From secret posts that aren’t secret and Facebook denying parents access to dead daughter’s account to why ‘I forgot my password’ won’t cut it, and more!
Word exploits weaponised in quick time
The normal lifecycle of an Office exploit can take months – what makes this latest Word exploit different?
Facebook wants to feel your pain (and your joy)
Feeling happy? Feeling sad? Facebook plans to harness your phone’s keyboard and camera to find out.
Apple to auto-update devices to two-factor authentication
iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra public beta testers will be automatically upgraded from 2SV. But, most users are unclear about the benefits of using 2FA.
News in brief: Google teaches safety; US builds AI spies; new Twitter vulnerability
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Microsoft Unveils The Smallest Xbox Ever — The Xbox One X
An anonymous reader quotes The Verge: After months of speculation, Microsoft is unveiling its “Project Scorpio” games console today, and it’s officially named Xbox One X. Microsoft’s Xbox One X naming comes just days after the company trademarked a mysterious…
Former FBI Director Predicts Russian Hackers Will Interfere With More Elections
An anonymous reader quotes the New York Times: James B. Comey, the former director of the F.B.I., testified that the Russians had not only intervened in last year’s election, but would try to do it again… Russian hackers did not…
Museum of Failure Opens In Sweden
Slashdot reader swellconvivialguy writes: A new museum in Helsingborg displays more than 70 failed products and objects, including the Apple Newton, Google Glass, Sony Betamax, Harley-Davidson perfume, and the Donald Trump board game. According to curator Samuel West, “none of…
How Lego Clicked: The Super Brand That Reinvented Itself
managerialslime shared an article about how Lego executed “the greatest turnaround in corporate history.” The Guardian reports: By 2003 Lego was in big trouble. Sales were down 30% year-on-year and it was $800m in debt. An internal report revealed it…
Ask Slashdot: Will Python Become The Dominant Programming Language?
An anonymous reader shares their thoughts on language popuarity: In the PYPL index, which is based on Google searches and is supposed to be forward looking, the trend is unmistakable. Python is rising fast and Java and others are declining….