United Nations declares Internet Access a basic human right

The resolution was passed last Friday, but was opposed by countries including Russia, China, Saudi Arabia. The surprising opposition came from countries like South Africa, India, and Indonesia which are democracies. The UN resolution was supported by 70 countries. According toa statementreleased by Article 19, a British organization that works to promote freedom of expression and information. President Obama had already declared the right to Internet access as a necessity....

July 5, 2016 · 1 min · 88 words · Douglas Reese

View of the formula one racetrack through a driver’s eyes (video)

The same task would take half a second for the average driver. Its near enough superhuman. Hulkenberg is then tested with the starting light which he reacts to quicker than a tenth of a second. Hulkenberg then talks us through as he drives, telling us what hes looking out for. Just focussing from apex to apex, looking to the apex. Feel what the car does with your body and just react with everything you have, he says....

July 5, 2016 · 1 min · 79 words · Wendy Hendrix

‘Ghost town’ listed up for sale on Craigslist for $350,000

The town Cabin Creek is located just outside of Byers, Colorado in rural Adams County. Recently, the owner, James Johnson placed an ad for sale on Craigslist to sell his town. Theres something cool about tiny towns, Johnson told KDVR. Anytime I would stop on Route 66, Id see places like this and I just love them. Johnson first drove by Cabin Creek decades ago, and he had to have it....

July 5, 2016 · 2 min · 239 words · Arthur Nelson

AI beats a human fighter pilot in an air combat simulator

Now another AI has successfully managed to beat an ace fighter pilot in a combat simulation. The result, the Colonel lost. In a series of flight combat simulations, the A.I. successfully dodged Lee, and shot him down every time. In a statement, Lee called it the most aggressive, responsive, dynamic and credible A.I. Ive seen to date. Having said that, Lee is experienced when it comes to aerial combat is a remarkable understatement....

July 4, 2016 · 1 min · 196 words · Jamie Mcdaniel

British woman banned from Facebook because her name is ISIS

The Bristolian, unfortunately, shares her name with terror group ISIS. I thought it was about the surname, so I just changed it to Isis Thomas. But that didnt work and I realised they had a problem with me being called Isis, Isis said. They sent a message saying Isis wasnt allowed, it didnt comply with the policy. They asked me to send in proof of identity, which I did. Things have definitely changed for me and my name....

July 4, 2016 · 1 min · 148 words · Mr. Antonio Gutierrez

Facebook’s ‘Multilingual Composer’ allows you to post in different languages

Facebook announced that its own developers have built a multilingual composer. People can edit Facebooks auto-composed translation or leave it as it is. Now you might enjoy making posts on Facebook in the language of you choice. source: www.techworm.net

July 4, 2016 · 1 min · 39 words · Darrell Johnson

5 Important Skills You Require To Keep Your Job In The Next 10 Years

The world is changing and it is changing fast. So, what are the skills required to develop now to remain employable over the next decade? So how do we approach the future and keep pushing the limits in the job market. Adapting to the change and the requirements of time is a must in todays continuously evolving world. Here are five skills to start developing now to preserve your marketability over the next decade....

July 3, 2016 · 1 min · 183 words · Mary Schmidt

BitTorrent Protocol Turned 15 year-old

Happy Birthday BitTorrent! message boardon July 2, 2001. The only reply he received on the board was Whats BitTorrent, Bram? By utilizing peoples upload and download capacity at the same, he was just trying to enhance file transfers. Popular files are distributed more rapidly, since BitTorrent users download and upload at the same time. However, distribution slows down with other file-sharing technologies. As a result, BitTorrent soon became accountable for a quarter of all Internet traffic....

July 3, 2016 · 1 min · 166 words · Larry White

Despite Microsoft’s Windows 10 nagware, more users are reverting to Windows 7

While it does, the only problem for Windows 10 is that Windows 7 shows signs of recovery too. Windows 7 enhanced its share too, mounting from 48.57 percent in May to 49.05 percent in June. source: www.techworm.net

July 3, 2016 · 1 min · 37 words · William Bass

Hacker who leaked Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton nudes pleads guilty

After two years, the long hands of law have finally reached the Fappening hackers. If proven guilty, Majerczyk faces up to five years in prison. Majerczyk is the second hacker to plead guilty in Fappening leaks. Collins has not yet been sentenced, but prosecutors recommended a sentence of 18 months. It does not mean that it comes with the territory. I cant believe that we even live in that kind of world....

July 3, 2016 · 1 min · 74 words · Jesus Maynard

Hackers leak 790,000 private messages from Muslim Match dating website

The hackers also leaked 790,000 private and confidential messages sent by Muslim Match users to one another. Muslim Matchs majority users were Islamic adherents and belonged to United States, United Kingdom and Pakistan. Muslim Match is shut down for the month of Ramadan and has not commented on the data breach. Dating and matchmaking websites seem to be a popular target for hackers. source: www.techworm.net

July 3, 2016 · 1 min · 65 words · Victoria Fox

How to see the posts you like on your Facebook timeline

How will this affect you? In this article we will tell you how to see the posts you like on your Facebook timeline. Facebook had last tweaked its news feed in 2014 to clamp down on clickbait posts with grabby headlines. Here are some tricks to get the best out of Facebook. Your friends will get to continue seeing them if you generate them. That will keep the content moving....

July 3, 2016 · 1 min · 72 words · Jessica Rodriguez

Leaked specs show BlackBerry working on three Android smartphones

Last year, BlackBerry released its first Android smartphone named Priv. According to the report, the company will be launching one equipment per quarter for the next three quarters. It will feature a 1080p 5.2-inch touchscreen powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor. It will have no physical keyboard. It will come with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of in-built storage. It will have a 2,610mAh battery with support for QuickCharge 2....

July 3, 2016 · 1 min · 110 words · Johnny Snyder