A strain of the 13-year old backdoor Bandook trojan has been spotted in an espionage campaign. …read more Source:: Threatpost

New API has same name but little integration with existing service AWS has added a messaging service to its Chime SDK, used by developers to build real-time conferencing features into applications.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Advantech reports the stolen data was confidential but did not contain high-value documents. …read more Source:: DarkReading

[3DprintedLife] sure does hate bread crust. Not the upper portion of homemade bread, mind you — just that nasty stuff around the edges of store-bought loaves. Several dozen hours of CAD later, [3DprintedLife] had themselves a crust-cutting robot that also chops vegetables. This De-Cruster 9000 is essentially a 2-axis robotic guillotine over a turntable. It…

Cyber Monday is here and there’s no better time to get a deal on a new laptop. …read more Source:: CNet

Researchers have made a major breakthrough using artificial intelligence that could revolutionize the hunt for new medicines. The scientists have created A.I. software that uses a protein’s DNA sequence to predict its three-dimensional structure to within an atomâ(TM)s width of accuracy. weiserfireman shares a report: The achievement, which solves a 50-year-old challenge in molecular biology,…

Looking to save on a new pair of headphones? Cyber Monday is bringing amazing deals. …read more Source:: CNet

RISC-V, the open standard for chip instructions, is leading to some impressive technical innovation, one of its creators says. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Chang’e-5 set for a lunar touchdown, Japan aims for Australia An exciting week is in the offing for space fans as China’s Chang’e 5 prepares for a lunar landing and Japan’s Hayabusa2 is set to return its precious cargo to Earth.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

WiFi just isn’t very good at going through buildings. It’s fine for the main living areas of an average home, but once we venture towards the periphery of our domains it starts to become less reliable. For connected devices outside the core of a home, this presents a problem, and it’s one Amazon hope to…