An anonymous reader writes: Congress has passed a law protecting the right of U.S. consumers to post negative online reviews without fear of retaliation from companies. The bipartisan Consumer Review Fairness Act was passed by unanimous consent in the US…
Our Brains Use Binary Logic, Say Neuroscientists
“The brain’s basic computational algorithm is organized by power-of-two-based logic,” reports Sci-News, citing a neuroscientist at Augusta University’s Medical College. hackingbear writes: He and his colleagues from the U.S. and China have documented the algorithm at work in seven different…
The US Government Funds A War On Online Fake News
An anonymous reader quotes the Washington Post: Congressional negotiators on Wednesday approved an initiative to track and combat foreign propaganda amid growing concerns that Russian efforts to spread “fake news” and disinformation threaten U.S. national security. The measure, part of…
Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Linux Laptop?
Long-Time Slashdot reader sconeu is finally replacing his 10-year-old Toshiba Satellite laptop, and needs suggestions on the best current laptops for running Linux. I’m looking to run some flavor of Linux (probably KDE-based UI, but not mandatory) while using a…
iOS's 'Activation Lock' For Stolen iPads And iPhones Can Be Easily Bypassed
An anonymous reader quotes ComputerWorld: Two researchers claim to have found a way to bypass the activation lock feature in iOS that’s supposed to prevent anyone from using an iPhone or iPad marked as lost by its owner… One of…
News in brief: meals on robot wheels; Mirai blamed for new attacks; police bypass iPhone encryption
Your daily round-up of what else is in the news
New iOS lockscreen bypass renders Activation Lock useless
Security researchers have found a new bug that allows bypassing the Activation Lock feature.
‘Avalanche’ botnet takes a tumble after Europol cyber-bust
Multi-agency global operation takes down longstanding cybercrime platform
Reuters Built An Algorithm That Can Identify Real News On Twitter
Reuters has built an algorithm called News Tracer that flags and verifies breaking news on Twitter. The algorithm weeds through all 500 million tweets that are posted on a daily basis to “sort real news from spam, nonsense, ads, and…
Mercedes Unveils Digital Headlights That Project Street Signs, Markings Onto the Road Ahead
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: Mercedes has just announced a conceptual new set of lamps that can not only adapt their light distribution to cater to the environment, but can project high-res visual aids onto the…