We learn about a revolutionary gene-editing tool, examine cyberstalkers exploiting dating apps, and consider the possibility of Black Panther winning best picture. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a report via The Register: U.S. telecoms regulator the FCC has been accused of colluding with companies it is supposed to oversee in order to protect a controversial decision over new 5G networks. Chair of the House Commerce chair, Frank Pallone, has sent a letter to FCC chair…

Foldable phones are all the rage right now. Here are the companies that are making them, rumored to make them or already selling them. …read more Source:: CNet

Unlike DOS, early versions of Windows, and most *nixes, the classic Mac operating system is weird. Contained in the ROM are subroutines to draw windows, pop up dialog boxes, and other various tasks purely related to the UI. On other systems, this would be separate from the BIOS, but in your Mac from the 80s,…

The Royal Rumble is this weekend. Here’s every confirmed match and Rumble entrant. …read more Source:: CNet

…PHP’s PEAR sabotaged for months, and more from the world of infosec Roundup This week we saw Hadoop hacks, Exchange exploits, and Deadpool besting scammers.… …read more Source:: Register

Electrify America, a Volkswagen subsidiary created as part of the German automaker’s $2 billion settlements with California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its use of emission test cheating devices in its diesel vehicles, is shutting down all of its high-powered 150- and 350-kilowatt electric chargers due to a…

The Deebot 711 is a superb cleaner that remembers its cleaning path for a thorough clean. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Dot matrix printers are the dinosaurs that won’t go extinct. They are not unlike a typewriter with the type bars behind the ink ribbon replaced by a row of metal pins controlled by solenoids, each pin being capable of printing a single pixel. At their best they could deliver a surprising level of quality, but…

Still, not bad for hardware that was supposed to last 90 days NASA scientists this week celebrated the fact their robot buddy Opportunity has spent the past fifteen years on Mars.… …read more Source:: TheRegister