An anonymous reader quotes a report from Tom’s Guide: A new survey has reached a startling conclusion: iPhone apps tend to violate your privacy just as often as Android apps do. “Overall, we find that neither platform is clearly better than the other f…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Hits $100 Billion Valuation
The valuation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX crossed $100 billion following a share sale by existing investors announced this week. CNBC reports: SpaceX has an agreement with new and existing investors to sell up to $755 million in stock from insiders at $560 a…
BrewDog Exposes Data of 200,000 Customers and Shareholders
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechRadar: BrewDog, one of the world’s largest craft beer brewers, has exposed personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to more than 200,000 of its shareholders and customers, according to cybersecuri…
WSU Will Lead $125 Million Global Project To Find, Analyze Animal Viruses
Washington State University this week launched a new $125 million program to collect and analyze animal viruses with the aim of preventing the next pandemic. GeekWire reports: The program is funded with an award from the U.S. Agency for International D…
Hackers of SolarWinds Stole Data On US Sanctions Policy, Intelligence Probes
An anonymous reader writes: The suspected Russian hackers who used SolarWinds and Microsoft software to burrow into U.S. federal agencies emerged with information about counter-intelligence investigations, policy on sanctioning Russian individuals and …
Intel Not Considering UK Chip Factory After Brexit
The boss of Intel says the US chipmaker is no longer considering building a factory in the UK because of Brexit. The BBC reports: Pat Gelsinger told the BBC that before the UK left the EU, the country “would have been a site that we would have consider…
Google and YouTube Will Cut Off Ad Money For Climate Change Deniers
Google will no longer allow advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators to monetize content that denies the existence of climate change. The Verge reports: The company detailed the changes in a support document on Thursday. “Today, we’re announcing a…
Valve Opens Up a Steam Deck To Explain Why It Thinks You Shouldn’t
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Valve has posted an official teardown of its upcoming handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck. Before diving into the teardown, though, the company spends about a minute to strongly caution against taking …
A French Company Is Using Enzymes To Recycle One of the Most Common Single-Use Plastics
In late September, Carbios, a French startup, opened a demonstration plant in central France to test the use of enzymes to recycle PET, one of the most common single-use plastics and the material used to make most beverage bottles. MIT Technology Revie…
A Controversial Autism Treatment Is About To Become a Very Big Business
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: At Duke University’s Marcus Center for Cellular Cures, parents can enroll their children into a number of clinical trials that aim to study the effects of cells derived from umbilical cord blood on …