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- + COVID-19 vaccine must protect 50% of people for approval, FDA says—Enlarge / Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the US Foo...
- + Upper-level winds force a seven-week delay for the Vega rocket—Enlarge / The VV16 payload is trucked to the Vega Launch Zone in Fre...
- + Sweeping climate-crisis plan would bring US to zero emissions in 30 years—Enlarge / U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO), joined by members of the Sel...
- + House Democrats unveil broad plan to bring US to net-zero emissions by 2050—Enlarge / U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO), joined by members of the Sel...
- + Did huge eruptions actually help during the end-Cretaceous extinction?—Enlarge / Artist's depiction of Ankylosaurus magniventris having a b...
- + Even amid a pandemic, SpaceX is launching more than ever— Falcon 9 leaps off ...
- + Even amidst a pandemic, SpaceX is launching more than ever— Falcon 9 leaps off ...
- + Tracking COVID-19’s spread through an Italian town—Enlarge / Even after the national lockdown ended, Italy is still loc...
- + NASA’s next Mars mission has now burned nearly half of its launch window— The United Launch A...
- + China moves forward with COVID-19 vaccine, approving it for use in military—Enlarge / Chinese President Xi Jinping learns about the progress on ...
- + After Tuesday’s launch, SpaceX expands its fleet of used rockets [Updated]—Enlarge / SpaceX added a new core to its fleet with the Demo-2 missi...
- + Mercury and algal blooms poisoned Maya reservoirs at Tikal—Enlarge / UC graduate student Brian Lane climbs out of the Perdido R...
- + NatGeo expedition hunts for 1924 climber’s body in Lost on Everest documentary— Base camp of the Na...
- + Russia’s replacement for the Proton rocket costs way too much—Enlarge / Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin visits the construction site...
- + New polymer easily captures gold extracted from e-waste—Enlarge / The polymer, called COP-180, selectively captures gold aft...
- + Empirical analysis tells Reviewer 2: “Go F’ Yourself”—Enlarge (credit: Getty) Peer review is often the key hurdle betwe...
- + The rocket motor of the future “breathes” air like a jet engine—Enlarge / Mountain Aerospace Research Solution's Fenris engine durin...
- + Doomscrolling is slowly eroding your mental health—Enlarge (credit: Joel Sorrell | Getty Images) It's 11:37pm and th...
- + US logs record 40K COVID-19 cases in a day as experts brace for rise in deaths—Enlarge / Vice President Mike Pence speaks after leading a White Hou...
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- + Dish buys Boost prepaid biz from T-Mobile, finally enters wireless market—Enlarge (credit: Dish Network) Dish Network has completed a $1.4 ...
- + Unscheduled fixes released for critical flaw in optional Windows codec—Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft has published unscheduled f...
- + Unscheduled fixes for critical Windows flaws delivered through rare channel—Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft has published unscheduled f...
- + Uncovered: 1,000 phrases that incorrectly trigger Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant—Enlarge (credit: Schönherr et al.) As Alexa, Google Home, Siri, a...
- + YouTube TV jumps 30% in price effective immediately—Enlarge / An odd coincidence: YouTube TV and AT&T rolled out pri...
- + Foreign adversaries likely to try exploiting critical networking bug, US says—Enlarge (credit: Ivan Radic) Foreign hackers backed by a well-res...
- + Comcast’s data cap and overage fees return tomorrow after 3-month break—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Comcast is schedul...
- + COVID-19 spread 4X faster in one Amazon warehouse than local area—Enlarge / An Amazon worker in a fulfillment center in the Orlando ar...
- + Search engine startup asks users to be the customer, not the product—Enlarge / Neeva doesn't even have a logo yet, let alone any useful s...
- + An embattled group of leakers picks up the WikiLeaks mantle—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For the past year, WikiLeaks found...
- + Microsoft’s “new approach” to retail stores: Closing them forever—Enlarge / Ironically, this boarded-up Microsoft Store location in Ne...
- + Verizon joins growing Facebook advertiser boycott [Updated]—Enlarge / The participating businesses have decided the best way to ...
- + Chinese bank requires foreign firm to install app with covert backdoor—Enlarge (credit: Jeremy Brooks / Flickr) A large, multinational t...
- + Two record DDoSes disclosed this week underscore their growing menace—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) Distributed denial-of-ser...
- + Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS lookups in Firefox—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Anadolu Agency) Comcast is partne...
- + Western Digital adds “Red Plus” branding for non-SMR hard drives—Enlarge / The newer SMR-equipped small drives remain “Red”—while the...
- + T-Mobile already trying to get out of merger conditions on 5G and hiring—Enlarge / A T-Mobile logo at a store in New York on April 30, 2018. ...
- + Twitter terminates DDoSecrets, falsely claims it may infect visitors—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) Four days after leak publ...
- + Microsoft is adding Linux, Android, and firmware protections to Windows—Enlarge Microsoft is moving forward with its promise to extend e...
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- + Sodinokibi gang begins dark web celebrity data auctions
- + Security Think Tank: AI cyber attacks will be a step-change for criminals
- + UK’s unsung cyber security heroes sought
- + Zoom making progress on cyber security and privacy, says CEO
- + Remote workers more aware of security, but still flout the rules
- + Mysterious EvilQuest macOS ransomware spreads through torrents
- + Black Lives Matter, but do bots know that?
- + CIO Interview: Amex Global Business Travel CTO on incident response
- + Security Think Tank: Get your house in order before deploying AI
- + Time to rethink business continuity and cyber security
- + FakeSpy Android malware targets Royal Mail app users
- + ReversingLabs makes over 100 Yara rules publicly available
- + Security Think Tank: ‘Shift left’ to secure containers
- + The Security Interviews: What CISOs can learn from Covid-19
- + Complex security estates hinder incident response
- + Lawyers learn of fresh US allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from press reports
- + Phishing back in vogue as ransomware vector
- + Evil Corp’s latest ransomware project spreading fast
- + Post-pandemic security market still set for growth, but slower
- + GCHQ launches Manchester accelerator programme to help firms leverage tech for citizen well-being
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- + Attackers Compromised Dozens of News Websites as Part of Ransomware Campaign—Malware used to download WastedLocker on target networks was hosted on...
- + Chinese Software Company Aisino Uninstalls GoldenSpy Malware —Follow-up sandbox research confirms Aisino knew about the malware in i...
- + Businesses Invest in Cloud Security Tools Despite Concerns—A majority of organizations say the acceleration was driven by a need ...
- + DHS Shares Data on Top Cyberthreats to Federal Agencies—Backdoors, cryptominers, and ransomware were the most widely detected ...
- + New MacOS Ransomware Hides in Pirated Program—A bogus installer for Little Snitch carries a ransomware hitchhiker. [...
- + Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band Patches for RCE Flaws—Vulnerabilities had not been exploited or publicly disclosed before fi...
- + 4 Steps to a More Mature Identity Program—Security has evolved to evaluate an identity's attributes, access, and...
- + Another COVID-19 Side Effect: Rising Nation-State Cyber Activity—While financial institutions and government remain popular targets, CO...
- + COVID-19: Latest Security News & Commentary—Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive news and commentary surrou...
- + Ripple20 Threatens Increasingly Connected Medical Devices—A series of IoT vulnerabilities could put hospital networks, medical d...
- + FCC Designates Huawei & ZTE as National Security Threats—Backdoors in 5G network equipment from these vendors could enable espi...
- + COVID-19 Puts ICS Security Initiatives 'On Pause' —Security pros concerned that increased remote access to vulnerable ope...
- + Attackers Will Target Critical PAN-OS Flaw, Security Experts Warn—After Palo Alto Networks alerted users to a simple-to-exploit vulnerab...
- + DDoS Attacks Jump 542% from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020—The shift to remote work and heavy reliance on online services has dri...
- + Don't Slow Cybersecurity Spending: Steer into the Skid with a Tight Business Plan—We all know there are slippery conditions ahead, which is why it's nev...
- + CISA Issues Advisory on Home Routers—The increase in work-from-home employees raises the importance of home...
- + Profile of the Post-Pandemic CISO —Projects that were high priorities before the COVID-19 outbreak have t...
- + 3 Years After NotPetya, Many Organizations Still in Danger of Similar Attacks—The same gaps that enabled ransomware to spread remain in patching, ne...
- + 3 Ways to Flatten the Health Data Hacking Curve—With more people working from home, health data security is more chall...
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- + Merlin Pi Camera is a Photographic Wizard—[Mister M] was quite excited to mess around with the new high-quality ...
- + 3D Printing Damascus-like Steel—Recreating Damascus steel remains a holy grail of materials science. T...
- + Pop Open Your Neighbor’s Front Door With 12 Volts—Many in the community are skeptical about the security of commercial s...
- + Tidy Laser Cut Packaging For PCBs With KiCAD—A laser cutter is a useful tool to have in any workshop. While many ha...
- + BlueRetro Is The Ultimate Console Controller Adapter—Retro consoles are great fun, packed with classic games and plenty of ...
- + Why Are Digital Cameras Still Boring?—In the matter of technological advancement, we are as a species, mostl...
- + Breadboard Breaks the Speed Barrier—It is common wisdom that solderless breadboards are only good for low ...
- + The ISS is Getting a New WC—Every home needs renovations after a few decades, and the Internationa...
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- + NASA’s TESS Delivers New Insights Into an Ultrahot World— This illustration shows how planet KELT-9 b sees its host star. Over ...
- + Johnson: Commerce Department Obstructing Hurricane Dorian Investigation— Eddie Bernice Johnson DALLAS (Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson PR) &#...
- + CSA Awards CAD $9 Million for Technology Development— The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded 14 contracts worth j...
- + Orion’s ‘Twin’ Completes Structural Testing for Artemis I Mission— The Orion STA, in its “full stack” launch configuration — the c...
- + NASA Names Joel Montalbano International Space Station Program Manager— Joel Montalbano (Credit: NASA) WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — Kat...
- + Orbex Hails Sutherland Spaceport Approval— Prime rocket launch from Sutherland spaceport. (Credit: Orbex/Anders ...
- + SPARX Innovation for the Future Announces New JAXA Partnership— TOKYO, June 29, 2020 (SPARX Group PR) — SPARX Innovation for the...
- + Luxembourg Space Directory 2020 Published— LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg Space Agency PR) — The Luxembourg 2...
- + Falcon 9 Launches GPS III Satellite— Falcon 9 lifts off with GPS III satellite. (Credit: SpaceX webcast) ...
- + NASA Invests $51 Million in Innovative Ideas from US Small Businesses— WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — NASA has selected 409 technology pr...
- + Starliner Parachutes Perform Under Pressure— Two drogue parachutes successfully deploy from a Boeing Starliner tes...
- + Capella Space Signs CRADA with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency— SAN FRANCISCO (Capella Space PR) –Capella Space, an aerosp...
- + Exolaunch & NanoAvionics Sign Two Launch Agreements for SpaceX’s Rideshare Missions— NanoAvionics satellite in orbit. (Credit: NanoAvionics) NanoAvi...
- + Northrop Grumman’s Second Mission Extension Vehicle and Galaxy 30 Satellite Begin Launch Preparations in French Guiana— The second Mission Extension Vehicle and the company-built Galaxy 30 ...
- + SPARX Group Establishes Space Frontier Fund to Foster Japanese Space Industry— TOKYO, June 29, 2020 (SPARX Group PR) — SPARX Innovation for the...
- + Scientists Provide New Explanation for the Far Side of the Moon’s Strange Asymmetry— The composition of the Moon’s near side is oddly different from that ...
- + NASA Awards Contract for Earth Observing Satellite Instrument— WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — NASA has awarded the Visible Infrar...
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- + The Dentist Will See You Now: But Will You See the Dentist?—Dental practices are taking measures to keep patients safe. Some peopl...
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- + Netgear is releasing fixes for ten issues affecting 79 products—Netgear is addressing ten vulnerabilities affecting nearly 80 of its p...
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- + Radar Points To The Moon Being More Metallic Than Researchers Thought—What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turn...
- + First Exposed Planetary Core Discovered—A year that is a mere 18 hours TOI 849 b is an extremely unusual plane...
- + Australian Space Agency Backs Locally-designed Space Suit Development—An $844,000 Australian Space Agency grant will fund several advanced p...
- + Geologists Identify Deep-Earth Structures That May Signal Hidden Metal Lodes—If the world is to maintain a sustainable economy and fend off the wor...
- + A Binary Star As A Cosmic Particle Accelerator—With a specialised telescope in Namibia a DESY-led team of researchers...
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As of 7/2/20 5:20am. Last new 7/1/20 11:48pm.
- + Detroit Police Chief Says Facial Recognition Software Involved In Bogus Arrest Is Wrong '96 Percent Of The Time'— The law enforcement agency involved with the first reported false arr...
- + How An NYPD Officer Can Hit A Teen With His Car In Front Of Several Witnesses And Get Away With It— The NYPD has made internal discipline procedures a loop so closed tha...
- + NY Judge Apparently Unaware Of The Supreme Court's Ban On Prior Restraint: Puts Temporary Restraining Order On Trump's Niece's Book— Last week, we wrote about the president's brother, Robert Trump, suin...
- + Senate Waters Down EARN IT At The Last Minute; Gives Civil Liberties Groups No Time To Point Out The Many Remaining Problems— As expected, the EARN IT Act is set to be marked up this week, and to...
- + Brazil's Proposed 'Fake News' Law Says Internet Users Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent, Demands Constant Logging From ISPs— Brazil's legislature is set to vote on its proposed "fake news" law. ...
- + Parler Speedruns The Content Moderation Learning Curve; Goes From 'We Allow Everything' To 'We're The Good Censors' In Days— Over the last few weeks Parler has become the talk of Trumpist land, ...
- + Daily Deal: The Ultimate Artificial Intelligence Scientist Bundle— The Ultimate Artificial Intelligence Scientist Bundle consists of fou...
- + 'But Without 230 Reform, Websites Have No Incentive To Change!' They Scream Into The Void As Every Large Company Pulls Ads From Facebook— One of the most frustrating lines that we hear from people criticizin...
- + ISPs To Bring Back Usage Caps After Brief Pandemic Hiatus— While it required some nudging, major US ISPs announced last March th...
- + Companies Issuing Bogus Copyright Claims To Hide Police Training Materials From The Public— California law says all police training materials must be published "...
- + Prosecco People Move On From Bullying Puns Over Trademark To Bullying Portmanteau Over Trademark— Back in 2018, we wrote about the Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazi...
- + Copyright Troll Richard Liebowitz Benchslapped And Sanctioned AGAIN In A Massive Filing Detailing Pages Upon Pages Of Him Lying Under Oath— Do you have a bit of time? I'd suggest, before digging in here, that ...
- + Techdirt Podcast Episode 247: Trust & Safety Has A Posse— As the debates about content moderation rage on, it is becoming i...
- + The Most Important Privacy Case You've Never Heard Of— One of the most important privacy cases you’ve never heard of is bein...
- + Techdirt Gear: New Masks, Old Favorites—Face masks are now available in the Techdirt store on&n...
- + Daily Deal: The Data Analysis with Excel And Power BI Bundle— The Data Analysis with Excel + Power BI Bundle will help you learn ho...
- + I'd Bet Ted Cruz Will Start Supporting Section 230 Once He Realizes He's On The Hook For Parler's Legal Expenses— Senator Ted Cruz now loves Parler, the Twitter alternative that a bun...
- + New Bill Would Kill State Laws Blocking Broadband Competition— For years we've noted how the United States has spent billions on bro...
- + Indiana Supreme Court Says Compelled Decryption Of Smartphones Violates The Fifth Amendment— Two years ago, the Indiana state Appeals Court ruled residents could ...
- + Twitch And Reddit Ramp Up Their Enforcement Against 'Hateful' Content— On Monday, both Twitch and Reddit ramped up their efforts to deal wit...
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- + AMAZING triangle UFO over Ontario, California 2020—asd Witness report: Skywhatching the nigth using my Night Vision intes...
- + Donald Trump Hints About Interesting Things He Heard On Alleged UFO Crash Site—US President Donald Trump has said he’d heard things about Roswell tha...
- + Ancient Aliens: The Mystery of Skinwalker Ranch S15E10—Ancient Aliens – The Mystery of Skinwalker RanchHistory Channel,...
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- + Report: More than 60 countries violated sanctions with North Korea last year— Sixty-two countries violated United Nations Security Council sanction...
- + Judge rules publisher of tell-all book by Trump's niece not beholden to NDA— A New York State appellate judge has ruled Simon & Schuster can p...
- + U.S. reports a record 50K new cases as states look to slow COVID-19 over July 4th weekend— As states moved to implement restrictions to stymie the spread of COV...
- + U.S. reports a record 50K new cases as states look to slow COVID-19 over July 4th weekend— As states moved to implement restrictions to stymie the spread of COV...
- + On This Day, July 2: Greece joins World War I— On July 2, 1917, Greece declared war on the Central Powers, joining W...
- + Russians vote to allow Putin to rule until 2036— Russians overwhelming voted to pass constitutional amendments that co...
- + U.S. warns companies of human rights abuses in Chinese supply chain— The Trump administration issued an advisory warning Americans over th...
- + Britain creates citizenship path for Hong Kong residents after China imposes new law— Britain will create a path to citizenship for some 3 million Hong Kon...
- + Novartis agrees to pay $642M to settle False Claims Act charges— Novartis Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay more than $642 million in a pa...
- + United States-Mexico-Canada agreement takes effect amid lingering issues, pandemic— The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, signed into law by P...
- + Congress passes measure to extend Paycheck Protection Program through early August— Congress sent a measure to extend the Paycheck Protection Program thr...
- + Trio of areas warrant close watch for tropical development in Atlantic— Three areas of tropical development concern are relatively close to N...
- + States looking for ways to slow COVID-19 spikes over July 4th weekend— Residents in California, Florida, New York and Oregon face new restri...
- + Trump brings back fireworks to Mount Rushmore; faces criticism— President Donald Trump is planning a triumphant return of Fourth of J...
- + 350 elephants found dead in Botswana within past two months— Scientists in Africa have reported more than 350 elephants have died ...
- + Police clear Seattle's CHOP protest zone, at least 32 arrested— Police in Seattle arrested at least 32 people on Wednesday as they ca...
- + U.S., UAE conclude exercises in Arabian Gulf— The United Arab Emirates' Joint Aviation Command concluded joint exer...
- + Oshkosh Defense to build 248 JLTVs in $127.7M Pentagon contract— The U.S. Army Contracting Command ordered the construction of 248 Joi...
- + Homeland Security Dept. forms task force to protect federal monuments over July Fourth weekend— The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it plans to deploy...
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- + New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears—The malware known as ThiefQuest or EvilQuest also has spyware capabili...
- + What Disbanding the Police Really Meant in Camden, New Jersey—Since the city overhauled its force in 2012, reported crimes fell, but...
- + Behind Bars, but Still Posting on TikTok—The lives of incarcerated people are usually hidden from society. On p...
- + How to Take Photos of Fireworks With Your Phone—Use these battle-tested tips and camera settings to capture dramatic p...
- + One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack - July 2020—This month's focus is on Maria Ressa, the editor of the news website R...
- + The Best Smartphones That Still Have a Headphone Jack (2020)—3.5-millimeter audio jacks are endangered, but they’re not extinct yet...
- + Virtual Criminal Justice May Make the System More Equitable—Courtrooms can't afford to go back to their inefficient, inaccessible ...
- + What the Data Really Says About Women Leaders and the Pandemic—Two new research papers try to shed some light on a popular theory, bu...
- + Pivo Pod Review: A Camera Assistant for Aspiring Social Media Stars—Bored in the house and you're in the house bored? This rotating gadget...
- + In These Factories, Inspector Robot Will Check Your Work—Artificially intelligent camera systems look for defects and misplaced...
- + Leigh Stein's 'Self Care' and the Death of the Girlboss—The author's new novel is wildly prescient when it comes to the fortun...
- + You Purged Racists From Your Website? Great, Now Get to Work—The Covid-19 infodemic taught social media giants like YouTube and Red...
- + Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid-19—A lack of dedicated funding and resources made it hard to keep data se...
- + Where Should Covid-19 Vaccines Be Tested? It's a Moving Target—Developers need to test in hotspots, but those keep changing. And they...
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- + Your Firework Smoke Could Be Tainted With Lead—It may be the most unpatriotic toxicology study ever, but so be it: Me...
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