The search giant unveils a handful of new features at its annual Search On event. …read more Source:: CNet

Leading UK researchers, vets and farmers have urged ministers to free livestock science of unnecessary legal curbs as the country prepares, post-Brexit, to ease gene-editing rules. Such a move would allow the creation of new breeds of animals resistant to disease, heat and drought, they argue. From a report: The government is expected to propose…

The new layer on Google Maps gives users near real-time information about multiple major wildfires at once. …read more Source:: ZDNet

$600m buys a lot of microsegmentation Content delivery network Akamai is set to crack open the piggy bank with the purchase of Israel-based Guardicore.… …read more Source:: Register

How cyberspace has become a global cybergames stage, where all of us are actors. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Russian authorities have arrested and detained Ilya Sachkov, the co-founder and chief executive of Group-IB — one of the biggest cybersecurity companies in the country — on charges of treason. From a report: Details about Sachkov’s detention remain unclear but it was reported by Russian media as authorities searched the company’s offices, reports Reuters. State…

The company says it’s targeting false claims about existing vaccines that’ve been approved and found safe by health authorities. …read more Source:: CNet

What’s in the future for VR headsets made by Valve, which launched the pricey, bulky, and impressive Valve Index in August 2019? The best information in the wild right now seems to be coming from Valve itself: data-mining discoveries and patent applications are adding up to something that looks like a brand-new Valve VR system…

It’s struggling to get camera modules from Vietnamese suppliers, according to Nikkei. …read more Source:: CNet

The Conti ransomware gang has developed novel tactics to demolish backups, especially the Veeam recovery software. …read more Source:: Threatpost