Enlarge / Even if the power comes back after the next big solar storm, the Internet may not. (credit: Jean Claude Moschetti | REA | REDUX) Scientists have known for decades that an extreme solar storm, or coronal mass ejection, could damage electrical grids and potentially cause prolonged blackouts. The repercussions would be felt everywhere...
Why Apple Won Its Legal Settlement With Developers
Apple said it had made major concessions, but a closer examination suggests that the tech giant and the app makers’ lawyers were big winners.
Calls Grow to Discipline Doctors Spreading Virus Misinformation
A tiny number of doctors have had an outsize influence in spreading false information about Covid-19 and vaccines.
The Rise and Fall of the World’s Ride-Hailing Giant
Didi pushed the limits and thrived in legal gray areas. Until China cracked down.
Phone Upgrade Guide: Should You Buy Now or Wait?
Apple, Samsung and others want us to replace our phones constantly, but many of our problems with current devices can be fixed.
‘Nos complica la vida’: muchas empresarias deben soportar las comparaciones con Elizabeth Holmes, la fundadora de Theranos
Numerosas emprendedoras dicen que suelen compararlas con Holmes, la fundadora de Theranos, que pronto enfrentará un juicio por fraude.
“Worst cloud vulnerability you can imagine” discovered in Microsoft Azure
Enlarge / Cosmos DB is a managed database service offering—including both relational and noSQL data structures—belonging to Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure. (credit: Microsoft) Cloud security vendor Wiz announced yesterday that it found a vulnerability in Microsoft Azure’s managed database service, Cosmos DB, that granted read/write access for every database on the service to any attacker...
Need to get root on a Windows box? Plug in a Razer gaming mouse
Enlarge (credit: Razer) This weekend, security researcher jonhat disclosed a long-standing security bug in the Synapse software associated with Razer gaming mice. During software installation, the wizard produces a clickable link to the location where the software will be installed. Clicking that link opens a File Explorer window to the proposed location—but that File Explorer spawns...
(BPRW) National College Resources Foundation Gives STEAM Scholarships to underserved students
(Black PR Wire) Diamond Bar, CA – National College Resources Foundation (NCRF) Students Think STEAM Initiative presented $2500 in STEAM scholarships to underserved students for a one week S.T.E.A.M. Camp. NCRF has partnered with Kids That Code to offer co
Facebook Said to Consider Forming an Election Commission
The social network has contacted academics to create a group to advise it on thorny election-related decisions, said people with knowledge of the matter.







