Despite backlash, Free Software Foundation reaffirms decision to reinstate...
“We decided to bring RMS back because we missed his wisdom,” the FSF board said Monday. The Free Software Foundation has reaffirmed its decision to reinstate founder Richard Stallman to its board amid...
View ArticleThe CDC’s eviction moratorium was overturned: Here’s what that...
The ruling could potentially impact millions of households that have fallen behind on rent. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked the legal...
View ArticleWhat’s happening with Colonial Pipeline? Outage continues after...
The hack is being blamed on the for-profit ransomware group DarkSide. Colonial has provided little concrete detail about when service might be restored. Colonial Pipeline, which operates a pipeline...
View ArticleColonial Pipeline hackers: We quit
The DarkSide group, which seemed to get more attention than it bargained for after the pipeline company hack, said its servers were seized and its funds taken. The DarkSide ransomware group, which was...
View ArticleFlorida’s Ron DeSantis signs a ban on social media...
A new law says Big Tech companies can’t ban candidates from their platforms, but free speech advocates say it’s unconstitutional. A Florida law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis Monday bars big social...
View ArticleThis virtual team-building guide is the cure for Zoom happy hours
Online bonding is here to stay. Boombox aims to remove the guesswork by guiding teams to fun, tested activities. As many companies have seen employees working from home for more than a year thanks to...
View ArticleYou have less than a week to opt out of Amazon Sidewalk device sharing:...
On June 8, Amazon turns on a feature that will use part of your bandwidth to let other people’s Amazon devices send small bits of data to the internet. As of June 8, Amazon will turn on what it calls...
View ArticleStolen bitcoin is hard to get back, but the FBI says it just did it
Federal agents have recovered most, but not all, of the bitcoin ransom paid in the Colonial Pipeline hack, Justice Department officials say. An operation led by the FBI San Francisco Division recovered...
View ArticleWhat is Anom? The messaging system at the center of a global FBI sting operation
Law enforcement officials announced hundreds of arrests around the globe and revealed a secure messaging system was actually controlled by the FBI. Users of a communications network called Anom thought...
View ArticleHow an ex-Googler turned artist hacked her work to the top of search results
Gretchen Andrew mixes search engine optimization hacks and dream boards into her work, exploring her aspirations while poking fun at Silicon Valley. After seeing casual sexism at work in Silicon...
View ArticleReports: Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
McAfee, the antivirus software creator, was facing extradition to the U.S. for tax evasion. He was 75. John McAfee, the 75-year-old creator of the antivirus software that bears his name, was found dead...
View ArticleThis Chrome extension lets you apply for tons of remote jobs with just a click
Ditch the tedium of filling out your info over and over again with this tool from job search provider Ladders. If you’re thinking about looking for a remote job, now might be the time.Read Full Story
View ArticleHackers are investing in each other’s operations—just like VCs invest...
Ransomware continues to grow more sophisticated and lucrative, and now security firm LIFARS says operators have built a Silicon Valley-like VC ecosystem. Over the past few years, ransomware operations...
View Article‘Pokémon Go’ turns five: Why AR’s defining game is bigger...
As Niantic’s game marks its fifth anniversary, the company is keeping it popular—and working on the next generation of AR play. Tuesday marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of Pokémon Go, the...
View ArticleKaseya ransomware attack update: Hackers demand $70M, believed to be a record...
Hackers are estimated to have breached up to 1,500 businesses in what’s being called the biggest ransomware attack on record. Hackers may have breached up to 1,500 businesses in what is being called...
View ArticleFight horrible open office noise with these gorgeous acoustic panels
These sound absorption tiles use algorithms to translate images into felt material designed to absorb unwanted office sound. As pandemic restrictions lift and workers return to the office, many are...
View ArticleCornell’s free birding app just added a ‘Shazam for bird...
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has seen a burst of interest in its Merlin birding app after adding a sound recognition feature. If you’ve ever heard a bird sing and wondered how you could possibly...
View ArticleFacebook joins Amazon in trying trying to sideline FTC chair Lina Khan
The social media giant says Khan can’t be impartial given her history of criticizing Facebook and other big tech companies. Facebook on Wednesday formally called upon Federal Trade Commission Chair...
View ArticleAll about Mark Bezos, who heads to space with his brother, Jeff, this week
The marketing exec and volunteer firefighter will be joining his billionaire brother in a brief spaceflight with Blue Origin. On Tuesday, billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is scheduled to be on...
View ArticleWhat is NSO Group? Report finds its Pegasus spyware was used to track...
The company denies allegations that its software is used to facilitate human rights abuses, but researchers found links to a number of high-profile targets, including associates of slain Saudi...
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