Just when you though it was safe to venture out, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released an unexpected update. Magnetic North is on the move — faster than expected. That’s right, we know magnetic north moves around, but now it’s happened at a surprising rate. Instead of waiting for the normal five year interval…

The ISS is set to host a history-making spacewalk in late March, International Women’s Month. …read more Source:: CNet

The backup driver, who was reportedly distracted, could face vehicular manslaughter charges. …read more Source:: CNet

The number of “core violations” dropped after doubling last year. Meanwhile, more of Apple’s products are made with zero waste. …read more Source:: CNet

An 18-year-old from Ohio who famously inoculated himself against his mother’s wishes in December says he attributes his mother’s anti-vaccine ideology to a single source: Facebook [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source]. From a report: Ethan Lindenberger, a high school senior, testified Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and…

The now-humble PCB was revolutionary when it came along, and the whole ecosystem that evolved around it has been a game changer in electronic design. But the PCB is just so… flat. Planar. Two-dimensional. As useful as it is, it gets a little dull sometimes. Here’s your chance to break out of Flatland and explore…

Additionally, Google announced the general availability of Cloud Armor, a DDoS defense and WAF service, and Cloud HSM, a managed hardware security module service. …read more Source:: ZDNet

A new computing tool developed by Google will let developers build AI-powered apps. The upside is it’s doing so without sucking up all of your information. From a report: Google on Wednesday released TensorFlow Federated, open-source software that incorporates federated learning, an AI training system. It works by using data that’s spread out across a…

Oh, we’ll let regulators know about it next time, promise The UK Ministry of Justice is mooting a rollout of biometric technology in prisons to cut down on visitors bringing in contraband, reporting that a “successful” recent trial had a deterrent effect.… …read more Source:: Register

Microsoft seems to be moving toward simplifying and consolidating its project-management services portfolio by championing its new Project Service. …read more Source:: ZDNet