That’s 0.25 DUPs! The cost of the UK’s new “national flagship” to replace the Royal Yacht Britannia has already ballooned by £50m in just two months, it was revealed yesterday.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Facebook’s next hardware launch will be its long-awaited Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses,’ CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed on an earnings call this week. When exactly the glasses will arrive is unclear. We least heard they were launching some time in 2021, but the pandemic has changed a lot of companies’ plans, and Zuckerberg did not comment on…

New CEO Pat Gelsinger says a “torrid” pace of innovation helped convince Amazon and Qualcomm to pay Intel to build future processors. …read more Source:: CNet

My son, Patrick, has observed on more than one occasion that I do not like 3D printing. That may sound odd, because I built a printer back in 2012 and since then I’ve built a lot of printers and I currently have at least three in my lab. But Patrick correctly realized that I don’t…

Activists and researchers found the Israeli company’s software targeting the smartphones of activists, journalists and executives. Now there’s political blowback. …read more Source:: CNet

The White House announced Wednesday that its “once-in-a-generation investment in our infrastructure” would include a part dedicated to improving Americans’ access to the internet. From a report: Later, the Senate passed a critical test vote by 67-32, suggesting possible passage of the entire infrastructure bill in the coming days. “This bipartisan deal is the most…

Elderly lab negotiates tricky docking Russia’s elderly Nauka module has made it to the International Space Station (ISS), some 25 years since construction of the research module began.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Authorities opened an investigation into the secretive Israeli security firm. …read more Source:: Threatpost

A new set of producer packs will also bring beats and loops from prominent producers. …read more Source:: CNet

More than 120 messages caught trying to filch credentials from customers of USAA Bank, Microsoft Between July 13 and July 16, someone took over the Mailgun account owned by restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill and placed an order for login credentials using misappropriated marketing messages.… …read more Source:: Register