Day: December 17, 2020

US Government Accountability Office dumps sack of coal on NASA’s desk over Moon mission naughtiness

It’ll be fine, just keep giving Boeing money Those within NASA hoping for some festive treats were in for disappointment this week as the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) administered a kicking over the agency’s beleaguered Artemis programme.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


51% of WFH Parents Say Children Have Accessed Work Accounts

In addition, 14% of surveyed parents who are working from home say their children have access to their work devices, new data shows. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Google Wins EU Approval for Fitbit Bid Amid Tech Crackdown

Google won European Union approval for its $2.1 billion takeover of health tracker Fitbit, days after regulators proposed tougher rules to curb powerful technology firms’ push into new services. From a report: The European Commission said Google’s pledge to maintain access for rival health and fitness apps and device makers for 10 years removed its…


Cryptologists Crack Zodiac Killer’s 340 Cipher

The Zodiac’s serial killer’s 340 cipher, which couldn’t be solved for 50 years, has been cracked by a remote team of mathematicians. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Using PyTorch to streamline machine learning projects

A platform that lets surgeons browse videos of past operations has found a way to make its machine learning more effective. …read more Source:: ZDNet


3M Users Targeted by Malicious Facebook, Insta Browser Add-Ons

Researchers identify malware existing in popular add-ons for Facebook, Vimeo, Instagram and others that are commonly used in browsers from Google and Microsoft. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Code42 Incydr Series: Bringing Shadow IT into the light with Code42 Incydr

The massive shift to remote work has turbocharged the shadow IT problem. …read more Source:: Threatpost


GitHub will no longer present a cookie notification banner – because it’s dropping non-essential cookies

Privacy turns out to be fairly easy GitHub on Thursday said it has removed all cookie banners from its website, a decision the company is making in the interest of privacy, despite the claimed popularity of its disclosure interface.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Gun Detection AI is Being Trained With Homemade ‘Active Shooter’ Videos

In Huntsville, Alabama, there is a room with green walls and a green ceiling. Dangling down the center is a fishing line attached to a motor mounted to the ceiling, which moves a procession of guns tied to the translucent line. From a report: The staff at Arcarithm bought each of the 10 best-selling firearm…


Last SpaceX launch of the year will boost a spy satellite Friday – CNET

Elon Musk’s rocket company will send a package to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office just in time for the holidays. …read more Source:: CNet