November 24, 2017 Stop talking about the need for computer science and start teaching it Until recently, the basic skills that we are all taught in elementary and secondary school have given us an adequate foundation to lead us through much of daily life.
October 12, 2017 Millions of Pornhub users may have been spied on following hack Pornhub was hacked by a malicious software that could have affected millions of subscribers to the adult website.
September 27, 2017 Nearly half of all Americans victims of online harassment, study says A new Pew surveys says that 41 percent of Americans have been victims of harassing behavior online.
September 26, 2017 Supercomputer set to launch on space station mission A supercomputer built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise will be on board a SpaceX spacecraft when it launches on a resupply mission to the International Space Station Monday. The computer will be used in a year-long high-performance computing experiment during its time in orbit.
August 16, 2017 Petya ransomware: What you need to know Petya has affected more than 12,500 machines in Ukraine alone, and spread to another 64 countries, including Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Russia, and the US.
August 16, 2017 Photobucket angers a lot of its users with sudden payment demand Photobucket has upset a large chunk of its user base after suddenly demanding $400 a year for embedding images in third-party sites. Even worse, currently hosted images have been removed from sites until payment is received.
April 15, 2017 How to listen to everything Amazon Echo has ever heard If you own an Amazon Echo, you probably know its strange secret: The device records a lot of what you say. Deep inside that dark tower, Echo keeps a vast trove of recordings. Your voice is preserved. Your friends’ voices are preserved. Anyone who has ever been to your house and said, “Alexa!” has contributed to its great library of human sound.
April 14, 2017 Tech treasure in your attic? Here's a quick guide You might want to take another look at that computer gathering dust in your attic.
April 12, 2017 Prisoners in Ohio hid computers filled with porn, info about making explosives A prison work program in Ohio is in the spotlight after two inmates built computers from PCs they were supposed to be recycling and hid them in a training room ceiling.
March 27, 2017 How to wipe your hard drive Planning to get rid of your PC? How can you make sure all the personal files on your hard drive are erased and unrecoverable?
