Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, Mark Hamill. Can you name all the performers who’ve played the Joker in movies, TV shows and video games? …read more Source:: CNet

DNA from fossilized cat scat shows what infested animals 17,000 years ago. …read more Source:: CNet

Opt for all-wheel drive and the efficiency falls, though. …read more Source:: CNet

Those of us who use microprocessors in our work will be familiar with their cost, whether we are buying one or two for a project or ten million on reels for a production run. We’re used to paying tens of cents or maybe even a dollar for a little microcontroller in single quantities, and these…

The bug could enable remote code-execution, information-siphoning or denial-of-service attacks. …read more Source:: Threatpost

An analysis of threat techniques used by Silence Group, Goblin Panda and Zegost, which can help construct effective defenses. …read more Source:: Threatpost

U.S. officials are seeking to block an undersea cable backed by Google, Facebook, and a Chinese partner, in a national-security review that could rewrite the rules of internet connectivity between the U.S. and China, WSJ reported Wednesday [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source], citing people involved in the discussions. From the report:…

Programme to shine a light on elections lacks transparency Researchers studying the influence Facebook has on democracy are threatening to quit over a lack of access to the antisocial network’s data.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Security has lagged behind adoption of the Internet of Things. The devices hold much promise, but only if a comprehensive security model is constructed. …read more Source:: DarkReading

The doorbell-camera company Ring has quietly forged video-sharing partnerships with more than 400 police forces across the United States, granting them access to homeowners’ camera footage and a powerful role in what the company calls America’s “new neighborhood watch.” The Washington Post: The partnerships let police automatically request the video recorded by homeowners’ cameras within…