Scientists advising the US military say fears of an AI existential threat are ‘uninformed’

Making Magic: behind the scenes of The Magicians’ Hall of Magic interactive exhibit

An Inconvenient Sequel is a superhero movie about a sad Al Gore

Watch an Atlas V rocket launch an infrared surveillance satellite this evening

Politierapporten liggen op straat door verlopen domeinnamen

Doordat de politie een groot aantal domeinnamen heeft laten verlopen, zijn verschillende rapporten in handen gekomen van een ethische hacker. Die registreerde de domeinnamen en kreeg de vertrouwelijke informatie zo toegemaild.

Dell brengt Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming-laptop met GTX 1050 uit voor 999 euro

Dell is begonnen met de verkoop van zijn nieuwe Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming-laptops in de Benelux. De 15,6"-laptops hebben een GTX 1050-videokaart aan boord. Varianten met de 1050 Ti-gpu levert Dell niet in Nederland en België. Het goedkoopste model kos…

Unbreakable Locky ransomware is on the march again

Necrus botnet wakes up and starts fresh malware-cano Cisco is warning of possible return of a massive ransomware spam campaign after researchers noticed traces of traffic from the hitherto dormant Necrus botnet.…

Apple, Amazon smash audiobook cabal after European pressure

EU antitrust bod nods in approval as another market opens up Apple and Amazon have agreed to end the exclusivity deal that gave Audible sole access to the iBooks store.…

Fired Ofcom Remainer bod sues UK gov for withholding his payoff

Board member claims he was sacked for slamming Trump and Brexit A sacked board member of UK telco regulator Ofcom is suing the British government for refusing to give him a £75,000 ($92,500) payoff.…

Shocking crime surge – THE TRUTH: England, Wales stats now include hacking and fraud

'More realistic picture' we're told Crime stats for England and Wales have shown a huge year-on-year increase. Don't panic, though: it's due to the inclusion of fraud and computer misuse offences for the first time.…

Poll: Are you buying a Nintendo Switch?

Nintendo Switch ondersteunt geen streamingdiensten bij release

De Nintendo Switch ondersteunt geen streamingdiensten voor films en series als hij uitkomt over anderhalve maand. Dat heeft de hardwaremaker bekendgemaakt. De fabrikant wil nog niets zeggen over het spelen van games voor oudere consoles op de Switch.

Microsoft begint met verkoop e-books in Windows Store

Microsoft is begonnen met de verkoop van e-books in de Windows Store. Gebruikers kunnen de boeken lezen in browser Edge, die ondersteuning krijgt voor het lezen van boeken in diverse bestandsformaten. De verkoop van e-books is momenteel gelimiteerd …

IT team sent dirt file to Police as they all bailed from abusive workplace

Saintly clients fled investment firm after workers revealed hellish smut mountain ON-CALL  Welcome again to On-Call, which returns for 2017 with more tales of your fellow readers' experiences of horrible jobs at horrible times.…

Facebook bans Russia's RT ahead of Trump's Inauguration Day (then changes its mind)

Breaking news, literally Facebook apparently blocked Russia Today – the Kremlin-bankrolled broadcaster now known as RT – from posting anything other than text messages on the social network.…

Samsung kondigt livestream aan voor uitleg oorzaak Note 7-problemen

Samsung heeft aangekondigd dat het zondagnacht de resultaten zal delen van het eigen onderzoek naar de problemen rond de Galaxy Note 7. Ook externe bedrijven zullen tijdens de persconferentie de resultaten vertellen van hun onderzoeken.

What's SimpliVity CEO Doron Kempel and Arnie got in common? They'll both be back

From the special forces to, um, HPE Profile  SimpliVity CEO and cofounder Doron Kempel is a two-time storage startup winner. With HPE buying his firm for $650m, what will he do next?…

Avaya files for bankruptcy

Decade-old capital structure needs a refresh for cloudier times Avaya has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which allows organisations to re-organise their affairs in part by temporarily relieving them of ob…

What's SimpliVity CEO Doron Kempel and Arnie got in common? They'll both be back

From the special forces to, um, HPE Profile  SimpliVity CEO and cofounder Doron Kempel is a two-time storage startup winner. With HPE buying his firm for $650m, what will he do next?…

Samsung Note 7 investigation will blame ‘irregularly sized’ batteries and manufacturing flaws, says WSJ

Windows 10's new power slider lets you improve battery life or performance