Commentary: The late-night host compares the situation Congress hath wrought to staying at a hotel that doesn’t have locked doors.
Source: CNET
Sen. Marco Rubio announced during a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing today that members of his former presidential campaign were targeted by hackers from IP addresses located in Russia. Thomas Rid, a professor at King’s College, also testified at the hearing that Russian attacks on the Clinton campaign were more widespread than previously known. Rubio said that members of… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 rocket at 6:27 PM EDT (3:27 PM PDT)Â today, provided all goes to plan. The company has launched many Falcon 9 rockets in the past, but this time is a bit different – the rocket in this case has already been launched once before, and will now carry a payload for commercial client SES for its second go-around. You can watch the whole thing unfold above… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Microsoft’s light and compact Arc Touch Bluetooth Mouse provides a simple—yet stylish—point-and-click solution for your Windows or Mac mobile device.
The post Microsoft Arc Touch Bluetooth BlueTrack review appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital trends
AMD’s Ryzen 7 1800x has shown solid performance improvements in Ashes of the Singularity and Dota 2 thanks to optimizations made by the developers specifically for that hardware. It has also been confirmed by independent sources.
The post AMD Ryzen chips see big performance improvements with gaming optimizations appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital trends
In the days following a vote that would allow ISPs to sell customer data without permission, searches for VPN services has seen a noticeable increase, but are these people actually buying the software?
The post Queries for VPN providers rise after U.S. House votes on privacy rules appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital trends
Silicon Valley’s newest member of Congress wants lawmakers to embrace one of tech’s favorite ideas: a basic income to counter the impact of automation. The post A Silicon Valley Lawmaker’s $1 Trillion Plan to Save Trump Country appeared first on WIRED.
Source: Wired
To sell Luc Besson’s latest sci-fi epic, his studio has to make it look familiar—but also new. The post Valerian’s Biggest PR Problem: It Did Everything First appeared first on WIRED.
Source: Wired
Google is contributing to the $150 million going into The Vector Institute, a new initiative housed at the University of Toronto, guided by chief scientific adviser Geoffrey Hinton. The Institute is getting started today, with significant investment from the governments of Canada and the province of Ontario. Google’s contribution is around $5 million, but it’s likely the future of… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
ISPs claim they want a level playing field, but it’s already tilted in their favor. The post Big Cable’s Case for Selling Your Data Doesn’t Hold Up appeared first on WIRED.
Source: Wired