Slashdot: Chrome Extension Developers Under a Barrage of Phishing Attacks Chrome Extension Developers Under a Barrage of Phishing Attacks Published on August 12, 2017 at 04:34PM An anonymous reader quotes Bleeping Computer:Google’s security team has sent out warnings via email to Chrome extension developers after many of them have been the targets of phishing attacks, some …
Slashdot: Russian Group That Hacked DNC Used NSA Attack Code In Attack On Hotels Russian Group That Hacked DNC Used NSA Attack Code In Attack On Hotels Published on August 12, 2017 at 03:00PMAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A Russian government-sponsored group accused of hacking the Democratic National Committee last year has …
Slashdot: Uber and Lyft May Cause Lower Car Ownership In Big Cities, Says Report Uber and Lyft May Cause Lower Car Ownership In Big Cities, Says Report Published on August 12, 2017 at 12:00PMA new study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has shed light on what may turn out to be a growing …
Slashdot: Uber and Lyft May Cause Lower Car Ownership In Big Cities, Says Report Uber and Lyft May Cause Lower Car Ownership In Big Cities, Says Report Published on August 12, 2017 at 12:00PMA new study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has shed light on what may turn out to be a growing …
Slashdot: NASA Looks At Reviving Atomic Rocket Program NASA Looks At Reviving Atomic Rocket Program Published on August 12, 2017 at 09:00AMBig Hairy Ian shares a report from New Atlas: When the first manned mission to Mars sets out, it may be on the tail of an atomic rocket engine. The Space Race vintage technology could …
Slashdot: FBI Says Islamic State Used eBay, PayPal To Channel Money To the US FBI Says Islamic State Used eBay, PayPal To Channel Money To the US Published on August 12, 2017 at 05:30AMAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Islamic State allegedly used PayPal and fake eBay transactions to channel money to an …
Slashdot: Vitamin B3 Supplement Can Prevent Miscarriages and Birth Defects, Says Study Vitamin B3 Supplement Can Prevent Miscarriages and Birth Defects, Says Study Published on August 12, 2017 at 04:05AMbrindafella writes: The landmark finding about vitamin B3, made by the Victor Chang Institute in Sydney, Australia, has been described as “the most important discovery for pregnant …
Slashdot: Silicon Valley Billionaire Fails To Prevent Access To Public Beach Silicon Valley Billionaire Fails To Prevent Access To Public Beach Published on August 12, 2017 at 03:25AMRobotron23 writes: Vinod Khosla, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, has lost his appeal to privatize Martins Beach — a publicly-owned strip of coastline in California. Having previously fenced off …
Slashdot: Netflix Discussing Keeping Streaming Rights To Disney’s Marvel, Star Wars Films Netflix Discussing Keeping Streaming Rights To Disney’s Marvel, Star Wars Films Published on August 12, 2017 at 02:45AMAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Netflix is in “active discussions” with Disney about keeping Marvel and “Star Wars” films after 2019, when new Disney …
Slashdot: SoundCloud Saved By $170 Million Emergency Funding As CEO Steps Aside SoundCloud Saved By $170 Million Emergency Funding As CEO Steps Aside Published on August 12, 2017 at 02:05AMLast month, SoundCloud announced it was cutting about 40 percent of its staff in a cost-cutting move to help it compete against larger rivals like Spotify and …