Clint Perry, a biologist who studies the evolution of cognition in insects at Queen Mary University of London, and his colleagues have released the results of a creative new experiment in which they essentially taught bumblebees how to play “bee…
Arizona Bill Would Make Students In Grades 4-12 Participate Once In An Hour of Code
theodp writes: Christopher Silavong of Cronkite News reports: “A bill, introduced by [Arizona State] Sen. John Kavanagh [R-Fountain Hills] would mandate that public and charter schools provide one hour of coding instruction once between grades 4 to 12. Kavanagh said…
Al Gore Sells $29.5 Million In Apple Stock
An anonymous reader quotes a report from AppleInsider: A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday reveals Apple board member Al Gore this week sold 215,437 shares of Apple stock (APPL) worth about $29.5 million. Gore’s stock sale, which…
Java and Python FTP Attacks Can Punch Holes Through Firewalls
“The Java and Python runtimes fail to properly validate FTP URLs, which can potentially allow attackers to punch holes through firewalls to access local networks,” reports CSO Online. itwbennett writes: Last weekend security researcher Alexander Klink disclosed an interesting attack…
Are Your Slack Conversations Really Private and Secure?
An anonymous reader writes: “Chats that seem to be more ephemeral than email are still being recorded on a server somewhere,” reports Fast Company, noting that Slack’s Data Request Policy says the company will turn over data from customers when…