Day: October 1, 2018

California, U.S. Government Battle Over Net Neutrality State Law

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit after SB 822 was passed, enforcing net neutrality laws, on Sunday. …read more Source:: Threatpost


MoviePass is confusing loyal and lapsed customers with new plan – CNET

Think you cancelled MoviePass? Maybe not. …read more Source:: CNet


Use of the Internet and Smartphones is No Longer on the Rise in America

For years, the number of Americans who have reported using the internet, social media, and smartphones has been on a meteoric rise. But that rate has slowed to a near-stall. From a report: New data published this week by the Pew Research Center show that, since 2016, that number has plateaued, indicating those technologies have…


Google cracks down on malicious Chrome extensions – CNET

Reviewers will better scrutinize extensions demanding lots of power. …read more Source:: CNet


Cool Tools: The Pantorouter Turns Tracing on its Side

Not too long ago we wrote about a small CNC tool for automating certain parts of the woodworking process. At the time it seemed unusual in its intentionally limited scope but a few commenters mentioned it reminded them of another device, [Matthias]’s Pantorouter. It didn’t take much investigation to see that the commenters were right!…


Verizon lights up its 5G Home network

The new service, launching in four cities, gives Verizon a new way to compete with cable companies. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Hidden Google search text adventure game sends you on a hunt – CNET

A secret Easter egg game lets you play as the big blue “G” in the Google logo, but watch out for the alligator. …read more Source:: CNet


This is how cyber attackers stole £2.26m from Tesco Bank customers

Poor debit card security and a “series of errors” in reporting exacerbated an incident which could have been easily avoided. …read more Source:: ZDNet


At a Workshop Last Week, a CERN Scientist Said ‘Physics Was Invented and Built by Men — Not By Invitation’; CERN Has Suspended the Scientist

New submitter ilguido writes: At a workshop organized by CERN, Prof Alessandro Strumia of Pisa University said that “physics was invented and built by men, it’s not by invitation”, BBC reported Monday. Strumia’s presentation [Google Drive link] that supports the idea that “physics is not sexist against women[…], however the truth does not matter, because…


Code Execution Vulnerabilities Uncovered In Atlantis Word Processor

…read more Source:: PacketStorm