How Hackers Hijacked Thousands of YouTube Accounts
Since at least 2019, hackers have been hijacking high-profile YouTube channels. Sometimes they broadcast cryptocurrency scams, sometimes they simply auction off access to the account. Now, Google has detailed the technique that hackers-for-hire used...
Surgeons have successfully tested a pig’s kidney in a human patient
The reception: The research was conducted last month and is yet to be peer reviewed or published in a journal, but external experts say it represents a major advance. “There is no doubt that...
Azure updates AKS with new Kubernetes technologies
Kubernetes is the foundation of much modern cloud-native software. Although it’s a mature technology that’s important for Azure and other hyperscale clouds, Kubernetes is definitely not standing still. Regular updates add features, while a...
Operational Technology in the Crosshairs – Nextgov
Way back in 2015, I interviewed several officials working at utility companies for a column I was working on for Nextgov about why we had not at the time experienced a major attack against...
The Best Theragun (and Other Great Massage Guns)
Massage guns, also known as percussive therapy devices, help relax and soothe sore muscles, whether you’re an athlete or just hunching over a desk all day. Theraguns (made by Therabody) tend to be the...
These weird virtual creatures evolve their bodies to solve problems
“It’s already known that certain bodies accelerate learning,” says Bongard. “This work shows that AI that can search for such bodies.” Bongard’s lab has developed robot bodies that are adapted to particular tasks, such...
3 things to add to your 2022 cloud to-do list
Cloud budgets have expanded in the last two years. Although most see the pandemic as the cause, the reality is that IT dollars have shifted to the cloud for pragmatic reasons as well, such...
Made Smarter helping UK food and drink companies with digital technology – DairyReporter.com
The Made Smarter Adoption Programme in the North West, a collaboration between UK government and industry designed to support the increased use of digital technologies, has worked with dozens of SMEs across the entire...
21 Great Wireless Chargers to Refuel Your Phone (or Watch)
Does my phone support wireless charging?Not all phones support wireless charging, but most brands have models that do, so look up your phone model first. You'll usually see "Qi wireless charging" (the default standard)...
The best open source software of 2021
Presto is an open source, distributed SQL engine for online analytical processing that runs in clusters. Presto can query a wide variety of data sources, from files to databases, and return results to many...
