Author: Randall

NASA reopens Apollo mission control in time for Moon landing anniversary

[ad_1] The restoration team went out of its way to source authentic material, whether it was wallpaper from the Johnson Space Center or material sourced from eBay. Thankfully, you’re not limited to gazing from afar. Public tours of Apollo mission control will start on July 1st, 19 days before the Moon landing milestone. There’s certainly […]

Microsoft starts public tests for ‘Halo: Reach’ on PC

[ad_1] As it is, there’s good news for players when the finished Master Chief Collection update arrives. While it Forge won’t be available on launch for PC, the team is planning a “one-time” transfer of legacy Forge maps and game types from players’ file shares to incorporate them in MCC. If you had a favorite […]

Court convicts murder suspect found through a DNA database

[ad_1] Investigators linked Talbott to the 1987 murders of Canadian couple Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg after two of his cousins (from both sides of the family) uploaded their DNA profile to GEDMatch. The database, which also led to the Golden State Killer arrest, allows users to upload their DNA test results from services […]

Recommended Reading: Algorithms and school surveillance

[ad_1] Aggression Detectors: The unproven, invasive surveillance technology schools are using to monitor students Jack Gillum and Jeff Kao, ProPublica Following the rise in mass shootings, schools, hospitals and other public places are installing tech to… [ad_2] Source link

Trump to lift some restrictions on Huawei as part of China truce

[ad_1] The change of heart leaves Huawei highly restricted. It’s still on the Commerce Department’s Entities List, preventing it doing business with US companies unless there’s explicit government approval. Trump said the US would decide on removing Huawei from the list later, and noted that there was a meeting to discuss the subject on July […]

SIM-swap cell phone hacking horror stories

[ad_1] Ready for a horror story?How a trivial cell phone hack is ruining lives Violet Blue explains how SIM-swap attacks have been used to steal online accounts and even as much as $100,000 from a victim’s bank account. In these attacks, someone uses pieces of personal information to convince your cell service provider to transfer […]

Can the police make me unlock my smartphone?

[ad_1] Terrence O’BrienManaging Editor Although I’m not a lawyer, I was able to find some information courtesy of the ACLU and the EFF. (Note that this information pertains to US citizens specifically.) If you’re at the border, police are permitted to search your computer and portable devices, regardless of whether they have a warrant. Other […]

ActionDash 3.0’s new ‘Focus’ mode keeps Android users on task

[ad_1] If you’d rather just limit the use of certain apps altogether, then try its daily limits. That feature similarly locks down chosen apps once you’ve done enough mindless scrolling for the day. Don’t need the willpower assist and want to manage use on your own? Then check out another beta feature, the Usage Assistant […]

SpaceX plans to launch Starship’s first commercial flight in 2021

[ad_1] SpaceX introduced the launch system as the Big Falcon Rocket or BFR until its upper stage was renamed to Starship and its rocket booster to Super Heavy. Two competing builds are currently undergoing development in Texas and in Florida, and it’s possible that the final spacecraft will combine the best solutions the two teams […]

Wizards Unite’ festival occurs Labor Day weekend

[ad_1] The first Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival will be this Labor Day weekend (August 31 – September 1) in Indianapolis! Learn more: https://t.co/ugkmLPnP98 #WizardsUnite pic.twitter.com/ZfCOhtTKsO — Niantic, Inc. (@NianticLabs) June 27, 2019 Niantic’s announcement is pretty scarce on details, though. It sounds like the company is still ironing out things — and probably […]