Who to Blame for the Attack on the Internet
A version of this post originally appeared in the Cyber Saturday edition of Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily tech newsletter. Our worst hacking fears came true on Friday as criminals deployed millions of everyday objects—internet-connected cameras, printers, and so on—to launch an attack on a critical part of the Internet. The attack was a success, crippling the websites of major companies like Amazon, Netflix and Twitter for hours at a time. We now have a handle on what happened: Hackers used publi..>> view original'Go Insta': The Future Live Video for Instagram?
(Photo : BTV) Apps that uses live streaming platform proved that live videos attracts people's interest. News came out from a certain publication that Instagram was testing its new live feature called 'Go Insta!'. Instagram has not yet commented about this information. It is not yet clear if the 'Go Insta!' is true or not. A live streaming platform allows users to post real time photos and videos. This feature gives an impression that the one who is uploading the video and the one viewing it se..>> view originalAT&T-Time Warner Faces Regulatory Cloud With Election Looming
AT&T Inc.’s planned takeover of Time Warner Inc. mirrors Comcast Corp.’s successful acquisition of NBCUniversal, but the latest pairing faces a potentially rockier path through Washington as the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees both express suspicion of blockbuster deals. While the Comcast-NBC deal won approval from regulators in 2011 with conditions aimed at protecting competition, AT&T faces a new landscape after a spate of high-profile merger challenges by antitrust watchdogs ..>> view originalDunk test video shows the Google Pixel is more waterproof than you might think
As a premium priced device, it’s a bit surprising that the brand new Google Pixel is severely lacking when it comes to its ability to withstand dust and water. In fact, the Google Pixel only sports an IP53 rating which means that it technically isn’t designed to even withstand splashes of water. DON’T MISS: Everything we know about Apple’s exciting next-gen MacBook Pro Per the Ingress Protection (IP) chart, here’s how the Google Pixel stands up. It has a level 5 rating against solids which me..>> view originalWhat a new map tells us about the Milky Way
By charting the concentration of neutral hydrogen, the most abundant element in space, a team of international researchers have created a detailed survey of the Milky Way. Combining 10 billion individual data points and thousands of hours of telescope observations at the Parkes Observatory in Australia and Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope in Germany, the HI4PI map shows concentration of stars in the Milky Way as well as the surrounding dwarf galaxies. The research, which began in 2006, was publ..>> view original2016 MacBook Pro: Release date, features and price details leaked ahead of Oct. 27 event; Where to watch it live
MacBook Pro 2016 Specs, Release Date, Price Rumors and Leaked Details The all new 2016 MacBook Pro is speculated to be unveiled by Apple on Oct. 27 just after Microsoft launches its Surface Book 2 and Surface Pro 5. But, before the official launch, details of the new MacBook Pro have been leaked in a report. It was in the year 2015 that the last MacBook Pro was launched and since then rumors suggested that in October Apple would be hosting a special event for Macs. Well,..>> view originalHillary Clinton will likely be as pro-innovation as President Obama
Gregory Ferenstein Crunch Network Contributor Gregory Ferenstein is a San Francisco-based writer and teaches math for journalists through the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. He is the publisher of The Ferenstein Wire. More posts by this contributor: How to join the network Silicon Valley has not embraced Hillary Clinton in the same way it did Barack Obama. Donors from the Valley contributed just a third of what they gave in 2012 (roughly $3.3M vs. $8.8M by June of..>> view originalGotcha: Space Station Grabs Onto NASA's 5100-Pound Cargo Craft
Enlarge this image The Cygnus resupply craft slowly approaches the International Space Station — and its waiting robotic arm, the Canadarm2 — Sunday morning. NASA TV hide caption toggle caption NASA TV The Cygnus resupply craft slowly approaches the International Space Station — and its waiting robotic arm, the Canadarm2 —..>> view originalA visual history of Nintendo consoles
Mario has made his way onto many machines over the years.NintendoNintendo’s future has arrived. It’s called the Switch, and, true to its name, it blurs the line between home console and portable gaming machine. We can’t say how good the new device will be just yet, but on concept alone, it looks neat. This is far from the first time we’ve said that about a Nintendo console. The Japanese giant has earned legendary status among gaming fans for making machines — and a whole lot of games — that ar..>> view original
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