Finnish ISPs ordered to block RABRG and YIFY websites

However, they got no respite and the blocks remained. It is not known if any of the ISPs plan to appeal the Market Courts most recent decision. Source:TorrentFreak Read More source: www.techworm.net

June 9, 2018 · 1 min · 32 words · Michelle Walsh

Now U.S. has the most powerful supercomputer on the earth

We reached a pinnacle today. The Summit supercomputer has a staggering 9,216 core-22 IBM Power9 CPUs as its compute base. Further, the CPUs are enhanced by 27,648 Volta Tensor Core GPUs, providing even more computational power. It weighs nearly as much as a commercial jetliner and is connected by 185 miles of fiber optic cables. The system is attached to 250 petabytes of storage. The operating system running on top of all that power is Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)....

June 9, 2018 · 1 min · 128 words · Linda Matthews

Amazon launches 4K Fire TV Cube with integrated Alexa Echo

Thanks to a built-in speaker and far-field voice detection, the Fire TV Cube can do just about everything. The Fire TV Cube is compatible with set-top providers including Comcast, Dish, and DirecTV. And its just the beginning. Amazon Fire TV Cube will only get better over time, with the Alexa service always getting smarter. The Fire TV Cube is available for pre-orders costing $119.99, and will begin shipping June 21....

June 8, 2018 · 1 min · 79 words · Ashley Barnes

Apple is working on bringing iOS apps to macOS

Federighi also added that both iOS and macOS would continue to remain separate products. iOS devices and macOS devices, of course, are different, Federighi said. That makes porting an app from one to the other some work. We wanted to make that much easier. Weve taken some key frameworks from iOS and brought them to the Mac. Developers are expected to be able to get into the cross-platform porting functionality sometime in 2019....

June 8, 2018 · 1 min · 85 words · Jillian Garcia

How to run a Security Scan on WordPress for Improving Performance

Online security has turned into a massive concern over the years. Hackers, malware, and viruses are on their rise, aiming to exploit your online privacy. Moreover, in the 2016 statistics, there were 61% hacked WordPress websites which had outdated security patches. Thankfully, that number has decreased to 39.3%. Therefore, running security scans on your WordPress webpage can be a solid solution to these issues. Is it important to get your WordPress site scanned?...

June 7, 2018 · 2 min · 307 words · Anna Ford

5 Best GitHub Alternatives To Host Open Source Projects

Not happy with Github being acquired by Microsoft? However, GitLab sacrifices the ease of use of GitHub for more privacy, security and serving speed. One if its unique features are that it’s possible for you to install GitLab onto your own server. GitLabs UI is clean and intuitive and also claims to handle large files and repositories better than GitHub. GitLab also allows users to have unlimited public AND private repos for free....

June 6, 2018 · 2 min · 270 words · Kathleen Robinson

ASUS unveils a dual-screen AI-powered concept laptop

#ProjectPreCogis nothing short of incredible. We had to jostle for a space to take photos of today’s#Computex2018super star. It’s sooo shiny and super lit! The gadget comes with the main screen, and the keyboard is replaced with a multipurpose secondary screen. Project Precogclaimsto be designed to provide a smooth and intuitive experience for industry-leading AI technologies. The concept PC has a virtual keyboard that apparently activates when the user approaches it....

June 6, 2018 · 1 min · 104 words · Mr. Shawn Boyer

ASUS ROG gaming smartphone announced with a 90Hz screen

Its AMOLED display blends a 90Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time. The display on the ROG Phone is also certified for HDR and has the DCI-P3 color gamut. It also claims to withstand blur-free high frame rates. The design of ROG Phone includes unique side-mounted ports and controls. It includes two programmable ultrasonic AirTriggers and advanced force-feedback haptics. The TwinView dock turns the phone into a veritable handheld gaming gear with a second screen and more buttons....

June 5, 2018 · 1 min · 128 words · Randall Chan

Facebook shared its users’ data with 60 Companies

Apparently, the data sharing was allegedly an issue as early as 2012. Its hard to remember now but back then there were no app stores. This took a lot of time and Facebook was not able to get to everyone. Partners could not integrate the users Facebook features with their devices without the users permission. And our partnership and engineering teams approved the Facebook experiences these companies built. We are not aware of any abuse by these companies....

June 5, 2018 · 1 min · 84 words · Derek Hernandez

Meet Norman, The World’s First Psychopath AI

Eventually, Norman was dubbed psychopath AI after psychological tests disclosed patterns associated with psychopathic traits in humans. As a result, the AI is biased when trying to understand real-life situations. In simpler words, if AI is trained on bad data, it will itself turn bad. Source:BBC Read More source: www.techworm.net

June 5, 2018 · 1 min · 50 words · Larry Clark

Microsoft to buy GitHub for $7.5 billion in an all-stock deal

On the other hand, Wanstrath will become a technical fellow at Microsoft. Both will report to Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice President of the Microsoft Cloud + AI group. The era of the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge is upon us, Nadella added. Developers are the builders of this new era, writing the worlds code. And GitHub is their home. Microsoft expects to report financials for GitHub in its intelligent cloud segment....

June 5, 2018 · 1 min · 73 words · Miranda Hogan

Attackers Can Crash the Hard Drives Using Sonic Signals

The group presented their research last week in San Francisco at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy. Adversaries without special-purpose equipment can cause errors in the hard disk drive using either audible or ultrasonic acoustic waves. An adversary without any special purpose equipment can co-opt built-in speakers or nearby emitters to cause persistent errors. In this case, an adversary would temporarily control an emitter in the system though some means....

June 3, 2018 · 1 min · 105 words · Katherine Fox

Microsoft in talks to buy GitHub, valued at $2 billion

It has more than 23 million individual users in more than 1.5 million organizations. Both Microsoft and GitHub have chosen not to comment on the newly surfaced acquisition rumors and speculations. Source:ZDNet Read More source: www.techworm.net

June 3, 2018 · 1 min · 36 words · Rebecca Dixon