President Donald Trump signed a new law that bans the use of software and services provided by Kaspersky Lab. The ban will begin in October 2018 following a plan to remove the software from agencies and supply chains.
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A Vietnamese hacker who broke into Australia’s Perth Airport network using third-party contractor credentials has been arrested and sentenced to four years in prison. Sensitive building and security data were accessed in the hack.
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What are the best gaming monitors you can buy right now? We select five that are all priced under $900 packing premium technologies like G-SYNC and FreeSync, high resolutions, and fast refresh rates.
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Google showed us what people are searching for in its annual “Year in Search” blog post.
Source: CNET
We all love to share GIFs — and there are plenty of ways to do that, through online portals or keyboards — but often times because there is so much content, you’ll end up surfacing up a lower-fidelity GIF. There can be plenty of copies of the same video clips as a GIF, or maybe it’s just difficult to capture and upload, but Gfycat hopes that it can be solved at a… Read More
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Is it worse if a robot instead of a human is used to deter the homeless from setting up camp outside places of business?
One such bot cop recently took over the outside of the San Francisco SPCA, an animal advocacy and pet adoption clinic in the city’s Mission district, to deter homeless people from hanging out there — causing some people to get very upset.
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The personal assistant is also landing on Lollipop phones. All told, half of Android users across the globe will have access to it.
Source: CNET
Researchers at the University of Washington have made it easier to bring mundane objects online, enabling 3D-printed objects to connect to Wi-Fi without electronics or batteries.
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Move over, angels. You can now crown your Christmas tree with winged versions of Serena Williams, Hillary Clinton and Beyoncé
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Loans can be the hardest to get for the people who need them the most. An estimated 45 million Americans don’t have a credit score and others have trouble bringing up their scores, even if they are in a better financial position than in years past. While most lenders would consider low-income families with bad credit scores to be too risky, a startup called INSIKT believes that it… Read More
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