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Facebook told to face up to extremism after New Zealand attack
Pressure is building on Facebook and other social media platforms to stop hosting extremist propaganda including terrorist events, after Friday’s deadly attacks on two mosques in New Zealand were live-streamed.
Be careful of investing in Bitcoin in 2019
MyBroadband spoke to blockchain expert Simon Dingle about Bitcoin’s price movements this year, along with the changes coming to the blockchain.
Data analysis is not just algorithms
Math and stats can tell us all sorts of interesting things about data, by identifying patterns and unlocking buried truths or secrets.
Netflix shuns Apple’s new TV service
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has confirmed that his company won’t be participating in Apple’s new streaming platform, reflecting new competition between the Silicon Valley giants.
Bitcoin rises above $4 000, may signal start of recovery
Bitcoin broke above $4 000 for the first time since early January, a milestone seen as significant by at least one well-known crypto bull after weeks of sideways trading.
How modernising IT can create a data challenge
Data is growing rapidly and can create a data challenge, especially if you’re still using traditional backup solutions.
Eskom stage 4 load-shedding starts at 09:00
Eskom has announced it will continue with load-shedding on Tuesday 19 March, following stage 4 load-shedding on Monday.
Bitcoin breaches $4,000 for first time in over two months
Bitcoin broke above $4,000 for the first time since early January, a milestone seen as significant by at least one well-known crypto bull after weeks of sideways trading.
Netflix refuses to participate in Apple’s streaming service
Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings confirmed that his company won’t be participating in Apple Inc.’s new streaming platform, reflecting new competition between the Silicon Valley giants.
US began investigating Boeing 737 Max before Ethiopian crash
US federal authorities began exploring a criminal investigation of how Boeing’s 737 Max was certified to fly passengers before the latest crash in Ethiopia involving the new jet.
NVIDIA’s Ray Tracing Tech Will Soon Run On Older GTX Cards
NVIDIA’s older GeForce GTX 10-series cards will be getting the company’s new ray-tracing tech in April. The technology, which is currently only available on its new RTX cards, “will work on GPUs from the 1060 and up, albeit with some serious caveats,” reports Engadget. “Some games like Battlefield V will run just fine and deliver better visuals, but other games, like the freshly released Metro...
Google Seeking To Promote Rivals To Stave Off EU Antitrust Action
Google is trying to boost price comparison rivals such as Kelkoo in an effort to appease European Union antitrust regulators and ward off fresh fines following a $2.7 billion penalty nearly two years ago. “The European Commission said Alphabet unit Google had used its search engine market power to unfairly promote its own comparison shopping service,” reports Reuters. From the report: The...
SEC: Elon Musk Fully Ignored a Key Term of Settlement
In a new court filing, the US agency argues a federal judge should hold the Tesla CEO in contempt for his tweets.
House Democrats Plan April Vote On Net Neutrality Bill
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced that the House will hold a vote next month on the Democrats’ bill to reinstate the Obama-era net neutrality rules. “Hoyer said in a letter to colleagues that the House will consider the Save the Internet Act during the week of April 8,” reports The Hill. From the report: The Republican-led Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party...
1 Year After Uber’s Fatal Crash, Robocars Carry On Quietly
In the autonomy industry, companies are now more circumspect about when their life-saving technology will hit the road.
Uber Used Secret Spyware To Try To Crush Australian Startup GoCatch
Uber used a secret spyware program, codenamed Surfcam, to steal drivers from an Australian competitor with the aim of putting that company out of business. The startup was backed by high-profile investors including billionaire James Packer and hedge fund manager Alex Turnbull. ABC News reports: GoCatch was a major competitor to Uber when the U.S. company launched in Australia in 2012. At the...
Use forecast to talk about climate change, urges ex-BBC presenter
Bill Giles calls on broadcasters to add slot explaining humans’ impact on climate
The veteran weatherman Bill Giles is calling on the BBC and other major broadcasters to radically overhaul their forecasts to incorporate information about climate change.
The former head of BBC weather presenters has said more needs to be done by broadcasters to highlight climate change to face the “reality...
New Mirai Malware Variant Targets Signage TVs and Presentation Systems
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Security researchers have spotted a new variant of the Mirai IoT malware in the wild targeting two new classes of devices — smart signage TVs and wireless presentation systems. This new strain is being used by a new IoT botnet that security researchers from Palo Alto Networks have spotted earlier this year. The botnet’s author(s) appears to have...
Need an Ohm’s Law Party Trick? Take a Lightbulb’s Temperature
We can measure the temperature of an incandescent bulb’s filament while it’s connected to a variable DC power supply.
Education and Science Giant Elsevier Left Users’ Passwords Exposed Online
The world’s largest scientific publisher, Elsevier, left a server open to the public internet, exposing user email addresses and passwords. “The impacted users include people from universities and educational institutions from across the world,” reports Motherboard. “It’s not entirely clear how long the server was exposed or how many accounts were impacted, but it provided a rolling list of...