Solandri writes: We’ve only been able to measure the Earth’s magnetic field strength for about two centuries. During this time, there has been a gradual decline in the field strength. In recent years, the rate of decline seems to be…
New Study In Mice Shows That Increasing Serotonin Affects Motivation, But Only In Certain Circumstances
New submitter baalcat quotes a report from Neuroscience News: A new study in mice shows that increasing serotonin, one of the major mediators of brain communication, affects motivation — but only in certain circumstances. Furthermore, the study revealed that the…
Russian Cyberspies Blamed For US Election Hacks Are Now Targeting Macs
You may recall “APT28”, the Russian hacking group which was tied to last year’s interference in the presidential election. It has long been known for its advanced range of tools for penetrating Windows, iOS, Android, and Linux devices. Now, researchers…
BlackBerry Files Patent-Infringement Suit Against Nokia
An anonymous reader writes: BlackBerry has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nokia, demanding royalties on the Finnish company’s mobile network products that use an industrywide technology standard. Nokia’s products including its Flexi Multiradio base stations, radio network controllers and Liquid…
Google's Not-so-secret New OS
According to reports late last year, Google is working on a new operating system called Andromeda. Much about it is still unknown, but according to the documentations Google has provided on its website, it’s clear that the Fuchsia is the…
Fancy Bear: who’s behind the group implicated in so many political hacks?
What do we know about the group known as Fancy Bear? Geoff White of Channel 4 News sifts through the evidence about the hacking group behind some high-profile cyber-attacks
News in brief: Cook hits out at ‘fake news’; Trump under fire; flying cars on the runway
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Valentine’s day: what’s your secret technology crush?
Naked Security writers reveal their secret security and technology crushes – but what’s yours?
Border guards force US citizen to unlock his NASA-owned work phone
There’s been an outcry at the experience of a NASA engineer detained on arrival in the US – but your rights if this happens to you aren’t clear
RSA 2017: SophosLabs report examines Top 10 Android malware
Android malware is on the rise according to the findings of Sophos Labs. We look at the top 10 malware families for the platform