FBI looks into Chinese hack targeting federal insurance
The FBI isn't commenting, and the Chinese government tells Reuters that it's "very hard" to determine where an attack came from without evidence. You're not about to get firm answers about those hacks, we're afraid. However, there's no doubt that online security is still an ongoing problem. Official disclosures show that there were 159 instances of unauthorized access in the FDIC's fiscal 2015, 20 of which were data breaches.The corporation is fixing at least some of the underlying problems. It..>> view originalCyanogen to shut down services by year's end
The OnePlusOne is one of the phones powered by the Cyanogen OS. So I guess I can finally stop trying to perfect my pronunciation of Cyanogen, the company that tried and failed to kill Google's Android OS and never grabbed much mainstream appeal. The startup announced late Friday that "as part of the ongoing consolidation of Cyanogen," it's shutting down all services and nightly builds on December 31. "The open source project and source code will remain available for anyone who wants to build..>> view originalFirefox will support Windows XP and Vista until September 2017
This doesn't mean that Firefox will stop working on XP or Vista in September, of course. But when security flaws are hard to avoid, it'll be impractical to keep using Firefox on those platforms when you could remain permanently vulnerable to exploits. There aren't likely to be many people who both run a 10-year-old operating system and care enough about their web experience to use a recent browser, so the impact may be limited. However, it's still a big deal if you're stuck on a work PC or o..>> view original5 tips for getting the most out of your fitness tracker
New fitness tracker? I've got some bad news for you -- simply wearing a fitness tracker isn't going to help you lose weight, according to a recent University of Pittsburgh study.That doesn't mean you can't use your new gadget to help you on your fitness journey. It just means that you can't slap a Fitbit on your wrist and expect to start magically losing weight. Oh, and it means that you probably need some info on how to get the most out of your fitness tracker. Here are some tips on how to mak..>> view originalWill Elon Musk Really Build a Tunnel Boring Company?
So here's the latest revelation pulled out of "Elon Musk's box of crazy ideas." The founder of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX has now decided to start a company that will dig tunnels for cars to drive through. Tunnel boring machines are massive pieces of equipment -- train-sized mobile factories designed to dig into the Earth. Coincidentally, they're almost perfectly shaped to fit aboard a rocket to Mars. Image source: Getty Images. We first learned of Musk's latest harebrained scheme (Get it?..>> view original'Star Citizen' Switches To Amazon Game Engine After Over 4 Years In Development
Cloud Imperium Games, the developer behind Star Citizen, is switching into a new game engine after already spending four years in development. Star Citizen, the spiritual successor to the Wing Commander series and the single biggest crowdfunding initiative of all time, is switching from the CryEngine of Crytek into Lumberyard by Amazon. Also switching into the new game engine is "Squadron 42," the game's single-player mode. Star Citizen Switching To Lumberyard "Lumberyard provides groundbreakin..>> view originalThe top free apps of 2016, according to Apple
Avery Hartmans/Business InsiderApple's list of the 10 most downloaded free apps of 2016 is a great place to start if you just got a new iPhone or iPad, and want to make sure you've got the apps all your friends probably already have. One note — Apple published its list in early December, so the smash hit Super Mario Run wasn't included in Apple's list. Facebook and Google dominate Apple's own list of the most downloaded apps of 2016. If not for Snapchat and Pokémon Go, Facebook would have the ..>> view original
Thursday, January 5, 2017
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