Cylance, a US-based cyber security firm, has reported that Iranian hackers have breached “top” companies across the globe, including aerospace firms, energy companies, universities, and more. Affected companies are located in the US, France, Germany, China, England, Saudi Arabia, India, and Israel, according to the researchers, and were targeted under an effort that has been ongoing for the past couple … Continue reading
Uber’s business troubles over the past few weeks have spawned an increased scrutiny toward ridesharing services in general. The company recently posted its privacy policy, which spurred Senator Al Franken to fire a letter off to Uber expressing concerns and questioning aspects of it. During all this, Lyft quietly updated its own privacy policy, something the WSJ reported on late … Continue reading
Our friend Jason Silva gives an interesting argument in this video: Rather than thinking that tracking ourselves—geographically and biologically—will inevitably result in our individual alienation and the ultimate slaving of humanity, he believes that it would help each and everyone of us to realize our full potential.
Last year, we discovered that Iranian hackers had breached Navy computer systems , which sent an understandable wave of panic through the administration. But it looks like that might’ve just been the tip of a much bigger, more sophisticated and more deadly iceberg.
Different eras have different definitions of beauty. A look in the early 1900s can fall out of favor a few years down the road or maybe inspire a style decades later. Cut Video made this video that shows a model getting her and make up done to show what beautiful meant from 1910 to 2010.
Google’s just added a handy new feature to Gmail: you can now convert attached Microsoft Office files to Google Docs and edit them, all within your inbox. There’s also support for 15 lesser-used MS Office filetypes, and increased support for tables and charts and the like. Happy spreadsheeting. [VentureBeat via The Verge]
Let’s say, right, you’re the council for a giant city with a rising population, serious housing problems and a centuries-old public transit system. And you’ve got $300 million to spend on a new infrastructure project. Do you think you should a) spend that money on a garden footbridge that’s only open during the day , or b) something actually useful?
Relax everybody: Grindr is going to make finding a potential partner a much simpler affair. You see, now the app will calculate travel time in addition to how far away a potential Lothario is from you, physically. So let’s say you’ve been messaging w…
One of the highlights of the White House’s first-ever Maker Faire was another first: a 3D-printed portrait that recreated the President’s head with uncanny detail. But just how did this eerily realistic image come to be? The White House is more than …
Chances are when you need some funky tunes to keep you sane through the workday (or to drown out the loudmouth talking on his smartphone next to you), you’re grabbing the nearest pair of headphones. Whether they’re earbuds or cans, there’s as many di…
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