Only 300 people packed into a hotel for the first convention in 1970. Now it’s one of the biggest convention of the year. …read more Source:: CNet

Fun and games on Facebook may have serious consequences for the foolish. That was the message delivered by the US Air Force, who have responded to a Facebook’s group’s efforts to have 450,000 people storm a top secret military base. From a report: Conspiracy theorists have always believed that Area 51 in Nevada holds information…

Load your phone, laptop, camera, drone and game console with more storage on little cards. …read more Source:: CNet

Following a “stocktake” of the public sector’s security practices, Singapore’s government agencies will roll out “technical measures” for existing as well as new systems to beef up data security standards, including automated detection of email containing sensitive information and stronger encryption for files. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Complete with an immersion-cooled machine learning cluster Goonhilly Earth Station, the Cornish-based satellite comms and space tech hub, has cut the ribbon on a data centre to sell colocation and managed services.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Microsoft is working on multiple fronts to try to improve Azure reliability. Here are some of the initiatives underway. …read more Source:: ZDNet

sandbagger writes: Computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing will feature on the new design of the Bank of England’s 50 pound note. He is celebrated for his code-cracking work that proved vital to the Allies in World War Two. The 50 pound note will be the last of the Bank of England collection to switch…

Amazon’s bedside smart display was already affordable. Save 44 percent with this discount. …read more Source:: CNet

Normally $25, the Wi-Fi plug adds voice control to any outlet. …read more Source:: CNet

An independent researcher earned a $30,000 bug bounty after discovering a weakness in the mobile recovery process. …read more Source:: Threatpost