Microsoft has been notified, but no patch is yet available. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Massive hacker playground can be spun up on the cheap A group of Italian researchers have developed a blueprint for a massive virtualized enterprise network to allow for large-scale security tests without ruining an IT manager’s day.… …read more Source:: Register

Instead, Disney’s focus will reportedly be shifted to the upcoming Mandalorian series. …read more Source:: CNet

Researchers in machine learning at Facebook developed a new neural network model to come up with captions for photos that are more “engaging” to people, with a variety of tones and expressions such as “It was such a nice day at the game” for a ballpark image, or “This house and this street just makes…

Samsung is debating between two final prototypes for a foldable-screen device, according to a Bloomberg report. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Whack-a-Troll: Ad biz smashes latest manipulation plot to show it’s doing…something Facebook, the antisocial advertising platform on which anyone can promote just about anything, on Friday said it found people promoting political discord in the US and UK, yet again.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Readers share a column: Apple is no longer the king of the smartphone camera, but that’s just a small component of a company in (highly profitable) stagnation. It wasn’t that long ago that anyone who cared about taking great photos on their phone was destined to buy an iPhone (whether they wanted it or not)…

Scientists in Chicago are trying to create the embryo of the first quantum internet. If they succeed, the researchers will produce one, 30-mile piece of a far more secure communications system with the power of fast quantum computing. From a report: The key was the realization of an unused, 30-mile-long fiber optic link connecting three…

Facebook said it detected this second Iran-linked campaign a week ago. …read more Source:: ZDNet

If you don’t have a console yet, here’s a great excuse to buy one. …read more Source:: CNet