’s wild style starts at $17,100 – Roadshow

Its looks will raise your eyebrows higher than its modest price bump will. …read more Source:: CNet


Silicon Valley CEO admits $1.5m wire fraud: Bouxtie boss forged signatures to investors

When I said I have $2m in the bank… Bouxtie had everything you can dream of in a Silicon Valley startup. A stupid name (it’s pronounced “bow-tie”), a vastly over-confident CEO with a story, millions in VC money, and a nonsensical business model built around an app.… …read more Source:: Register


Open .Git Directories Leave 390K Websites Vulnerable

An exhaustive scan shows hundreds of thousands of websites potentially exposing sensitive data such as database passwords, API keys and so on. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Pluto should be a planet again, scientists argue anew – CNET

Pluto proponents push to reclassify the demoted dwarf planet. …read more Source:: CNet


Windows 10 will soon show you your phone’s text messages – CNET

The feature is already rolling out to Windows 10 Insiders. …read more Source:: CNet


The Pentagon is Investing $2 Billion into AI

The Pentagon’s high-tech research agency laid the groundwork for the Internet, stealth aircraft and self-driving cars. Now, it’s going big on artificial intelligence. From a report: At its 60th anniversary conference on Friday, DARPA announced a $2 billion investment to push the frontier of AI forward. “We think it’s a good time to seed the…


Moving 3D Printed Prosthetic Arms With A Pulse

One of the best uses of 3D printers we’ve seen are custom prosthetics. Even today, custom-built prosthetics cost an arm and a leg, but there’s no reason why they should. Right now, we can scan someone’s arm or leg, import that scan into a 3D-modeling program, and design a custom-fit orthotic that can be spit…