ACE Applauds ‘SVICLOUD’ Raids But IPTV Juggernaut Will Take Some Stopping
Global anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is celebrating action by Taiwanese Police after they carried out a raid against distributors of pirate set-top boxes and made several arrests. The devices provided access to SVICL.....»»
Skagen Jorn Hybrid HR review: Not quite a winning combination of watch and tech
Going beyond a simple hybrid watch but stopping short of being a full touchscreen watch. Is it the perfect mix?.....»»
On social media, most people do care about accurate news but need reminders not to spread misinformation: study
Stopping the spread of political misinformation on social media may seem like an impossible task. But a new study co-authored by MIT scholars finds that most people who share false news stories online do so unintentionally, and that their sharing hab.....»»
AMD Radeon RX 6000 series: Everything you need to know
AMD's RX 6000 graphics cards are starting to take on Nvidia, and the results are impressive. AMD isn't stopping yet, either. Here's the latest on RDNA 2......»»
Cybersecurity in 2021: Stopping the madness
The challenges are greater than ever. But security pros have learned a lot – and with luck, the right strategic defenses can help even the highest-value targets withstand severe attacks......»»
How would digital COVID vaccine passports work? And what"s stopping people from faking them?
Although international travel restrictions for Australia have been extended to at least June, there may still be potential for a trans-Tasman bubble with New Zealand (and maybe some other countries), according to reports......»»
How Arctic sea ducks develop herd immunity from avian cholera
Herd immunity, when a threshold proportion of a population becomes immune to a disease-causing organism, reducing or stopping further transmission, is very much in the news. Avian cholera much less so. But there is an intersection between these two s.....»»
Firefox"s Total Cookie Protection Aims To Stop Tracking Between Multiple Sites
As part of its war on web tracking, Mozilla is adding a new tool to Firefox aimed at stopping cookies from keeping tabs on you across multiple sites. From a report: The "Total Cookie Protection" feature is included in the web browser's latest release.....»»
Research highlights ways to protect astronaut cardiovascular health from space radiation
Space: the final frontier. What's stopping us from exploring it? Well, lots of things, but one of the major issues is space radiation, and the effects it can have on astronaut health during long voyages. A new review in the open-access journal Fronti.....»»
Dating juggernaut Match buys Seoul-based Hyperconnect for $1.73B, its biggest acquisition ever
In a large win for the Korean startup ecosystem, dating powerhouse Match Group announced this afternoon that it would buy social networking company Hyperconnect for a combined cash and stock deal valued at $1.73 billion. Hyperconnect, which is projec.....»»
Amazon: The unstoppable rise of the internet giant
As Jeff Bezos prepares to step aside from the e-commerce juggernaut, we look at Amazon's success in charts......»»
Amazon: The rise and rise of the internet giant
As Jeff Bezos prepares to step aside from the e-commerce juggernaut, we look at Amazon's success in charts......»»
Report: WeWork could be getting SPAC’d soon, too
According to a new report in the WSJ, WeWork, the co-working juggernaut that saw its attempt at a public offering blow up in spectacular fashion in the fall of 2019, might become a publicly traded company by merging with a blank-check company. Specif.....»»
Signal"s Brian Acton Talks About Exploding Growth, Monetization and WhatsApp Data-Sharing Outrage
Brian Acton is crossing paths again with Facebook. From a report: Over more than a decade of building and operating WhatsApp, the company's co-founder first competed against and then sold his instant messaging app to the social juggernaut. Only a few.....»»
GoPro makes stopping and starting simpler with motion, power, QR triggers
GoPro may have started out at the intersection of capability and affordability in the action cam space, but since then it has increasingly leaned towards use by professionals or deployment by businesses. The latest features, announced at CES, underli.....»»
Signal’s Brian Acton talks about exploding growth, monetization and WhatsApp data-sharing outrage
Brian Acton is crossing paths again with Facebook. Over more than a decade of building and operating WhatsApp, the company’s co-founder first competed against and then sold his instant messaging app to the social juggernaut. Only a few years ag.....»»
Stopping SARS-CoV-2 in its tracks by blocking its main protease
Inasmuch as therapeutic options against coronavirus have been focused mainly on blocking the interaction between its spike protein and the ACE2 receptor on host cells, SARS-CoV-2 has several additional critical proteins that could potentially be targ.....»»
Hacked home cams used to livestream police raids in swatting attacks
The FBI issues an alert saying offenders have sometimes spoken to police via breached smart devices......»»
Edward Snowden Urges Donations to the EFF
In October, Edward Snowden was granted permanent residency in Russia. A new web page by the EFF applauds his past activities as a U.S. whistleblower. "His revelations about secret surveillance programs opened the world's eyes to a new level of govern.....»»
Reddit is buying TikTok rival Dubsmash
Message board juggernaut Reddit is accelerating its push into video, snapping up a sharing platform that is popular with young people and women......»»