An anonymous reader quotes a report from Hollywood Reporter: CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery has been delayed again as the series continues casting. The revival for the streaming platform has cast James Frain as Spock’s father, producer CBS Television…

JG0LD quotes a report from Network World: Microsoft announced today that it has added support for the Intel-backed Clear Linux distribution in instances for its Azure public cloud platform. It’s the latest in a lengthy string of Linux distributions to…

randomErr writes: 5.7 million adults in the United States have heart failure each year with about 41 million worldwide. Currently, treatment involves surgically implanting a mechanical pump, called a ventricular assist device (VAD), into the heart. The VAD helps maintains…

President Obama commuted Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence yesterday, reducing her time required to serve behind bars from 35 years to just over seven years. Prior to the commutation, WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange pledged to surrender himself to U.S. authorities if Manning…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Scientist: A female shark separated from her long-term mate has developed the ability to have babies on her own. Leonie the zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) met her male partner at an aquarium…

In an effort to improve air quality, the Chinese government has canceled over 100 coal-fired power plants in 11 provinces — totaling a combined installed capacity of more than 100 gigawatts. Reuters reports: In a document issued on Jan. 14,…

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Pair allegedly behind EyePyramid malware that compromised thousands of accounts held

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Dutch police warn that up to 20,000 people’s accounts could have been compromised