Day: December 13, 2019

Rocket Lab ends year by cutting ribbon on first launchpad in the US

Launch opportunities per year now over 130. Actually launched in 2019: 6 Peter Beck, boss of upstart small-sat flinger Rocket Lab, gave himself an early Christmas present this week as he declared the company’s second launch complex, this time in the US, operational.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Npm team warns of new ‘binary planting’ bug

Npm bug lets booby-trapped npm (JavaScript) packages plant or alter binaries on the victim’s system. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Tesla updates Model 3 prices as electric car tax credits expire – Roadshow

It’s one last hurrah for tax credits on any Tesla vehicle. …read more Source:: CNet


City Planners Zero in on Cyclists Through Exercise App

With 47m global users Strava has the potential to generate big data for public development [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled]. From a report: When the UK capital built a “cycle superhighway” in 2016, Strava indicated where people had changed their route and showed that the number of cyclists increased by 60 per cent…


Alien porn, cosplay, ASMR among top Pornhub searches for 2019 – CNET

Seems like Fox Mulder from the X-Files would like this story. …read more Source:: CNet


‘Motivating People Who Want the Struggle’: Expert Advice on InfoSec Leadership

Industry veteran and former Intel security chief Malcolm Harkins pinpoints three essential elements for leaders to connect with their employees and drive business objectives. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Trump agrees to trade deal with China – CNET

The agreement spares popular gadgets like Apple’s iPhone from tariffs. …read more Source:: CNet


How famed Aardman studio brings Shaun the Sheep to life with ‘thumbiness’ – CNET

To see how the models of A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon come alive, I visit the Aardman, home of Wallace and Gromit. …read more Source:: CNet


When China and Other Big Countries Launch Cryptocurrencies, It Will Kick Off a Global Revolution

There has been a massive rise in the number of bilateral agreements between central banks that allow two countries to swap currencies directly, a large number involving China. Meanwhile, a number of countries, including Germany and the Netherlands, have been repatriating their gold reserves from vaults in the US where they had long been stored….


Fortinet Buys CyberSponse for SOAR Capabilities

It plans to integrate CyberSponse’s SOAR platform into the Fortinet Security Fabric. …read more Source:: DarkReading