Ubisoft reports 93% drop in DDoS attacks after pushing back against attackers

Ubisoft said it sent cease-and-desist letters to DDoS service providers, filed complaints against offending players. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 4 years ago

Interfaces in C#

In this chapter, you will learn about Interface and its implementation in C#. Along with this, you will learn about interface references, its comparison with Abstract classes, interface implementing other interfaces, and explicit interface implementation. | Continue reading


@witscad.com | 4 years ago

Hackers who extorted Uber and LinkedIn plead guilty

The two hackers stole 57 million user and driver details from Uber and 90,000 Lynda.com user details from LinkedIn. They then tried to extort the companies for "bug bounties." | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 4 years ago

Facebook accused of being 'megaphone for hate' in northeastern India

Facebook's pathetically low number of content moderators, as well as the total incapability of its artificial intelligence in throttling hate speech on its platform, means that a human rights disaster of epic proportions may be just around the corner. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 4 years ago

At least 13 managed service providers were used to push ransomware this year

Once hackers compromise an MSP's network, they can use its remote access tools to deploy ransomware to hundreds of companies and thousands of computers. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 4 years ago

GEDmatch highlights security concerns of DNA comparison websites

DNA matching can produce interesting data on family trees, but may also expose us to serious risk. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 4 years ago

Putting the 'Bang' in the Big Bang

Physicists have simulated in detail an intermediary phase of the early universe that may have bridged cosmic inflation with the Big Bang. This phase, known as 'reheating,' occurred at the end of cosmic inflation and involved processes that wrestled inflation's cold, uniform matte … | Continue reading


@sciencedaily.com | 4 years ago

iSmartLife information. Questions, answers, hints, tips

Up-to-date information on working with the iSmartLife application. General information and information about additional features of iSmartLife. | Continue reading


@ismart.life | 4 years ago

Then WeCame to the End (WeWork)

What happened since August wasn’t the consequence of the kind of investigative journalism that felled Theranos, or the long-foreshadowed public tumble of an Uber. It was more akin to a Twitter cancellation. Long known facts were re-aired in a new climate. What was once amusing or … | Continue reading


@nplusonemag.com | 4 years ago

By targeting flu-enabling protein, antibody may protect against wide strains

A team of researchers has found an antibody that protects mice against a wide range of potentially lethal influenza viruses, advancing efforts to design of a universal vaccine that could either treat or protect people against all strains of the virus. | Continue reading


@sciencedaily.com | 4 years ago

The Kindness Reminder

Encouraging civility across the Nextdoor platform. | Continue reading


@engblog.nextdoor.com | 4 years ago

China establishes $29B fund to wean itself off of US semiconductors

China has established a new state-backed semiconductor fund, with the intent of advancing its domestic semiconductor initiatives and reducing its reliance on US technology. The fund currently sits at 204 billion yuan ($28.9 billion) and is the second of its… | Continue reading


@techspot.com | 4 years ago

Engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air

A new way of removing carbon dioxide from a stream of air could provide a significant tool in the battle against climate change. The new system can work on the gas at virtually any concentration level, even down to the roughly 400 parts per million currently found in the atmosphe … | Continue reading


@sciencedaily.com | 4 years ago

Promising discovery could lead to a better, cheaper solar cell

McGill University researchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites, one of the world's most promising materials in the quest to produce a more efficient, robust and cheaper solar cell. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

Keyless, Singapore-based biometric cybersecurity firm, raises $2.2M

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@techinasia.com | 4 years ago

Chati.sh an ephemeral chat system with no registration required

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@chati.sh | 4 years ago

Climate engineering should not be considered a public good, new research shows

Countries around the world are preparing to modify the earth's climate to cope with climate change, with many proponents touting it as a "public good." | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

Scientists tame Josephson vortices

MIPT physicists have learned how to locally control Josephson vortices. The discovery can be used for quantum electronics superconducting devices and future quantum processors. The work has been published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Communications. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

East Africa reels from deadly floods in extreme weather

A powerful climate phenomenon in the Indian Ocean stronger than any seen in years is unleashing destructive rains and flooding across East Africa—and scientists say worse could be coming. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

Aggressive IoT malware is forcing Wi-Fi routers to join its botnet army

Gafgyt has been updated with new capabilities, and it spreads by killing rival malware. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 4 years ago

Our method MetaGenRL meta-learns general Reinforcement Learning algorithms

Biological evolution has distilled the experiences of many learners into the general learning algorithms of humans. Inspired by this process, MetaGenRL distills the experiences of many complex agents to meta-learn a low-complexity neural objective function that affects how future … | Continue reading


@louiskirsch.com | 4 years ago

Researchers unearth malware that siphoned SMS texts out of telco’s network

Messagetap monitored telco's network for messages sent between high-value targets. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 years ago

Deadspin Staffers Resign After Editor Fired for Refusing to ‘Stick to Sports’

Deadspin has spun to a virtual halt. At least 10 editorial employees, the majority of the staff of the irreverent sports and culture news site, have resigned in the last three days. The exits have … | Continue reading


@variety.com | 4 years ago

Introducing: Front End Design as a Service

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@mobile.twitter.com | 4 years ago

Real-Time crypto markets tick data in Node.js and without callbacks

Fast and convenient access to tick-level historical and real-time cryptocurrency market data via Node.js | Continue reading


@docs.tardis.dev | 4 years ago

It takes your brain only 100 To 300 milliseconds to recognize familiar music

The human brain can recognise a familiar song within 100 to 300 milliseconds, highlighting the deep hold favourite tunes have on our memory, new research from U | Continue reading


@sciencebeta.com | 4 years ago

Privacy attack on DNA website reveals 93 per cent of a person's data

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@newscientist.com | 4 years ago

Study addresses one of the most challenging problems in educational policy and practice

Language proficiency has an important influence on learners' ability to answer scientific questions a new joint study by Lancaster and Sheffield Universities has found. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

Skull dimensions of Dominicans and Haitians differ despite close physical proximity

Forensic anthropologists analyze skeletal remains to establish the biological profile (sex, age, ancestry and stature). While ancestry is an important component, most research has focused on identifying individuals of African-American and European-American descent. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

The ghost of Henry Ford is ruining your development team

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@quii.dev | 4 years ago

Loupedeck Creative Tool looks slick

The $549 price tag is no joke, but for serious creators I can imagine this little guy being a delight to use:[YouTube] | Continue reading


@jnack.com | 4 years ago

Why “Corn Fed” Is a Slur

My Mountain is blog about everything and nothing, but mostly from a technology and politics viewpoint.Readers are free to re-distribute and re-use. | Continue reading


@mymountain.blogspot.com | 4 years ago

Show HN: Vila – mental health support for people with chronic illnesses

Digitale psychologische Unterstützung für ein Leben mit chronischer Krankheit. Digital und sympathisch | Continue reading


@vila-health.com | 4 years ago

Do the Boring Stuff

Spending some of your spare time doing boring stuff has several benefits, and it takes less time than you might think. | Continue reading


@blixhavn.dev | 4 years ago

Who Will Own the Metaverse?

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. Authors’ opinions are their own. Find out more details, dynamics and submission guidelines here. … Continue reading → Who Will Own the Metaverse? | Continue reading


@arinsider.co | 4 years ago

Video: Vampire folklore has more chemistry than you'd think

Halloween season wouldn't be the same without the undead. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

IoT in eCommerce: Technologies Change the Industry

IoT is storming the eCommerce. The idea is to create a network of connected devices, software and sensors which turn eCommerce upside down. | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 4 years ago

Reese and Jen Are STILL Promoting The Morning Show

This is the most promo Aniston’s done in years, right? | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 4 years ago

Genetic studies have missed important gene variants in African people

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@newscientist.com | 4 years ago

Disease-causing protein in cystic fibrosis has ancient roots in sea lamprey

The oldest known ortholog of the ion channel that is defective in patients with cystic fibrosis arose approximately 450 million years ago in the sea lamprey, researchers report October 31st in the journal Developmental Cell. Many differences between lamprey and jawed vertebrate o … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

Vampire bats give a little help to their 'friends'

Vampire bats could be said to be sort of like people—not because of their blood-sucking ways, but because they help their neighbors in need even if it's of no obvious benefit to them. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S12E30 – Quadralien

This week we’ve been live streaming, we discuss our time at OggCamp 2019, bring you some command line love and go over all your amazing feedback. It’s Season 12 Episode 30 of the Ubuntu… | Continue reading


@ubuntupodcast.org | 4 years ago

Status of proteins housing DNA controls how cells maintain identity

The inheritance, not only of DNA, but of changes to proteins that package it, maintains the identity of cells as they multiply, a new study finds. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

A protein that pulls the brake on nerve growth

During embryonic development, nerve cells form long, thin extensions that wire up the complex network of the brain. Scientists from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Bonn have now identified a protein that regulates the growth of these extensions by pulli … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

The 100 Best Horror Movies of the Past Decade [Part Four]

We've reached the end of our journey: here is the final chapter in our countdown of the 100 best horror movies of the past decade. | Continue reading


@slashfilm.com | 4 years ago

Piqabrick: Visual Recognition of Lego Bricks

First LEGO identifier, forever-free, lightning-fast.Identify any Brick in the blink of an eye | Continue reading


@kickstarter.com | 4 years ago

System provides cooling with no electricity

Passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 4 years ago

Is Botswana is humanity's ancestral home? Maybe not

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@phys.org | 4 years ago