Netflix Hikes Price to $10 a Month Starting in May [ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 19:26:00 GMT ] Netflix is about to hike the price of its most popular plan by 25 percent for all streaming customers, to $9.99 per month for the two-stream HD service.
Apple Patent Imagines a Keyboard without Keys [ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 19:37:00 GMT ] After ditching traditional keys on almost every product it sells, Apple is now looking to phase out the keyboard on its MacBook as well.
SpaceX Rocket Lands on Ocean Drone in Historic First [ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 21:15:00 GMT ] SpaceX resumed station deliveries for NASA on Friday with the launch of a futuristic pop-up room, the first ever built for astronauts.
Live watermelon explosion blows up Internet - CNET [ Sat, 09 Apr 2016 00:49:13 GMT ] Buzzfeed tortures a watermelon live on Facebook for 45 minutes and pretty much the whole Internet tunes in to watch the mayhem.
The software that predicts your life span [ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:33:51 GMT ] Researchers have started a project creating a software that -- among other things -- will be able to predict a person's life span.
Friday, April 8, 2016
FBI Chief: iPhone Hack Works on 'Narrow Slice of Phones' [ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 18:20:23 GMT ] The FBI's tool used to take data from San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook's phone likely only works on a 'narrow slice of phones,' Comey said.
Uber Agrees to Pay $10M in Driver Background-Check Case [ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 05:13:13 GMT ] Uber will pay at least $10 million to settle allegations that it misled passengers about the quality of its driver background checks.
1B Adobe Flash Users Must Update ASAP to Avoid Virus [ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 10:19:57 GMT ] Adobe issued an emergency update on Thursday to its widely used Flash software for Internet browsers after researchers discovered a security flaw.
Google, Verizon 'Planning to Bid For Yahoo' [ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 10:33:22 GMT ] Verizon is ready to make a bid for Yahoos, and hopes to also make an offer for a stake in Yahoo's Japan subsidiary, said Bloomberg.
Is this what Planet Nine looks like? - CNET [ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 04:30:56 GMT ] A team of astrophysicists has modelled how the possible ninth planet in the solar system might have evolved.
Ice melt could make seas rise 6 feet by 2100 [ Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:05:33 GMT ] The drumbeat of warnings about the dire effects of rising sea levels has accelerated, with two recent reports calling into question whether some parts of the planet will become impossible to live in.
Hackers for Hire: $500 For a Corporate Email Account [ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 19:20:00 GMT ] New trends have emerged in the underground world of computer hackers, including an increase in working hours for Russian cybercriminals.
Humans Get Aroused When Touching Robots, Says Study [ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 20:33:00 GMT ] In a first for mechanical man, scientists have revealed that humans get aroused by touching robots, according to a new study from Stanford University.
Here's How Criminals Could Steal Your Tax Return [ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 21:07:00 GMT ] The incident highlights a growing scam involving phishing attacks, where criminals use stolen W-2 information to impersonate taxpayers.
White House 'Won't Support' Encryption Legislation [ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:21:04 GMT ] The White House won't offer support for legislation to empower judges to require technology companies to help law enforcement crack encrypted data.
Phoenix Latest City to Test Google Driverless Cars [ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:50:16 GMT ] Alphabet is expanding its testing of self-driving cars to the Phoenix, Arizona metro area, the company said on Thursday.
'Rogue One' teaser gives us new Star Wars #squadrongoals - CNET [ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 11:09:06 GMT ] Lock your S-foils in attack position, because the teaser trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is here. Yes, it's a prequel. No, it's not one of THOSE prequels.
Twitter explodes with Powerpuff avatars [ Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:00:47 GMT ] You can turn yourself into a Powerpuff character, and no, this isn't an April Fool's joke.
Ice melt could make seas rise 6 feet by 2100 [ Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:05:33 GMT ] The drumbeat of warnings about the dire effects of rising sea levels has accelerated, with two recent reports calling into question whether some parts of the planet will become impossible to live in.
NFL Picks Twitter to Stream Thursday Night Games [ Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:19:00 GMT ] It previously with Yahoo streamed a game from London this past season that took place Sunday morning in the U.S.
WhatsApp Strengthens Encryption for 1 Billion Users [ Tue, 05 Apr 2016 19:11:00 GMT ] The popular service WhatsApp has upped the ante on encryption, expanding protections so that only the sender and receiver can read messages.
Panama Papers Law Firm Says Data Hack 'External' [ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 10:30:36 GMT ] The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal said on Tuesday his firm was a victim of a hack from outside the company.
PayPal Pulls $3.6M N. Carolina Plan After Transgender Law [ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 10:50:00 GMT ] PayPal canceled plans to open a global operations center in Charlotte, North Carolina and invest $3.6 million in the area after the state passed a controversial law.
New App Designed to 'Bust' Tinder Users [ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 11:05:00 GMT ] If you've ever wondered if anyone you know is on the popular dating site Tinder, a new app claims it can help you find the answer.
