science and technology Comcast overcharged elderly couple $600, denied refund until contacted by Ars By arstechnica.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:37:22 +0000 Auto-pay compounded Comcast error, leading to a year of $50 monthly overcharges. Full Article Biz & IT Policy
science and technology LockBit, the new ransomware for hire: A sad and cautionary tale By arstechnica.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 04:18:33 +0000 You've probably never heard of LockBit, but that's likely to change. Full Article Biz & IT extortion lockbit ransomware
science and technology Frontier, amid bankruptcy, is suspected of lying about broadband expansion By arstechnica.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 18:00:36 +0000 Small ISPs want investigation as Frontier tries to block FCC funding for rivals. Full Article Biz & IT Policy FCC frontier
science and technology How well can algorithms recognize your masked face? By arstechnica.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 10:55:37 +0000 There's a scramble to adapt to a world where people routinely cover their faces. Full Article Biz & IT Policy AI facial recognition surveillance
science and technology Ubuntu 20.04: Welcome to the future, Linux LTS disciples By arstechnica.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:00:01 +0000 ZFS gets more accessible, security becomes a bigger priority, and Ubuntu speeds up overall. Full Article Biz & IT Features
science and technology “Chickens**t” whistleblower firings are “poison,” resigning Amazon VP says By arstechnica.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 15:27:05 +0000 Firings highlight “toxicity running through the company culture,” Bray said. Full Article Biz & IT Policy Amazon labor tim bray
science and technology CenturyLink still hasn’t met 2019 FCC deadline, now faces pandemic roadblocks By arstechnica.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:15:03 +0000 Pandemic disrupts broadband progress as cities halt construction. Full Article Biz & IT Policy centurylink FCC
science and technology [Update] Frontier will charge up to $89 for social distancing on flights By arstechnica.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 19:12:01 +0000 Because the airline industry can monetize literally anything, apparently. Full Article Biz & IT Policy airlines commercial flights coronavirus COVID-19 frontier nickel and dime
science and technology Hacker buys old Tesla parts on eBay, finds them full of user data By arstechnica.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 22:58:09 +0000 Data can be retrieved even after owners perform a factory reset, researcher says. Full Article Biz & IT Cars hacking infotainment systems media control units personal information privacy Tesla
science and technology Caddy offers TLS, HTTPS, and more in one dependency-free Go Web server By arstechnica.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 12:56:05 +0000 We put Caddy 2.0.0 head to head against a ranking heavyweight, Apache 2.4.41. Full Article Biz & IT Tech Apache caddy Ubuntu webserver
science and technology Wink smart hub users get one week’s notice to pay up or lose access By arstechnica.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:31:32 +0000 Devices will stop working for users who don't want to pay the new monthly fee. Full Article Biz & IT Policy internet of shit Internet of things smart home smart home hubs wink
science and technology Comcast resists call to open home Wi-Fi hotspots, cites potential congestion By arstechnica.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:08:45 +0000 "Comcast's excuse simply does not add up," three US senators say. Full Article Biz & IT Policy Comcast Ron Wyden
science and technology ZFS 101—Understanding ZFS storage and performance By arstechnica.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:00:05 +0000 Learn to get the most out of your ZFS filesystem in our new series on storage fundamentals. Full Article Biz & IT Features Tech disks raid Storage ZFS
science and technology US military is furious at FCC over 5G plan that could interfere with GPS By arstechnica.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:37:39 +0000 FCC accuses military of “baseless fear-mongering” in fight over Ligado network. Full Article Biz & IT Policy FCC GPS ligado
science and technology ‘It was so thick’: B.C. woman’s giant spider photo horrifies, but experts say not to fear By globalnews.ca Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 22:10:20 +0000 "I just always want to reiterate the spiders are our friends, and this isn't a dangerous spider," said Royal B.C. Museum entomologist Claudia Copley. Full Article Environment News Science b.c. spider Giant Spider large spider pacific folding door spider spider spider photo victoria spider
science and technology ‘Murder hornet’: Asian invader is death on wings for bees in Canada, U.S. By globalnews.ca Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:40:45 +0000 The Asian giant hornet stings through clothing like a red-hot needle and slaughters honeybees by the thousands. Full Article Canada News Science Trending asian giant hornet giant asian hornet giant hornet Honey Bees hornet vs bees japanese giant hornet Japanese Hornet murder hornet vespa mandarinia
science and technology Temperature screening not always reliable to mitigate coronavirus risk, experts say By globalnews.ca Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 21:23:09 +0000 Canada's chief public health officer Theresa Tam was quick to shut down the approach during the daily ministerial update on Monday. Full Article Canada Health News Science Coronavirus Coronavirus Screening Coronavirus testing COVID-19 PHAC Public Health Agency of Canada screening for coronavirus South Korea T&T Supermarket temperature checks coronavirus temperature screening temperature screening coronavirus theresa tam
science and technology Canada focuses on mitigating COVID-19, placing virus origin search on backburner By globalnews.ca Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 22:11:39 +0000 It will be important to one day learn the true origin story of the global pandemic to defend against similar outbreaks in the future, Health Minister Patty Hajdu acknowledged Monday. Full Article Canada Health Politics Science World Coronavirus coronavirus origin story Coronavirus Origins COVID-19 Donald Trump Fox News how did the coronavirus start Justin Trudeau mystery coronavirus origin Patty Hajdu theresa tam
science and technology Artemis Accords: Trump to draft legal space pact to allow mining on the moon By globalnews.ca Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 22:52:52 +0000 The agreement would be the latest effort to cultivate allies around NASA’s plan to put humans and space stations on the moon within the next decade, and comes as the civilian space agency plays a growing role in implementing American foreign policy. Full Article Science World Artemis Artemis Accords artemis program artemis space program space agreement space agreement artemis Space force space force usa space mining space program Trump Trump administration trump artemis accords Trump Space Force
science and technology Focus on COVID-19 has disrupted funding for regular health research, scientists fear By globalnews.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 02:47:36 +0000 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) put off its regular $275-million competition this spring to focus on delivering federal grants related to the novel coronavirus. Full Article Canada Health Science Canada Coronavirus Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR Coronavirus Coronavirus Cases Coronavirus In Canada coronavirus news coronavirus update COVID-19 covid-19 canada covid-19 news health care funding Health Funding
science and technology Green energy surpasses coal as top power source during coronavirus lockdowns By globalnews.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 19:53:23 +0000 The slowing economy due to COVID-19 has allowed solar, wind and hydro power to overtake coal-fired power. Full Article Science Trending Coal Coronavirus Coronavirus Good News coronavirus in the usa coronavirus news Coronavirus Updates Coronavirus US COVID-19 Green Energy Pollution Renewable Energy
science and technology South Korea experts say ‘reinfected’ coronavirus cases appear to be false positives By globalnews.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 05:44:04 +0000 In some cases, the tests may detect old particles of the virus, which may no longer pose a significant threat to the patient or others, scientists say. Full Article Health Science World Coronavirus Coronavirus Cases coronavirus false positives coronavirus news coronavirus reinfected Coronavirus reinfection coronavirus South Korea coronavirus update COVID-19 covid-19 news South Korea south korea coronavirus
science and technology The Status of Object Storage By gigaom.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:26:02 +0000 Last week NVIDIA announced the acquisition of SwiftStack, an object storage startup that, in the last year, refocused most of its work… Full Article Blog object storage Object Storage storage
science and technology Voices in AI – Episode 109: A Conversation with Frank Holland By gigaom.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:00:35 +0000 About this Episode On Episode 109 of Voices in AI, Byron speaks with Frank Holland about the nature of intelligence and… Full Article ai Artificial Intelligence Blog intelligence Machine learning
science and technology Voices in AI – Episode 110: A Conversation with Didem Un Ates By gigaom.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:00:02 +0000 About this Episode On Episode 110 of Voices in AI, Byron speaks with Didem Un Ates, the Senior Director of AI… Full Article ai Artificial Intelligence Blog intelligence Machine learning
science and technology Was Your IT Infrastructure Ready for COVID-19? By gigaom.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:28:55 +0000 Enrico Signoretti, GigaOm’s lead analyst on data storage and infrastructure, is based in Northern Italy. Lockdowns, quarantines, travel bans, restrictions on social… Full Article Blog Covid-19 Crisis Managment Data Virtualization digital transformation Digital Transformation Infrastructure IT infrastructure
science and technology VDI in the Age of Covid-19: Remote Work and the Challenge of the Virtualized Client By gigaom.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:47:41 +0000 These are trying times, not least because corporate life needs to go on, which for millions of businesses means delivering compute resources… Full Article Blog Cloud Edge Infrastructure Mobile
science and technology Voices in AI – Episode 111: A Conversation with Robert Brooker By gigaom.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:00:26 +0000 About this Episode On Episode 111 of Voices in AI, Byron discusses the nature of intelligence and Artificial Intelligence within the… Full Article ai Artificial Intelligence Blog intelligence Machine learning
science and technology VDI as a Service is better than VDI By gigaom.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:43:31 +0000 Last week, I attended Cloud Field Day 7 and some sessions with VMware, they spoke about the service and product ecosystem they… Full Article Blog Cloud Cloud Field Day Data Management VDI VDIaaS VMWare
science and technology Voices in AI – Episode 112: A Conversation with David Weinberger By gigaom.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:00:26 +0000 About this Episode On Episode 112 of Voices in AI, Byron speaks with fellow author and technologist David Weinberger about the… Full Article ai Artificial Intelligence Blog intelligence Machine learning
science and technology Marketplaces Are Changing the Way We Do Enterprise IT By gigaom.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:07:27 +0000 In one of my latest reports (Key Criteria for Evaluating Unstructured Data Management), one of the key criteria was the availability of… Full Article Blog CFD7 Cloud OpenShift TFDx VMware Cloud AWS
science and technology Why Should You Bother with Value Stream Management? By gigaom.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:22:47 +0000 What is Value Stream Management? Value Stream Management (VSM) is the TLA du jour among software development tools, so is it relevant… Full Article Blog devops DevOps vsm
science and technology Science news in brief: from making blue dye with red beetroot, to giant plasma bubbles By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-08T09:19:14Z And other stories from around the world. Full Article
science and technology New discovery suggests London's story goes back more than 3,000 years longer than previously thought By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-08T15:05:00Z Evidence points to London being a ceremonial site from the fourth millennium BC Full Article
science and technology Nasa and Roscosmos astronauts shot into space after unusual coronavirus quarantine By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T12:06:00Z Astronauts had to stay locked away on their own for longer than usual, with no visits from loved ones Full Article
science and technology Coronavirus: Summer heat cannot be expected to slow spread of outbreak, report finds By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T14:05:10Z Received wisdom doesn't hold up in pandemics, experts say Full Article
science and technology Apollo 13: What happened on Nasa's dramatic moon mission 50 years ago By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T11:40:00Z Mission is remembered as perhaps Nasa's finest, and most desparate, hour Full Article
science and technology Coronavirus: Researchers 'a few weeks away' from concluding clinical trials of treatment By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T15:28:38Z Australian scientists also working to evaluate extent of immunity to virus among public Full Article
science and technology Apollo 13: Enhanced photos show ill-fated moon mission in unprecedented detail By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T19:51:00Z Imaging specialist produces clearest pictures yet from dramatic Nasa mission Full Article
science and technology 'A bad time to be alive': Mass extinction 444 million years ago linked to loss of oxygen in Earth's oceans By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T09:33:00Z 'By expanding our thinking of how oceans behaved in the past, we could gain some insights into oceans today,' says scientist at Stanford University Full Article
science and technology Astronomers discover supernova 'twice as bright or energetic' as any ever recorded By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T18:07:00Z Death of massive star 4.6 billion light years away could aid search for universe's oldest stars Full Article
science and technology Flamingos form lasting friendships and 'choose to hang out' with each other, scientists learn By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T13:19:00Z 'It seems - like humans - flamingos form social bonds for a variety of reasons,' researcher says Full Article
science and technology Deadly disease killing olive trees 'could cost over £20bn' across Europe By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T12:29:00Z Disease, spread by spittlebugs, capable of infecting over 300 plant species Full Article
science and technology Exercise may directly protect against liver cancer, study suggests By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T18:32:12Z Experiment in mice indicates exercise provides high level of protection from cancer, even among those with diabetes and obesity Full Article
science and technology Coronavirus: Stray dogs eating bat meat could have sparked pandemic, scientist claims By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T20:13:59Z Other researchers have rejected the findings and say dog owners do not need to be concerned Full Article
science and technology Major new breakthrough could help reveal origin of the universe, scientists say By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T12:24:00Z Scientists have made a major breakthrough that could help us understand the origin of our universe, they say. Full Article
science and technology Coronavirus: Nasa using 50s-style 3D glasses to control Curiosity rover on Mars while team is working from home By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T17:49:08Z The remote working stakes have just gone up a notch Full Article
science and technology Coronavirus: Oxford University to begin human trials of Covid-19 vaccine next week By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T19:01:00Z More than 500 people enrol to test jab following trials in animals Full Article
science and technology Electricity usage suggests we're living every day like a perpetual weekend By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T12:59:35Z As people retreat to their homes, a group of analysts have seen a significant decrease in fuel consumption in the UK's largest sectors as transport reduces and offices and businesses close Full Article
science and technology Science news in brief: From mating flies frozen in time to butterflies in captivity By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T13:55:29Z And other stories from around the world Full Article