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The UK government wants to ban the use of default passwords on consumer electronics

The UK government's Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (PSTI) is divided into two parts. As the name implies, the first part comprises product security measures to protect consumers and companies from cyberattacks. The second.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotNov 26th, 2021

Viewpoint: Banning sex crime offenders from changing their names doesn"t make us safer

The government of British Columbia recently introduced a bill to ban people convicted of serious offenses from legally changing their name. The proposed amendment to the province's Name Act would also prohibit those found not criminally responsible d.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Why owning an aggressive dog can be isolating

A series of recent attacks by XL bully type dogs in the UK, and government attempts to both define and control the breed, has refocused attention on how society manages "dangerous dogs.".....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

AI computer showdown - MacBook Air vs. Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC

At launch, Apple said that the M3 MacBook Air is the fastest consumer-grade AI laptop, and Microsoft's has arrived to challenge it. Can Microsoft claim the crown with the Surface Laptop Copilot+?MacBook Air vs Surface Laptop Copilot+During Microsoft'.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Bose’s top noise-canceling headphones are $50 off right now

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra are some of the best high-end consumer headphones you're going to find, and this Memorial Day deal knocks $50 off the price......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Mexico heat waves leave 48 dead since March

Mexico has registered 48 deaths in a series of heat waves since March, the government said Friday, as scientists warned that new temperature records could be coming......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

Do We Have Enough Bird Flu Vaccines for a Potential Pandemic?

The U.S. government has a stockpile of H5N1 vaccines, and several companies could make millions more if needed. But scaling up the supply could take time.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Proposed Plastics Law Could Slash Wasteful Packaging

A law proposed in New York State seeks to reduce plastic packaging, ban certain plastic chemicals and mandate that producers of packaged consumer goods fund the recycling or disposal of what they sell.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Cutting-Edge Cosmic Microwave Background Observatory Hits South Pole Stumbling Block

Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4, a top-priority project for U.S. astrophysics, was designed to make breakthrough observations of the universe’s very earliest moments. Now the U.S. government says it can’t currently support the project.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Magna Steyr, despite Fisker woes, remains bullish on EVs

Magna Steyr remains bullish on electrification, despite slowing consumer demand for electric vehicles and regardless of Fisker’s decision to cease production at the contract manufacturer’s facility in Austria......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Deciphering how crystals form in non-classical ways

Soft and organic crystals are a diverse group of materials with connections to biological, environmental, and industrial processes with a wide range of applications, from pharmaceuticals to flexible electronics. Understanding the details of their cry.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Microsoft is adding a controversial app to Windows 11

A new Windows 11 build rolling out to Windows Insiders suggests Microsoft is adding a controversial app as a default within the operating system......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Google Password Manager will let you share passwords

It looks like Google Password Manager has a new feature that will allow users to share passwords with other people. The post Google Password Manager will let you share passwords appeared first on Phandroid. One of the tenets of keeping you.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Unlocking complex sulfur molecules: A novel approach for synthesis of functionalized benzenethiol equivalents

Organosulfur compounds, organic compounds containing sulfur, are vital in biological processes and research fields like pharmaceuticals, biomedical imaging, agriculture, and electronics. Compounds like phenothiazine, thianthrene and thienothiophene,.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Apple’s supply chain could include ‘blood minerals’ from eastern Congo

International lawyers representing the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo have said that Apple’s supply chain could include “conflict minerals” or “blood minerals.” The terms are used to refer to minerals sourced from conflic.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Apple is ignoring Congo"s accusations over conflict materials, say lawyers

Lawyers for the Congo government say that Apple has not responded to its requests over the use of conflict minerals in the iPhone and other devices — and that it has new evidence against the company.Apple has been asked to verify that it doesn't us.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Culling controversy as French wolf population falls in 2023

The estimated number of wolves in France last year was 1,003, down nine percent from the year before, environmental associations said Thursday, urging the French government to lower its quota for the number of the animals which can be killed each yea.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Book details how federal government used bribery to end relationships with Native American tribes

Federal policy toward Native American tribal nations in the first half of the 20th century sought to end the government's legal and political relationship with tribes. A new book by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor David Beck.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Ever-changing Japan Mobility Show to convene annually in October

Starting this autumn, the ever-evolving Tokyo Mobility Show will be held every year, in a two-track approach that alternates annually between a business and consumer focus......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Researchers investigate properties of novel materials for electronics operating in extremely hot environments

The scorching surface of Venus, where temperatures can climb to 480°C (hot enough to melt lead), is an inhospitable place for humans and machines alike. One reason scientists have not yet been able to send a rover to the planet's surface is that sil.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

US government spending $50m on auto-patcher for hospital IT

There is a lot at stake for the UPGRADE program as hackers continue to batter healthcare organizations with malware and ransomware......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024