Greener than growing green, Berkeley biologists claim Synthetic biology boffins at Berkeley have taken their research to new highs by rigging up yeast so it produces cannabis compounds – not beer.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Content moderators protect Facebook’s 2.3 billion members. Who protects them? …read more Source:: CNet

The issue only affects the lights, and not the brakes themselves. …read more Source:: CNet

Using an on-again, off-again strategy of C2 communication helps it hide from researchers. …read more Source:: Threatpost

CISOs: Stop abdicating responsibility for problems with users – it’s part of your job. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Last year, we saw quite a bit of media attention paid to blockchain startups. They raised money from the public, then most of them vanished without a trace (or product). Ethics and legality of their fundraising model aside, a few of the ideas they presented might be worth revisiting one day. One idea in particular…

Near double-digit top line bounce for fiscal ’19 but less expected for current year The lumbering giant Dell Technologies has highlighted numerous hurdles in the year ahead including the ongoing trade tariff war with China as it warned sales will slow.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The mammoth University of California (UC) system announced this week that it will stop paying to subscribe to journals published by Elsevier, the world’s largest scientific publisher. From a report: Talks to renew a collective contract broke down, the university said, because Elsevier refused to strike a package deal that would provide a break on…

These two have more than a model number in common. Here’s how to pick the right one for you. …read more Source:: CNet

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