Facebook's Safety Check activated after deadly Berlin crash – CNET
Police encourage those near the site where at least nine died to use the social media giant’s feature to let people know they are safe. Source: CNet
Read MorePolice encourage those near the site where at least nine died to use the social media giant’s feature to let people know they are safe. Source: CNet
Read MoreAn old church in San Francisco hosts the headquarters of the Internet Archive, the organization that has been storing all kinds of digital files for the last 20 years. Source: CNet
Read MoreProject Wycheproof, named after the smallest mountain in the world, lets developers quickly check their cryptographic libraries against a large number of known attacks. Source: CNet
Read MoreThat comes out to about 2.1 billion loonies, or half as many toonies. Source: CNet
Read More“Rogue One” resurrects a discussion of the Empire’s favorite planet-killing weapon. Could we detect evidence of a Death Star blast across space and time? Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s all about keeping costs low. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Facebook CEO built artificial intelligence software to dim his lights and see who’s at the door. He even tried using it to help him get dressed. Source: CNet
Read More2016 has been one blankety-blank of a year, so the dictionary people decided to fill in that blank. Source: CNet
Read MoreCybercriminals are adding file-encrypting features to traditional mobile banking trojans, creating hybrid threats that can steal sensitive information and lock user files at the same time. One such trojan is called Faketoken and its primary functionality is to generate fake login screens for more than 2,000 financial applications in order to steal login credentials. The
Read MoreThe social network says its most-requested feature is coming to its mobile messaging app. Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s BMW’s first plug-in that can be had with either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. Source: CNet
Read MoreYou’ll see brief glimpses of both Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford as we return to the dark and steamy sci-fi dystopian world of “Blade Runner.” Source: CNet
Read MoreIt looks like Skip forgot to change accounts before praising himself. Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s bad news bears for Nintendo’s share price as users give Super Mario Run mixed reviews. Source: CNet
Read MoreSocial network to air two-hour live spectacle prior to the awards show as anything can happen. Source: CNet
Read MoreBana Alabed was one of at least 2,700 children allowed to leave the besieged city over the weekend. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe cable company wants to be known for more than delivering “The Walking Dead” as it pushes its own products for smart homes. Source: CNet
Read MoreOne Apple analyst believes that AR wearables will be what replaces the iPhone in your pocket. Source: DIY IT
Read MoreAdvanced Persistent Threats are able to slip past even the most cutting-edge security defenses thanks in large part to a diabolically clever strategy. The threat actors behind successful APTs research the employees, practices and defenses of the organizations they want to attack. They may try to breach the defenses hundreds or thousands of times, then
Read MoreYou take great pains to come up with a strong password when registering for an account on a website—only to see your efforts go for naught when that site gets hacked. Several sites had their databases of user accounts not only breached but stolen this year, which include the necessary information for logins (i.e. username,
Read MoreWith users always connected and using multiple devices, data can be in several places at the same time. For IT and security administrators tasked with securing, tracking, and monitoring that data, startup firm Vera offers policy and access control enforcement, no matter where data is stored or who it’s shared with. Today’s IT administrators face
Read MoreVirtual reality tech takes the world on a trip around the globe, one cycling class at a time. Source: CNet
Read MoreTen lucky winners have a chance* to take home a $75 Jiffy Lube gift card. This promotion ends on December 31, 2016. Source: CNet
Read MoreChrysler delivers 100 Pacifica minivans to newly-christened Google spin-off Waymo so it can retrofit them for self-driving. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company’s general counsel told Reuters that the European Union targeted Apple because it “generates a lot of headlines.” Source: CNet
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