iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra public beta testers will be automatically upgraded from 2SV. But, most users are unclear about the benefits of using 2FA.
News in brief: Google teaches safety; US builds AI spies; new Twitter vulnerability
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Microsoft Unveils The Smallest Xbox Ever — The Xbox One X
An anonymous reader quotes The Verge: After months of speculation, Microsoft is unveiling its “Project Scorpio” games console today, and it’s officially named Xbox One X. Microsoft’s Xbox One X naming comes just days after the company trademarked a mysterious…
Former FBI Director Predicts Russian Hackers Will Interfere With More Elections
An anonymous reader quotes the New York Times: James B. Comey, the former director of the F.B.I., testified that the Russians had not only intervened in last year’s election, but would try to do it again… Russian hackers did not…
Museum of Failure Opens In Sweden
Slashdot reader swellconvivialguy writes: A new museum in Helsingborg displays more than 70 failed products and objects, including the Apple Newton, Google Glass, Sony Betamax, Harley-Davidson perfume, and the Donald Trump board game. According to curator Samuel West, “none of…
How Lego Clicked: The Super Brand That Reinvented Itself
managerialslime shared an article about how Lego executed “the greatest turnaround in corporate history.” The Guardian reports: By 2003 Lego was in big trouble. Sales were down 30% year-on-year and it was $800m in debt. An internal report revealed it…
Ask Slashdot: Will Python Become The Dominant Programming Language?
An anonymous reader shares their thoughts on language popuarity: In the PYPL index, which is based on Google searches and is supposed to be forward looking, the trend is unmistakable. Python is rising fast and Java and others are declining….
New iOS 11 Settings Will Stop Apps From Tracking Your Location
An anonymous reader quotes The Verge: Apple is giving users the option to enable much stricter location rules with iOS 11, according to MacRumors. The company began this effort last year by adding a new option to iOS 10 that…
Has the 40-year Old Mystery of the 'Wow!' Signal Been Solved?
“Astronomers have confirmed that the Wow! signal, thought to be the most promising detection by SETI of alien life, was actually caused by a comet,” writes schwit1. New Atlas reports: Last year, a group of researchers from the Center of…
Delays In Unlocking Cellphones Seized In Inauguration Day Protests?
Cellphone data may play a key role in prosecuting people arrested at inauguration day protests, according to an article shared by Slashdot reader Mosquito Bites. A U.S. attorney acknowledged that “the government recovered cell phones from more than 100 indicted…