An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The world’s first floating windfarm has taken to the seas in a sign that a technology once confined to research and development drawing boards is finally ready to unlock expanses of…
Vegan Mayonnaise Company Starts Growing Its Own Meat In Labs, Says It Will Get To Stores First
Chase Purdy reports via Quartz: The maker of vegan mayonnaise has been working on getting lab-made meat onto dinner tables everywhere. It’s just that nobody knew about it. Hampton Creek — a company that built its name on plant-based condiments…
August Solar Eclipse Could Disrupt Roads and Cellular Networks
GeoGreg writes: On August 21, 2017, the contiguous United States will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1979. According to GreatAmericanEclipse.com’s Michael Zeiler, approximately 200 million people live within one day’s drive of the eclipse. Zeiler projects that between…
Blue Origin To Build Its BE-4 Rocket Engine In Alabama, Creating Hundreds of Jobs
Blue Origin has recently announced its plans to manufacture the company’s new rocket engine, the BE-4, at a state-of-the-art facility in Huntsville, Alabama. According to The Verge, the benefits for Blue Origin are both practical and political. From the report:…
Amazon Will Offer Prime Video At Half-Price In All New Markets For Six More Months
An anonymous reader writes: Amazon is leaving no stones unturned with its Prime Video, which it expanded to over 200 international markets last December. For the last six months, the company has been offering Prime Video, the sticker price of…
Major Hole Plugged in Secure File Transfer Tool
Biscom recently patched a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in its secure file transfer product.
Second Global Ransomware Outbreak Under Way
A massive ransomware outbreak is spreading globally and being compared to WannaCry.
Google Hit With $2.7 Billion Antitrust Fine
Claiming the company abused its dominance as a search engine to push its shopping service, search giant Google was hit with a hefty $2.7 billion fine this week.
Complex Petya-Like Ransomware Outbreak Worse than WannaCry
Today’s global ransomware attack is spreading via EternalBlue and through local networks using PSEXEC and WMIC.
Firefox Focus: the not-quite-a-browser for Android aims for privacy
Mozilla has brought its stripped back browser that focuses on speed and privacy to Android – here’s what we’ve made of it