An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Google: With initial Pixel pre-orders exceeding expectations and promising activation numbers from Verizon, Google is on track to sell three million phones with revenues of $2 billion in 2016. The Morgan Stanley estimate…
Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Diamond Batteries
Scientists at the University of Bristol have found a way to convert thousands of tons of nuclear waste into man-made diamond batteries that can generate a small electric current for thousands of years. New Atlas reports: How to dispose of…
Japan Fukushima Nuclear Plant 'Clean-Up Costs Double,' Approaching $200 Billion
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BBC: Japan’s government estimates the cost of cleaning up radioactive contamination and compensating victims of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has more than doubled, reports say. The latest estimate from the trade ministry…
Hackers Make New Claim in San Francisco Transit Ransomware Attack
The San Francisco Municipal Transport Agency says it has contained a ransomware attack, but now it faces new unsubstantiated claims by attackers who say they have 30GB of the agency’s data.
PayPal Fixes OAuth Token Leaking Vulnerability
PayPal fixed an issue that could have allowed an attacker to hijack OAuth tokens associated with any PayPal OAuth application.
Monday review – the hot 20 stories of the week
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Concern over FBI operation to catch users of darkweb site
Campaigners raise concerns over scope of FBI’s single warrant obtained from a Virginia judge
Sugar-Free Products Might Actually Stop Us From Getting Slimmer
Nutritionists suspected that artificial sweeteners weren’t really helping people lose weight, according to a new article submitted by schwit1. Now there’s hints of proof in a new aspartame study by the Massachusetts General Hospital. “We found that aspartame blocks a…
Self-Driving Trucks Begin Real-World Tests on Ohio's Highways
An anonymous reader writes: “A vehicle from self-driving truck maker Otto will travel a 35-mile stretch of U.S. Route 33 on Monday in central Ohio…” reports the Associated Press. The truck “will travel in regular traffic, and a driver in…
You Can Now Rent A Mirai Botnet Of 400,000 Bots
An anonymous reader writes: Two hackers are renting access to a massive Mirai botnet, which they claim has more than 400,000 infected bots, ready to carry out DDoS attacks at anyone’s behest. The hackers have quite a reputation on the…