An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: During his campaign and presidency, Donald Trump has used Twitter to circumvent traditional media broadcasters and speak directly to the masses. He is particularly known for one specific tweet construction: he…
Social Media Giants Step Up Joint Fight Against Extremist Content
Social media giants Facebook, Google’s YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft said on Monday they were forming a global working group to combine their efforts to remove terrorist content from their platforms. From a report: Responding to pressure from governments in Europe…
Physicists Have Created the Brightest Light Ever Recorded
Jason Koebler writes: A group of physicists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Extreme Light Laboratory announced Monday that they have created the brightest light ever produced on Earth using Diocles, one of the most powerful lasers in the United States….
New Study Confirms the Oceans Are Warming Rapidly
An anonymous reader shares a report from The Guardian, written by John Abraham, who discusses the rising ocean temperatures and the important factors that affect ocean-temperature accuracy: The most important measurement of global warming is in the oceans. In fact,…
Google Slapped With $2.7 Billion By EU For Skewing Searches
Google suffered a major regulatory blow on Tuesday after European antitrust officials fined the search giant 2.4 billion euros, or $2.7 billion, for unfairly favoring some of its own search services over those of rivals. The European Commission concluded that…
New EU Privacy Laws Will Complicate B2B Data Sharing
Exploring the legality of the international business-to-business sharing of IP addresses within the cyber threat intelligence community.
Anthem Agrees to Settle 2015 Data Breach for $115 Million
Anthem agreed late Friday to pay $115 million to settle U.S. lawsuits around a data breach that hit the company in 2015.
Svpeng Behind a Spike in Mobile Ransomware
Mobile ransomware attacks spike in the first quarter of 2017, growing three and a half times compared to the previous year.
Another RCE Vulnerability Patched in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Google Project Zero’s Tavis Ormandy found another remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, the third since early May.
Monday review – the hot 27 stories of the week
From Stack Clash to some new malware using an old trick and Amazon’s plans for in-store web tomfoolery, and more!