Why Yahoo's Security Problems Are a Story of Too Little, Too Late
In the summer of 2013, Yahoo yhoo launched a project to better secure the passwords of its customers, abandoning the use of a discredited technology for encrypting data known as MD5. It was too late. In August of that year, hackers got hold of more than a billion Yahoo accounts, stealing the poorly encrypted passwords and other information in the biggest data breach on record. Yahoo only recently uncovered the hack and disclosed it last week. The timing of the attack might seem like bad ..>> view originalNintendo Shares Fall After 'Super Mario Run' Disappoints
TOKYO—Investors disappointed by early reviews and sales of the smartphone game “Super Mario Run” sold off more Nintendo Co. shares on Monday, with some analysts expressing concern over the game’s payment model. Nintendo shares closed 7.1% lower in Tokyo Stock Exchange trading on Monday, extending a losing streak to five days, during which the stock has fallen more than 16%. “Super Mario Run,” featuring the Kyoto-based...>> view originalPredator Of Sharks: Rarely Seen Killer Whales Caught On Video Eating A Shark Alive
A group of rarely seen type of killer whale was captured on video off the coast of California killing and eating a shark. Photographer Slater Moore witnessed and filmed a video of four offshore killer whales feasting on a shark around Monterey Bay on Dec. 13. Rarely-Seen Killer Whale The group consists of four offshore orcas, two females and two calves, was part of a larger group numbering about 25. The orcas' unlucky prey was a sevengill shark, which was about 5 feet long albeit this species c..>> view originalRumor: Galaxy S8 To Land In April, New York Event Planned
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are amongst the most powerful smartphones released this year. These two handsets are still Samsung's most powerful offerings, mainly thanks to the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge ...>> view originalThe dirty deplorables: Who's who on Donald Trump's team and how they'll destroy the environment
This post originally appeared on Grist.What do Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees and advisers think about climate change and other sustainability issues? As you would expect, it’s not looking good for those of us concerned about a habitable climate and livable cities. Trump is putting together a climate-denying cabal of extreme right-wingers and corporate sympathizers likely to roll back environmental protections, halt smart-growth efforts and undo progress toward environmental justice.We’ll keep..>> view originalBoring! Is Elon Musk digging his own hole?
Name: Boring. Age: John Wilkinson invented the first boring machine tool 241 years ago. Relevance: Elon Musk is getting heavily into it. This sounds like big news. Doesn’t it? Elon Musk achieves anything he sets his heart on. Paypal. Tesla. SpaceX. Maybe Hyperloop one day. Right! This is definitely about Hyperloop, isn’t it? Um ... It must be! Musk is going to bore a load of tunnels underneath the ground, and he’s going to fill it with Hyperloop pods and soon we’ll all be able to commute to wor..>> view originalWeekend poll: When is the last time you bought an Android tablet?
Not to put too much of a dramatic spin on it, but Android tablets are definitely not in a good spot right now. The last Android-powered tablet to elicit anything but indifference was the Pixel C, and its confusing roots and questionable value left it far from being universally praised. The only tablet line not made by Apple that seems to get consistent acknowledgment in terms of sales success is Amazon's Kindle Fire family, which are based on Android but run Amazon's incompatible Fire OS fork...>> view originalGoogle Wants Driverless Cars, but Do We?
Yes, jobs will be created by these new cars, but many will be lost. Millions of truck and taxi drivers will be out of work, and owing to the rise of car-sharing and app-based car services, people may buy fewer vehicles, meaning automakers and their suppliers could be forced to shed jobs. Then there’s infrastructure. Huge investments in new infrastructure are a given, but huge investments in old infrastructure will also still be needed. Many of these new-generation cars require smooth roads, wit..>> view originalFirst known footage of an apparent ghost shark goes viral
The video of what is believed to be the first sighting of the rare ghost shark went viral Sunday after scientists discovered the creature swimming in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii in 2009. It took researchers seven years to come to the conclusion that what was captured on film was in fact a pointy-nosed blue blue ratish Hydrolagus trolli otherwise known as a ghost shark. Scientists won't be able to positively confirm what species the shark is without bringing one to surface. V..>> view original
Monday, March 6, 2017
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