The three most prevalent threats plaguing the internet have been found to be cryptocurrency miners. In its latest analysis of the internet‘s most pressing malware hazards, cybersecurity group Check Point ranked the supposedly neutral Monero-mining script CoinHive in first place – for the thirteenth month in a row, reports ZDNet. Open-source Monero-mining software XMRig was named the
Read MoreThe modern overhead-cam internal combustion engine is a mechanical masterpiece of hundreds of parts in perfect synchronisation. In many cases it depends for that synchronisation upon a flexible toothed belt, and those of you who have replaced one of these belts will know the exacting requirements for keeping the various pulleys in perfect alignment during
Read MoreLaura Cooper / Wall Street Journal: Vista Equity Partners takes majority stake in Quick Base, which helps people with no coding experience build business apps, source says for more than $1B — The more than $1 billion deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions by Vista Equity Partners — Quick Base Inc. …
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Facebook says it will test a Stories feature for event sharing on iOS and Android for users in US, Brazil, and Mexico — Finally, a truly smart way to use Stories outside of Instagram — Facebook continues to undergo the most contentious period in its history, as it struggles with
Read MorePlanet 13 bills itself as the globe’s biggest purveyor of recreational cannabis. And like other Las Vegas businesses, it’s big and showy. The buzz at CES 2019 came from the 'world's largest pot dispensary' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSuper Metroid and Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past? Yes please. SNES games could be coming to Nintendo Switch Online – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUPnP — in a perfect world it would have been the answer to many connectivity headaches as we add more devices to our home networks. But in practice it the cause of a lot of headaches when it comes to keeping those networks secure. It’s likely that many Hackaday readers provide some form of technical
Read MoreToyota’s legendary Supra sports car returns with German bones. 2020 Toyota Supra officially revealed at Detroit Auto Show – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreToyota has announced pricing on what is probably the world’s most anticipated sports car, and it definitely holds with tradition. 2020 Toyota Supra pricing is here, but is it the bargain we were hoping for? – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNitasha Tiku / Wired: Googlers for Ending Forced Arbitration, an activist group inside Google, to launch a public awareness campaign about mandatory arbitration agreements on Tuesday — TECH WORKERS MAY be new to labor organizing, but they’re learning quickly. When a November walkout by 20,000 Google employees protesting … Googlers for Ending Forced Arbitration, an
Read MoreAn American businesses man is still missing even though his family have paid kidnappers a ransom of nearly $950,000 in Bitcoin. William Sean Creighton Kopko, the owner of an online gambling platform, was snatched whilst in Costa Rica during September last year, TVNZ reports. Police in Spain and Costa Rica have arrested a total of
Read MoreThe energy company could be held liable for more than $30 billion. PG&E to file for bankruptcy following devastating California wildfires Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThere are plenty of skills you can learn in 2019, but few will have as much of an impact on your professional development like mastering Excel. For over 30 years, the venerable Office anchor and its spreadsheet goodness has led the way in data collection and presentation, and its value is only going to increase
Read MoreLily Katz / Android Authority: USB-C headphones were virtually absent at CES 2019, failing to catch on because of continuing compatibility issues and a lack of quality hardware — 6.3K — In a sea of 3D audio products and true-wireless earbuds, USB Type-C headphones were nowhere in sight at CES 2019. USB-C headphones were virtually
Read MoreMicrosoft will no longer provide security updates for Windows 7 as of January 14, 2020, which is one year away. There are two ways to get around this date, but they’ll cost you. Microsoft's Windows 7 has one year of free support left Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreI’ve been using mind maps more often lately, to plan feature stories, as well as for household maintenance and hobby projects. While pen and paper work great, software tools are more flexible and can accommodate detailed information better. I tested a bunch of web apps like Mindmeister and Bubbl over the past few weeks, and
Read MoreMicrosoft wins a five-year services deal with Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and intelligence community. Microsoft's big win: Pentagon signs massive .76bn contract Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreCryptocurrency traders in Denmark will be facing increased scrutiny. It comes after the country’s tax agency was granted permission to begin collecting data relating to cryptocurrency trades made through three exchanges between 2016 and 2018. A statement published on the agency’s website says this is the first time the Tax Authority has been granted access to
Read MoreSteven Sinofsky / Learning By Shipping: CES 2019 notes: high number of Chinese attendees, massive Google participation, and products that are close to reaching a tipping point of customer satisfaction — Help Wanted, Product Managers Apply — The Consumer Electronics Show is the annual gathering of over 180,000 people … CES 2019 notes: high number
Read MoreLast week, Twitter announced that it’ll launch a new beta program to test out its upcoming features to reshape how conversations take place on the platform. Now, we have our first look at the upcoming features thanks to TechCrunch, and frankly, the interface looks like a multicolor mess. First up is Twitter‘s stacked conversation feature.
Read MoreThe hackers over at Radiona.org, a Zagreb Makerspace, have been hard at work designing the ULX3S, an open-source development board for LATTICE ECP5 FPGAs. This board might help make 2019 the Year of the Hacker FPGA, whose occurrence has been predicted once again after not quite materializing in 2018. Even a quick look at the
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Indiegogo says Chinese entrepreneurs have raised $150M+ on its platform since 2016, with 35 products raising $1M+ — Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008, turns 11 this month. In the intervening years, it’s provided the seed capital … Indiegogo says Chinese entrepreneurs have
Read MoreThe report comes less than two weeks after the iPhone sales warning. Apple chipmaker Dialog projects quarterly sales at low end of target – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA squad of cybersecurity firms have tracked a ransomware threat spreading across the internet known as Ryuk, which has collected over 705 BTC in just five months, estimated to be worth the equivalent of $3.7 million. Using email phishing campaigns to inject tens of thousands of victims with a banking Trojan called TrickBot, ransomers later hand-picked infected
Read MoreMicrosoft strongly recommends uninstalling an anti-piracy patch on enterprise Windows 7 PCs. Microsoft: We've fixed Windows 7 'Not genuine' and network share issues Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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