schwit1 quotes a report from New York Post: An international team of astronomers has found 60 new planets orbiting stars close to Earth’s solar system, including a rocky “super Earth.” The experts also found evidence of an additional 54 planets,…

Apple's iPhone 8 To Replace Touch ID Home Button With 'Function Area'
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Apple Insider: Apple will ditch the home button when it debuts a new ‘iPhone 8’ model later this year, and will dedicate the extra screen real estate to an area for virtual buttons,…

Elon Musk Is Really Boring
Sometimes it is hard to tell if Elon Musk is serious about the things he says. But as for his “boring” claims, that’s really happening. In a wide-range interview with Bloomberg, the billionaire talked more about his new venture, The…

Apple Announces WWDC 2017, To Be Held in San Jose On June 5-9
Apple said today it will kick off this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5. Much like every year, the developer conference is the place where we can expect to see what’s coming to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS later…

Check Your Privacy Filters: Facebook Wants To Be the New LinkedIn
From a report on CNET: Facebook isn’t just for wasting time in the office. It can now help you find a new job entirely. The social network has unveiled a Jobs page, which allows businesses to list all kinds of…

RSA 2017: Deconstructing macOS ransomware
Mac users, if you think your machines can’t be hit with ransomware, think again: they can. We look at some of the common variants and what you can do to protect yourself

Man sues Uber after privacy flaws ‘led to his divorce’
French plaintiff alleges that a flaw meant his wife was alerted to trips pointing to his affair despite him signing out of his account on a shared smartphone

‘World’s eighth-worst spammer sent more than a million emails’
Michael Persaud faces 10 counts of wire fraud, each punishable by up to 20 years in jail

Fake news: what can we all do to play our part in combating it?
Tech companies, media organisations and political parties are starting to work together but it comes down to us, too

Government focuses on young people to tackle cyberskills shortage
Scheme aims to have nearly 6,000 teenagers trained in cyberskills by 2021