CNN has obtained a draft of an executive order that could potentially censor huge portions of the internet. In an attempt to stop a perceived “bias” against conservatives, Trump’s plan attempts to strip certain protections from companies like Facebook and Twitter, particularly those protected under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). Although it’s…
Credit: Getty, Drew Angerer Perhaps no other company has profited more from the Trump administration’s treatment of undocumented immigrants — and US citizens of similar appearance — than Peter Thiel‘s Palantir. A recent investigation, conducted by Mijente, revealed the US government has at least 29 active contracts with the company worth approximately $1.5 billion. This…
Bitcoin BTC demanding ransomware knows no bounds, and the latest potential victim? DSLR cameras. A group of security researchers have managed to exploit vulnerabilities in a Canon EOS 80D digital camera to hold its owner’s photos to a Bitcoin ransom, The Inquirer reports. The researchers from cybersecurity firm Check Point Research exploited the camera‘s picture…
Welcome to another Moonday Mornings. Let’s waste no time and take a look at the weekend’s cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you can’t afford to miss. 1. Cryptocurrency traders in Israel are facing a sticky situation. Some banks are refusing to accept deposits from profits of cryptocurrency trading for fear they may have been obtained through…
Credit: International Telecommunication Union Alan Turing was recently announced as the face of the new £50 note for his code breaking contributions in World War II and laying the foundations of computer science. However, Turing’s work still challenges and inspires many people working today, especially those in robotics and artificial intelligence. In 1950 he asked,…
Ask anyone their opinion on companies using their data and the response will almost always be negative. It’s not surprising; revelation after revelation has revealed that the likes of Google and Facebook not only profit off of user data, but are often reckless or intrusive in the way that they do so. The level of…
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! There used to be a time when Beats headphones deserved their awful reputation — believe me, I actually owned a pair. Yes, these were the days before the company was bought by Apple and it released stylish, but terrible-sounding…
Just a day after announcing its new OS, Huawei has launched the first device running it through its subbrand Honor. The company launched a smart TV named Honor Vision Pro which has a pop-up camera for some reason. The TV has a 55-inch 4K screen that has 178-degrees of viewing angle and goes up to 400 nits…
TLDR: Learn to have your projects running like clockwork for just $29.99 With project management methodology and training exploding in popularity, it’s critical to have the right software for tracking your ongoing work. Thankfully, PC users likely don’t need to look any further than perennial partner Microsoft for help. Microsoft Project has been helping managers…
Search for “climate change” on YouTube and before long you’ll likely find a video that denies it exists. In fact, when it comes to shaping the online conversation around climate change, a new study suggests that deniers and conspiracy theorists might hold an edge over those believing in science. Researchers found evidence that most YouTube…
