“The security chief for Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said on Saturday that the Saudi government had access to Bezos’ phone and gained private information from it,” Reuters reports. But in addition, the National Enquirer’s lawyer “tried to get me to say there was no hacking,” writes security specialist Gavin de Becker. I’ve recently seen…

Sinister! The Star Wars actor will lend his voice to the demonic doll in a movie set for release June 21. …read more Source:: CNet

Although it isn’t very real-world practical, researchers at Cal Tech have produced a DNA-based programmable computer. Spectrum reports that the system executes programs using a set of instructions written in DNA using six bits. Like any programmable computer, this one can execute many programs, but so far they run 21 different programs. Using DNA for…

Sinister! The Star Wars actor will lend his voice to the demonic doll in a movie set for release June 21. …read more Source:: CNet

Commentary: I was crushed when Apple cancelled its smart wireless charging pad. Now it’s time to move on. …read more Source:: CNet

“Apparently we’re all fighting about how to pronounce ‘GIF’ again on Twitter,” writes technology columnist Mike Melanson: I personally find the argument of web designer Aaron Bazinet, who managed to secure the domain howtoreallypronouncegif.com, rather convincing in its simplicity: “It’s the most natural, logical way to pronounce it. That’s why when everyone comes across the…

Review: The 2019 Dumbo movie revels in darkness and dangerous scenes that feel odd for a family film. …read more Source:: CNet

“Mark Zuckerberg says regulators and governments should play a more active role in controlling internet content,” according to the BBC, calling for new laws governing harmful content, election integrity, privacy, and data portability. An anonymous reader quotes their report: In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, Facebook’s chief says the responsibility for monitoring harmful…

“We need a more active role for governments and regulators,” the CEO says in an editorial. And he gives an idea of the sort of thing he has in mind. …read more Source:: CNet

The Rigol DS1054Zed is the oscilloscope you want. If you don’t have an oscilloscope, this is the scope that has the power and features you need, it’s cheap, and the people who do hardware hacks already have one. That means there’s a wealth of hardware hacks for this oscilloscope. One small problem with the ‘Zed…