Day: January 17, 2020

Scientists genetically modify mosquitoes to resist all dengue viruses – CNET

A new kind of mosquito won’t spread any form of the deadly disease. …read more Source:: CNet


Tesla faces NHTSA investigation over unintended acceleration complaints – Roadshow

The government agency has received 127 consumer complaints about the Model S, Model X and Model 3. …read more Source:: CNet


NBC Peacock’s originals include Twitter tell-all plus Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Tina Fey shows – CNET

Peacock added six new shows to its pipeline, joining a roster of originals leaning into reboots (and reboots of reboots). …read more Source:: CNet


Aussie Firefighters Save World’s Only Groves Of Prehistoric Wollemi Pines

As wildfires tear through Australia, a specialized team of firefighters has managed to save hidden groves of the Wollemi pine — a rare prehistoric tree that outlived the dinosaurs. The trees are so rare, they were thought to be extinct until 1994. From a report: It was a lifesaving mission as dramatic as any in…


12 products announced at CES that you can actually buy right now. But should you?

Jason Cipriani and Jason Perlow spent a week scouring the internet — even asking for advice on Twitter — to find 12 devices announced at CES 2020 that are available to buy right now. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Elon Musk suggests Twitter tweaks to Jack Dorsey – CNET

The Tesla boss wants to weed out the Twitter bots. …read more Source:: CNet


Stolen creds site WeLeakInfo busted by multinational cop op for data reselling

One Irishman and one Dutchman both nicked Two men have been arrested after Britain’s National Crime Agency and its international pals claimed the takedown of breached credentials-reselling website WeLeakInfo.… …read more Source:: Register


Kubuntu Focus: A new top-of-the-line Linux laptop arrives

The KDE-empowered version of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, now has a high-powered laptop to call its own: The Kubuntu Focus. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Time to burst out graphing: Get the Windows Insider experience… by taping a calculator to your monitor

Microsoft releases a Windows 10 Fast Ring refresh and previews new calc toys While 45 years of carbon emissions from Microsoft were being scrutinised by execs last night, the Windows Insider team made an emission of its own, in the form of a fresh Windows 10 build.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Watchmen season 2 is looking unlikely after creator opts out – CNET

Damon Lindelof is reportedly happy with season 1, and HBO isn’t in a hurry to continue without him. …read more Source:: CNet