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What we currently know about the global cyberattack
WannaCry is a form of "ransomware" that locks up the files on your computer and encrypts them in a way that you can not access them anymore. Europol, the European Union's police agency, said the onslaught was at "an unprecedented level and will require a complex global investigation to identify the culprits". [Full Article...]
Global Doomsday Seed Vault Almost Flooded as Arctic Melts
The island saw temperatures seven degrees Celsius (or 12 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than normal, leading to rain and melted ice when light snow was expected. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is now home to over 900,000 seed samples from around the world. Once inside, the water froze into ice as temperatures cooled again, before any water could penetrate the vault itself. [Full Article...]
What is Google Lens?
Some time a year ago, the Chromebooks received Android Device Manager so they can also be found if missing. Google is introducing a new system that scans all of the apps on Android devices continuously, looking for unwanted behavior, malware, and other problems. [Full Article...]
Yemen rebel missile shot down near Saudi capital
It Riyadh but gave no further detail. This is the third time in almost two months that Houthis claimed firing ballistic missiles on military targets in Saudi Arabia, but were all intercepted and destroyed without causing any casualties. [Full Article...]
Notre Dame students plan to protest Mike Pence's commencement speech
President Donald Trump's second-in-command will also deliver a commencement address that day at Grove City College, a Christian school in western Pennsylvania, before returning to his native in on Sunday, where he will deliver a commencement speech at University of Notre Dame . [Full Article...]
Watch our HTC U11 hands-on video preview!
The deleted video showed the feature in action, with the person handling the phone managing to take a photo and launch Google Assistant simply by squeezing the sides of the phone. It features a 16MP front camera with 150-degree wide-angle lens. Once feature that caught my attention is the "Acoustic focus". As it is appropriate for a true flagship, the HTC U11 uses Qualcomm's latest Snapdrag... [Full Article...]
Is Apple making an Apple Watch device that tracks blood sugar?
He continued to discuss the problems diabetic people face everyday in just monitoring their blood levels: "It's mentally anguishing to stick yourself many times a day to check your blood sugar", he said. Apple's recent interest in the medical field could actually explain its ongoing research in the treatment of diabetes and the development of non-invasive glucose trackers. [Full Article...]
President Trump and Saudi King Salman meet in Riyadh
Under the kingdom's strict dress code for women, Saudi women and most female visitors are required to wear a loose, black robe, known as an abaya, in public. Several jets also flew overhead leaving a red, white and blue trail. The two leaders exchanged tweets, Trump saying it was great to be in Riyadh and King Salman welcoming him. [Full Article...]
Citrix Systems, Inc. (CTXS) Delivers Consistent EPS Surprises
About 116,414 shares traded. Media coverage about Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS) has been trending positive this week, AlphaOne reports. It has by 0.00% the S&P500. NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.is an externally managed real estate investment trust. Beta is also an important valuation ratio for analyzing the stock of the company, CTXS has Beta of 1.54 while its industry and Sector's beta rem... [Full Article...]
WhatsApp Pinned Chats Feature Now Available for Android Users
The messaging platform also updated its "Status" feature that allows users to share images and videos with their contacts on WhatsApp in a secure way. The beta version was introduced in the earlier month to Android users. To start with, first, you will have to update your app. Users can see any new conversations following the pinned chats. [Full Article...]
Destiny 2 detailed; Will be Battle.net only on PC
They had very positive things to say about the PC version's higher frame rate and more precise aiming controls. That means that Microsoft's Windows Store and Valve's Steam are likely shut out from Destiny 2 , at least for the time being. [Full Article...]
'High possibility' of conflict with North Korea, says new South Korean President
North Korea has made no secret of the fact that it is working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of striking the U.S. mainland and has ignored calls to halt its nuclear and missile programmes, even from China, its lone major ally. Asked about Beijing and Moscow's support for the six previous rounds of United Nations sanctions, Kim said both countries are "close neighbors" who "understand ... [Full Article...]
David Ayer in talks to direct 'Scarface' reboot
While the reboot is still in the very early stages and does not even have a director yet, current reports suggest that the movie could end up being spearheaded by Suicide Squad's David Ayer. Earlier drafts were written by Paul Attanasio and David Ayer . The new film will be set in Los Angeles, with a script by the Coen brothers . He is set to direct the DC Films' Suicide Squad follow-up, Got... [Full Article...]
'If you're not current, you're toast': WannaCry may spark wave of
The researcher purchased an unregistered domain name for $10.69, which ultimately stopped the attack for some time. They say that the principal motive of these ransomware was only to lock important information in networks and stop customer access to them. [Full Article...]
Trump will put America first on climate: Tillerson
High-level officials from the. He is expected to decide whether the USA will leave the 2015 Paris Agreement, or stay in with reduced commitments, after a Group of Seven summit at the end of this month. Those concerns have increased amid new tensions between Russian Federation and the United States. "The US-Russia initiative will make it easier to move equipment, samples and data across borders... [Full Article...]
Microsoft issues WannaCry security patch for XP, blasts U.S. for 'stockpiling vulnerabilities'
Europe's cross-border police agency chief Rob Wainwright said the attack was "unprecedented" and they are working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify those behind the malware who are now unknown. This weekend saw the largest ever cyber-attacks done on this planet that crippled many government facilities over the globe and even many private firms were also affected by the attack. [Full Article...]
Ford using first over-the-air software updates to its 2016 cars
Then your Ford vehicle will periodically connect to the designated WI-Fi network (which means the one whose settings are saved within the vehicle's settings) to check for updates. Starting today, anyone who owns one of Ford's 2016 vehicles with the SYNC 3 infotainment system can get a software update that will enable support for both Android Auto as well as its main rival, Apple's Carplay. [Full Article...]
Payments, video messages and quick view arrive in the Telegram update
Telegram will host the videos and users can subsequently view them on the channel's Telescope. "And yes, you heard that right, you don't need a Telegram account to view them", Telegram said. Telegram is working with Stripe to enable payments, but it has plans to add support for more localized options such as RazorPay, FlutterWave, PaymentWall, Yandex.Money and Qiwi, which will give it a stronger f... [Full Article...]
14th GST Council meet begins in Srinagar
The two-day meeting to be held today and tomorrow will be chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and is to be attended by around 150 dignitaries including finance ministers and secretaries of all states along with those of three union territories. [Full Article...]
IOS 10.3.3 adds new wallpapers for iPhone and iPad
That said, it's not a stretch to extrapolate that the annual unit shipment run rate of these devices could be in the ballpark of 10 million (probably a bit lower since early demand for the product should be higher than demand for it later in the cycle). [Full Article...]