When we first heard about the new iPad from Apple, we expected it to be a much cheaper device that would appeal to scholastic equipment buyers. What we got was a device that’s identical in looks to last year’s cheapest iPad, but with some key upgrades. Apple Pencil support and the newer A10 Fusion chipset …

The SpaceX plan for a global wireless internet network provided by 4,425 satellites has been approved by the FCC. The $10 billion Starlink proposal calls for the satellites to launch in two phases between 2019 and 2024, then fly between 714 and 823 miles above the Earth providing a 1 Gbps connection. Commissioners voted 5-0 …

Should Trump continue to go after Amazon? Brian Brenberg, The King’s College associate professor, discusses President Trump’s concerns over e-commerce giant Amazon. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Technology https://ift.tt/2J4eKcV

Last week the internet jumped on a new research paper proclaiming that the bitcoin blockchain contains child pornography. The authors of that paper conclude that if you’re one of the thousands of people running a full copy of the bitcoin software, or even just a curious researcher downloading the transaction history, you’re breaking the law. …

Companies and students who want to test an autonomous vehicle at the University of Michigan have the excellent Mcity simulated urban environment. But if you wanted to test a drone, your options were extremely limited — think “at night in a deserted lecture hall.” Not anymore: the school has just opened its M-Air facility, essentially a …

clerihew , n : A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line. English humourist and novelist Edmund Clerihew Bentley, who invented the clerihew, died on this day in 1956.

Wikipedia picture of the day on March 30, 2018: Winged altar at the parish- and pilgrimage church Maria Laach am Jauerling, Lower Austria. View with closed inner wings, showing the passion and resurrection of Christ. Anonymous master, 1480. https://ift.tt/2uw3X8b

Like honeypots used to bait and counteract cyberattackers, the HoneyBot is a decoy aimed at luring hackers and capturing useful information about them that can help targets protect themselves. “Honeypots give security professionals the ability to study the attackers, determine what methods they are using and figure out where they are or potentially even who …

To celebrate World Backup Day, AOMEI is giving TechRadar readers the opportunity to download AOMEI Backupper Pro free. This premium backup suite usually retails for US$49.95/£47.99/AU$83.99, making this a very special deal. You must register your software between March 30 and April 1, so act quickly! To get your free software, download and install the …