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NASA just made moon mining a real possibility
We’ve heard enthusiastic talk of space asteroid mining missions before, but these ambitious plans could be one step closer to becoming a reality after NASA announced that it’s began accepting applications from private enterprises to fund such missions in return for access to the moon’s resources. If there’s one thing that we’ve learned from science ...
Uncovering ‘The Mask’, the most sophisticated malware yet?
An incredibly complex malware that’s said to be one of the most sophisticated ever discovered has been targeting computers around the world since at least 2007, according to a new report from security firm Kaspersky Labs. The malware, which has been dubbed “The Mask”, appears to be the work of Spanish-speaking cybercriminals. Researchers said that ...
Introducing the completely pointless Windows 8.1 Update 1
Microsoft is all set to release its first update to Windows 8.1 this April, and a number of leaks have appeared in recent days that show numerous small tweaks to the much-derided operating system that will do little to change the minds of its critics. To get an idea of how pointless Windows 8.1 Update ...
‘Bad news’ is ‘good news’ for Bitcoin
Bitcoin has been hit by a spate of negative publicity in the last week or so, but while doomsayers will be rubbing their hands with glee yelling out “I told you so”, those who genuinely believe in the cryptocurrency will be quietly optimistic that this could all turn out rather well. Bitcoin’s latest troubles began ...
IBM’s Mission Impossible: These chips will self-destruct in five seconds
The US military’s mad scientists over at DARPA have come up with yet another seemingly impossible mission – it wants IBM to build computer microchips that can ‘self-destruct’ after being used. Motivating this latest hair-brained scheme is a number of recent embarrassing episodes that have seen US forces accidentally ‘leave’ computer equipment behind, giving up ...
Nadella says focus is on mobile and cloud
Now that Satya Nadella is getting comfortable behind his new desk at Microsoft, the world is eager to see what the new CEO plans to do with the company, and most especially in the crucial mobile market. As well as dealing with this headache, Nadella will also need to figure out what to do with ...
Apple declares war on Bitcoin, but it’s a war that it’s destined to lose
Apple is now officially an enemy of Bitcoin. The world’s most valuable company has just launched another salvo in its war against the cryptocurrency, banning the popular Bitcoin wallet Blockchain from its app store without giving any clear reason why, according to a report in Wired.com. With blockchain no longer available on the app store, ...
Lenovo’s bold gambit should be a wake up call for US firms
Flush with cash from selling PCs by the bucket-load, China’s Lenovo has gorged itself on two massive acquisitions, splashing out $2.3 billion on IBM’s x86 server business, before following it up with a $2.9 billion grab for Motorola. That’s a tasty $5.2 billion worth of acquisitions in the space of about a week, and illustrates ...
British spooks launched DDoS attacks on Anonymous hacktivists
It’s not only the bad guys who carry out distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on their targets. Oh no, sometimes the ‘good guys’ will get up to the same old tricks. According to new documents released from former NSA contractor Ed Snowden and obtained by NBC News, British spy agency GCHQ launched a secret war against the ...
Bill Gates is back, but what impact will he have?
Microsoft’s choice of Satya Nadella as its new CEO has been widely applauded as a brilliant move, but less uncertain is the wisdom of the new leader’s decision to bring back Bill Gates into the fold. Having stated time and again that he intended to spend the rest of his days heading up the Bill ...
