There seems to be a major flaw in Apple’s macOS High Sierra operating system that allows anyone to log into a machine and gain system administrator access without so much as entering a password. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on Twitter this afternoon; it’s not clear wh … | Continue reading
New data from cyber security software provider Symantec and ecommerce platform BigCommerce indicates that the cost of a data breach to an ecommerce retailer could be as much as $172 per record compromised, with the cost to retailers continuing to rise right alongside the likeliho … | Continue reading
Expensify is a popular app that helps employees quickly submit reports for business-related expenses. Expensify’s standout feature is its SmartScan OCR, or optical character recognition, technology. The feature saves data-entry time by scanning your receipt, verifying that the ex … | Continue reading
Devices that have only one use like calculators, alarm clocks, and digital cameras are being replaced by smartphones. | Continue reading
Google has finally fixed the burger emoji in the latest Android 8.1 developer preview. Take a look at the new and improved emoji. | Continue reading
Wow, this is a bad one. On Macs running the latest version of High Sierra (10.13.1 (17B48)), it appears that anyone can log in just by putting “root” in the user name field in a certain place. This is a huge, huge problem. Apple will fix it probably within hours but holy moly. D … | Continue reading
Not content to just revive The X-Files on television, Fox is also bringing the franchise to phones and tablets.The new title from FoxNext Games and Creative Mobile Games is planned for release early next year, after the TV show returns for its eleventh (!) season. According to V … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Want to learn the basics of machine learning from the best? Grab the Complete Machine Learning Bundle, now reduced an additional 70% beyond its $39 price tag by using the coupon … | Continue reading
Bielefeld (ots) - Jeden Tag ein Terroranschlag in Afrika, und nur die spektakulärsten Fälle schaffen es in die »Tagesschau«: Diese alte Faustregel unter Afrika-Korrespondenten... | Continue reading
Weser-Kurier: Bremen (ots) - Eine Entscheidung mit Folgen - nicht nur ökologisch, auch politisch, wie sich zeigt. Schmidts Affront jenseits aller Absprachen gegen seine Kabinettskollegin Barbara Hendricks aus dem Umweltressort droht nämlich die ersten ... | Continue reading
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In a bid to encourage more users to privately message one another, Instagram today announced a new feature it’s calling “remixing.” The process involves editing a friend’s photo sent to you via direct message with stickers and custom text and doodles, and then sending it back to … | Continue reading
The “bad old days” of the Internet have long passed. Remember them? When the browser landscape was deeply fragmented, and rife with proprietary elements, like ActiveX, Flash, and Silverlight? Thank God they’re over. In 2017, with open standards, there’s literally no reason for pr … | Continue reading
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace says the overall product is why Memphis fired coach David Fizdale, not the decision to bench star center Marc Gasol for an entire quarter of the team's eighth straight loss. | Continue reading
The Donald can’t seem to keep his hands off the phone while in the White House but the same rules may not apply to his staff in the near future. The White House is mulling a personal cellphone ban for employees and possibly visitors, citing cybersecurity concerns. A handful of a … | Continue reading
Ravensburg (ots) - Ungeschickter geht es nicht. Genau in dem Moment, in dem die Union die SPD von einer neuen Großen Koalition überzeugen will, kommt ein CSU-Minister, bricht... | Continue reading
Schwäbische Zeitung: Ravensburg (ots) - Eine Milliarde Euro für bessere Luft in den Innenstädten. Jeder, der sich etwas intensiver mit den Zahlen beschäftigt, kommt zu dem Ergebnis: Das reicht hinten und vorne nicht. Teilt man die Milliarde durch die 90 Städte, die über ... | Continue reading
GUEST: By any measure, we’ve entered the age of machine learning and artificial intelligence. The confluence of massive data, cheap storage, elastic compute, and algorithmic advances, particularly in deep learning, has given rise to applications that previously were confined to t … | Continue reading
In the 1990s, several employees of a Missouri popcorn factory began reporting mysterious symptoms. They were always tired, wheezing, and out of breath. After doctors found scar tissue inside the factory workers’ lungs, they diagnosed the workers with an irreversible lung disease: … | Continue reading
An easy, one-bowl parsnip cake recipe topped with a tangy cream cheese glaze. | Continue reading
On Tuesday in the U.S.—Wednesday in Asia—the world’s two-and-a-half month respite from North Korean provocations came to an end. Yonhap, the South Korean news agency, reported that the North had fired a ballistic missile heading east; NHK, the Japanese broadcaster, said this one, … | Continue reading
Dominos’ Tracker app is a liar and if it had pants they would probably be on fire. According to a Wall Street Journal report the “John” or “Jane” the app claims is making, checking, or delivering your pizza may not in fact be who it says they are. Numerous individuals have gone o … | Continue reading
Westfalen-Blatt: Bielefeld (ots) - Entsetzen ist das Mindeste, was wir nach dem mutmaßlichen Mordversuch an dem Bürgermeister von Altena empfinden. Doch bloßes Entsetzen reicht nicht aus. Denn Entsetzen empfinden wir richtigerweise nach jedem Gewaltausbruch - erst ... | Continue reading
The 2018 Grammy Award nominations were released this morning, and certain categories looked markedly more diverse in their selections. “Despacito” became the first Spanish-language song to be nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, every lead artist nominated for R … | Continue reading
There’s a question going around on Twitter, courtesy of the writer Matt Whitlock: “Without revealing your actual age, what’s something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?”This simple query has received, at this date, 18,000 responses. Here is … | Continue reading
Windows is about to get a serious productivity upgrade.Microsoft is testing a new "Sets" feature that allows you to group multiple applications into the same window, similar to how you would organize tabs in a browser.SEE ALSO: Microsoft might be making a new mobile device that n … | Continue reading
Lauri Love is in a lot of trouble. The British-Finnish computer expert is accused of breaking into several U.S. government systems, including those operated by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Missile Defense Agency, and NASA. Currently, he is in the midst of a fraught extradition b … | Continue reading
Representatives from several trading-oriented cryptocurrency firms took the stage at CoinDesk's Consensus: Invest event. | Continue reading
Börsen-Zeitung: Frankfurt (ots) - Das ging flott. Am Wochenende hat sich Georg Fahrenschon, des Präsidentenamtes ledig, von seinen Mitarbeitern beim Deutschen Sparkassen- und Giroverband (DSGV) verabschiedet. Seit Dienstag steht mit dem Heidelberger Sparkassenchef ... | Continue reading
Neue Westfälische (Bielefeld): Bielefeld (ots) - Es ist ein unruhiges Fahrwasser, in dem Angela Merkel Kurs auf ihre vierte Kanzlerschaft nimmt. Nach dem Wirbel um die gescheiterte Sondierung einer Jamaika-Koalition greift ihr nun die eigene Schwesterpartei hart ins Ruder. Die .. … | Continue reading
Rheinische Post: Düsseldorf (ots) - Der Papst ist kein Politiker. Selbst dann nicht, wenn er politisch zu agieren scheint. Weil im Gegensatz zu allen augenscheinlich Mächtigen seine Macht im Charisma gründet, in seiner gelebten moralischen Glaubwürdigkeit. Seine ... | Continue reading
Rheinische Post: Düsseldorf (ots) - Politisch gesehen hat Christian Schmidt viel Schaden angerichtet. Der Minister hat gegen die Geschäftsordnung seiner Regierung verstoßen und das Klima für künftige Koalitionsverhandlungen schwer belastet. Nun wird es für die Union ... | Continue reading
Google Lens is finally being added to Google Assistant on Pixel devices. The Google Goggles-like feature will help users identify objects around them. | Continue reading
Rheinische Post: Düsseldorf (ots) - Andreas Hollstein ist ein Politiker, wie ihn sich Bürger wünschen. Engagiert, pragmatisch, seinen Überzeugungen folgend. In einer Phase, in der die Wut auf Flüchtlinge anschwoll, entschied der Bürgermeister der Kleinstadt im ... | Continue reading
Early eGPU tests on MacOS High Sierra show significant performance gains, courtesy of an external AMD RX Vega 64.The post eGPU Tests Show Big Gains For MacBook Pros, Courtesy of AMD’s RX Vega appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Gang Beasts is a delightfully goofy multiplayer brawler set in the colorful metropolis Beef City. Indie developer Boneloaf and publisher Double Fine Productions released it on Steam Early Access in 2014. It’ll be launching for PC and PlayStation 4 on December 12 for $20. Up to fo … | Continue reading
Pooka: Magic and Mischief [Free], the colorful RPG game that lets you literally chase the Gloom away, is now available worldwide, and it looks like it's going to be a fun game to play either by yourself (if you like casual but pretty RPGs) or with your little ones. As we wrote ab … | Continue reading
Frantic, local-multiplayer-focussed dungeon raider Crawl is coming to Switch on December 19th, developer Powerhoof has revealed.Crawl's handsome, strikingly animated pixel art might be its most immediately arresting feature, but it's got one hell of a gameplay hook too. In Crawl, … | Continue reading
xChainge is a new platform with a simple user interface for anonymous and decentralized exchange of assets based on the Ethereum blockchain. | Continue reading
Interior Evolution became the motto of the architectural bureau Materia 174 - Innovations. Emotions. Special execution | Continue reading
Hulu has been steadily rolling out its new UI and live TV service to a whole bunch of platforms since it was first announced in May. Next up: Samsung’s smart TVs, as spotted by Multichannel. Everyone but Sony nowAll of Samsung’s most recent 2017 models are getting the update, whi … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Nobody plans on getting lost in the woods, but when it happens to you, you'll probably wish you had brought a more viable fire source than some wet matches. If you happen to have … | Continue reading
Roughly two years after emerging on the scene as a new Bay Area accelerator, NFX Guild, an outfit run by several seasoned founders, has raised $150 million for a full-fledged venture fund. It’s quite a ways from the $10 million that NFX used to get started, but as is often the c … | Continue reading
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eBay today released an updated version of its Google Assistant app that lets users start a conversation about an item you want to buy on a smart speaker, then continue the shopping experience on an Android or iOS smartphone. By saying “Hey Google, ask eBay to find me a” followed … | Continue reading
As part of Giving Tuesday, Google has added a new Donate button to its knowledge graph when you search for recognized nonprofit organizations. The Donate button allows you to directly contribute money to nonprofits when searching for them on the web, though the organization also … | Continue reading
There are currently two people claiming to be in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It’s up to a judge to decide who’s correct—Leandra English, who was promoted by the agency’s outgoing director, or Mick Mulvaney, the Trump administration’s pick—but for now, it’s … | Continue reading
The Federal Communications Commission put out a final proposal last week to end net neutrality. The proposal opens the door for internet service providers to create fast and slow lanes, to block websites, and to prioritize their own content. This isn’t speculation. It’s all there … | Continue reading