From PC Mag: A hacker has been breaking into GitHub accounts, purportedly wiping the code repositories and then demanding a ransom in exchange to restore the information.
The attack, which was initially noticed by ZDNet, has hit at least 392 different GitHub repos and defaced them with a ransom...
From CNET: Mozilla on Sunday began distributing new Firefox updates to fix a problem that broke extensions for many browser users on Friday.
Mozilla had released an update Saturday, but Sunday's fix should help more people who were still affected. "There are some issues we're still working on, but...
"I would love to buy a house in Brentwood," I told my friend Derek as we were taking the light rail transit home one evening. "I am just missing six zeros in my bank account balance." What is so desirable about the neighborhood of Brentwood here in Calgary? It really comes down to a few major factors: It is close to the University of Calgary, it is in an excellent public school district, and it has a C-train station that takes only fifteen...
When I was still in university, I vowed I would take at least one psychology course during my time there. Especially since I found the topic to be quite interesting, I took an intro course in my first year spring semester. One thing I really enjoyed was learning about some past experiments. Some of them were definitely a bit creepier than others. One of the more lighthearted ones was the Stanford marshmallow experiment. The experimenter put...
From The Verge: The unannounced Google Pixel 3A XL has been spotted at a Best Buy in Springfield, Ohio. Android Police reports that both the “Purple-ish” and “Just Black” models of the phone were on display, and that their packaging confirms previous rumors that the Pixel 3A XL will have a 6-inch...
From PC Mag: As far as Tesla is concerned, Autopilot is the future and will eventually lead to self-driving cars. But right now Autopilot can be turned off, and Tesla decided to make its electric vehicles even safer when it is.
This week, Tesla announced that all vehicles manufactured after Oct...
From CNET: Facebook is gathering support for its cryptocurrency-based payments service, a report said.
The social network talked to Visa, MasterCard and other financial and e-commerce companies about backing the endeavor codenamed Project Libra, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited...
From The Verge: A leaked image of the unannounced Moto Z4 suggests that the phone could be the first flagship Moto Z device to have a headphone jack. Outside of the 3.5mm connector, the handset appears to support Motorola’s Moto Mod accessories — including the recently released 5G module — and has a...
From PC Mag: If you want to put Samsung's public relations team on high alert, start talking about a Galaxy S10 emitting smoke and overheating. That's exactly what happened a few days ago in South Korea, but this isn't a repeat of the Galaxy Note 7 disaster from 2016 as far as Samsung is concerned...
From CNET: Do you know what the most-drunk spirit in the world is? It's not whiskey, vodka or gin. It's baijiu. Baijiu is only consumed in China, but that's enough to make it number 1.
In a similar way, Huawei, without any exposure to the US market, is within reach of the global number 1 spot. The...
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