Twitter is alerting Vine users of a bug that exposed their email addresses and, in some cases, phone numbers to third parties. It’s also advising affected users to be cautious about any emails from unknown senders as a result. The company says the bug was only active for 24 hours before being patched, and doesn’t believe that the data was misused in any way, at this time. To… Read More
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No seeds were lost, but the ability of the rock vault to provide failsafe protection against all disasters is now threatened by climate change. The post The Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault Flooded. Thanks, Global Warming appeared first on WIRED.
Source: Wired
After a few weeks of quiet, two Alaskan volcanoes had big explosions this week, while Etna rumbled but didn’t pop. The post Volcanic Explosions Rock an Alaskan Island as Etna Rumbles appeared first on WIRED.
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Asus has teased a new, Ryzen powered laptop in a video that shrouds the notebook in shadow. The description has #Computex2017 in it, so we should learn more about it at the end of May.
The post Asus teases its first Ryzen-powered Republic of Gamers laptop appeared first on Digital Trends.
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The “sinkhole” domain that’s held the ransomware in check is coming under repeated denial-of-service attacks. The post Hackers Are Trying to Reignite WannaCry With Nonstop Botnet Attacks appeared first on WIRED.
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The most recent rumors surrounding Microsoft’s Surface Pro 5 indicate it won’t adopt USB Type-C for charging, and will feature a leap to 7th-generation Intel Core hardware.
The post Microsoft Surface sales slip — and May 23 looks like the date to do something about it appeared first on Digital Trends.
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As engineers work to develop safe, practical self-driving cars, Grand Theft Auto V has emerged as an unlikely means of simulating tricky scenarios to see how well the AI driver can respond.
The post Watch a self-driving artificial intelligence try to drive around ‘GTA V’ appeared first on Digital Trends.
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A broken half-shaft may cause a car to move, even if it’s in Park.
Source: CNET
Earlier this week, at TechCrunch’s Disrupt event in New York, we sat down with AngelList cofounder and CEO Naval Ravikant to talk primarily about the platform’s new Angel Funds product, wherein a select number of proven “angel-operators” is being provided capital from AngelList and outside VCs to invest in a basket of startups. (We wrote about that new program here.)… Read More
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Commentary: You might think that an ad for Axe cannot be relevant to Uber. This one is.
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