A laptop was stolen from the office of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, one of her aides said on Friday. From a report: Drew Hammill, an aide to Democrat Pelosi, said on Twitter that the laptop belonged to a conference room and was used…

Commentary: It’s increasingly clear these companies aren’t trustworthy moderators. …read more Source:: CNet

These days we’re surrounded by high-speed electronics and it’s no small feat that they can all play nicely in near proximity to each other. We have RF emissions standards to thank, which ensure new products don’t spew forth errant signals that would interfere with the data signals traveling through the ether. It’s long been the…

Cisco analyzes the latest version of the LokiBot malware for stealing credentials, finding that its developers have added more misdirection and anti-analysis features. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Apple’s App Store grossed more than $64 billion in 2020, according to an analysis by CNBC. From a report: That’s up from an estimated $50 billion in 2019 and $48.5 billion in 2018, according to the same analysis, suggesting that App Store sales growth accelerated strongly during the Covid-19 pandemic, as people sheltered at home…

To put Apple’s instructor-led video workout service to the test, I enlisted help from an experienced fitness club user: My wife. …read more Source:: ZDNet

SN9 is on deck to boldly follow in the footsteps of SN8, which bravely sacrificed itself in the name of iteration. …read more Source:: CNet

Stock prices sitting pretty at an all-time high of $2,020 after earnings guidance Despite missing analysts’ forecasts, Samsung Electronics’ guidance for its final quarter of 2020 paint a rosy picture, with profits likely up by a quarter year-on-year to ₩9 trillion ($8.22bn/ £6.06bn).… …read more Source:: TheRegister

And the winner of our December cartoon caption contest is … …read more Source:: DarkReading

Also: Another One Leaves the Crust, SLS gets ready to rumble, and SpaceX sets off the 2021 fireworks In brief The European System Providing Refueling, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (ESPRIT) took another step closer to reality this week as the European Space Agency (ESA) inked a €296.5m contract with Thales Alenia Space to build the module…