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Hubble Reveals Observable Universe Contains 10 Times More Galaxies Than Previously Thought…
The universe suddenly looks a lot more crowded, thanks to a deep-sky census assembled from surveys taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories…
UK Security Agencies Unlawfully Collected Data for Decade…
British security agencies have secretly and unlawfully collected massive volumes of confidential personal data, including financial information, on citizens for more than a decade…
Mozilla Partnered With Voter Registration Group Teaming With Democratic Data Firm…
The “nonpartisan” voter registration group that partnered with Mozilla Firefox to register new voters for the November elections is affiliated with a Democratic data firm…
The World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Train…
The world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train has been unveiled this week by French transport company Alstom, which will be operating the incredibly quiet and environmentally friendly…
Overheated Samsung Device Blamed in Southwest Plane Evacuation…
A Samsung smartphone exploded Wednesday on a Southwest Airlines plane at Louisville International Airport, forcing dozens to be evacuated…
How American Companies Enable NSA Surveillance…Like, YAHOO!!!!…
Without the cooperation of American companies — both voluntary and compelled — the National Security Agency’s system of mass surveillance simply would not have been possible…
Yahoo Reports On Yahoo Secretly Scanning All Customer Emails for U.S. Intelligence Agencies…
Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers’ incoming emails for specific information provided by U.S. intelligence officials, according to people familiar with the matter.
Judge Says No Way To Attorneys General Looking To Block Internet Transition…
A judge has flatly denied their request for an injunction meaning that the transition is a go for midnight tonight, barring any really last minute unforeseen methods to block it…
State Attorney’s General Sue to Stop Obama’s Internet Transition…
Four Republican state attorneys general are suing to stop the Obama administration from transferring oversight of the internet to an international body, arguing the transition would violate the U.S. Constitution…
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Internet Security Experts Warn YAHOO Password Breach Could Have ‘Ripple Effects’ for Millions…
As investors and investigators weigh the damage of Yahoo’s massive breach to the internet icon, information security experts worry that the record-breaking haul of password data could be used to open locks up and down the web.
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Norwegian Court Rules Against Extradition Exemption for Snowden…
The Norwegian Court of Appeal rejected a free passage lawsuit from US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden against the country’s government that would…
A Voice Cuts Through, and Adds to, the Intrigue of Recent Electoral Cyberattacks…
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BEWARE: Adblock Plus, Created to Protect Users From Ads, Instead Opens the Door…
Adblock Plus, an ad blocker now used on more than 100 million devices, started out as an almost utopian idea a decade ago. Wladimir Palant, a 20-something developer who was annoyed with intrusive ads online…
Real Headline: “Get Ready for Freeways That Ban Human Drivers”
Sure, they lead with the safety argument, but what you’re going to wind up with is something like this–Didn’t pay taxes? “Driving disabled. Would you like to pay overdue taxes, penalties, fees and interest now?”…
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Largest Hack in History: 500M Yahoo Users Private Data Breached…
Yahoo has confirmed a massive data breach affecting at least 500 million accounts. “We have confirmed that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from the company’s network in late 2014…
@Snowden – “What is #Allo? A Google app that records every message you ever send and makes it available to police upon request”…
The version of Allo rolling out today will store all non-incognito messages by default — a clear change from Google’s earlier statements that the app would only store messages transiently and in non-identifiable form…
Hackers Able To Control Tesla S Systems From Twelve Miles Away…
Reports this week emerged that Chinese white hat hackers discovered a vulnerability in the Tesla S series that allowed an intruder to interfere with the car’s brakes, door locks, dashboard computer screen and other electronically controlled systems in the vehicle…
Make Way for Our Future Overlords: Robots to Take 6 Percent of Jobs by 2021…
Robots are poised to replace interns as the unrewarded and unpaid worker ants of industry. A study by Forrester Research has projected that by 2021, artificial intelligence will be sophisticated enough to push…
FBI Director Again Suggests It’s ‘Sensible’ to Cover Up Your Web Cam…
Taping over or otherwise covering up your computer’s web camera is a “sensible” thing that everyone should do, according to FBI Director James Comey…
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