On CNET’s I’m So Obsessed podcast, we talk with the actress about why it’s important to take another look at Selena in 2020. …read more Source:: CNet

Look for the hotter M5 to debut early next year. …read more Source:: CNet

We may have wooden satellites in just a few years, according to an announcement this month by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, organizations whose combined roots go back 550 years. Wood’s place in high-technology has a long track record. During World War 2, wooden boats were used for minesweepers, the Spruce Goose was designed to…

Amazon announced Wednesday that it’s acquiring podcasting company Wondery, expanding its catalog of original audio content. From a report: As part of the deal, Wondery will join Amazon Music, the e-commerce giant’s music streaming business. Amazon Music in September added podcasts to its platform, looking to carve out a share of the increasingly competitive podcasting…

But Wondery’s podcasts won’t disappear from other platforms besides Amazon Music, the company says. …read more Source:: CNet

Some sellers on Amazon are tricking the ecommerce platform into displaying thousands of reviews for unrelated products to boost their ranking and mislead customers, ArsTechnica writer Timothy Lee reports. Lee discovered the issue, which has been documented by the media in recent years, after he went to check the review of a drone he had…

As stay-at-home orders were reinvoked worldwide over Christmas, people spent more on games. …read more Source:: CNet

The Bonnell aluminium plant was severely damaged, and five workers injured, It is not uncommon for a Hackaday writer to trawl the comments section of a given article, looking for insights or to learn something new. Often, those with experience in various fields will share kernels of knowledge or raise questions on a particular topic….

Spyware maker NSO Group used real phone location data on thousands of unsuspecting people when it demonstrated its new COVID-19 contact-tracing system to governments and journalists, researchers have concluded. From a report: NSO, a private intelligence company best known for developing and selling governments access to its Pegasus spyware, went on the charm offensive earlier…

US federal agencies must update by the end of the year or take all SolarWinds Orion apps offline. …read more Source:: ZDNet