Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: September 11, 2019kids with older brothers learn language slower: study
Children with older brothers have, on average, a somewhat slower linguistic development, found French scientists associated with the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Children’s language has been studied for many years, and most of the research to date on the subject shows that cadets…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: September 9, 2019It’s now possible to search for text displayed on your images in Google Photos
Google has quietly added a new feature to its Photos app that allows you to search for and copy text displayed on images in your phone. The feature uses optical character recognition, a process that translates text images into text files. This is something the…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: August 30, 2019Millions of identifiers found unprotected on a server
Some three million stolen email addresses and passwords were found online on a server used to send fraudulent messages and extort money from tens of thousands of victims. The server, which was not password protected, was at the heart of a complex online fraud operation,…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: July 30, 2019Windows XP and 7 vulnerable to an attack similar to WannaCry
Several older versions of Windows, including Windows XP and Windows 7, are vulnerable to a rapidly spreading computer virus that can infect entire networks, much like the 2017 WannaCry attack. The flaw identified by Microsoft could allow hackers to take control of a remote computer…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: June 7, 2019Thousands of extremist videos will be removed by YouTube
YouTube will remove thousands of videos advocating extremist ideologies such as neo-Nazism and white supremacism. This effort aims to eliminate discriminatory or hateful content. “We specifically prohibit videos that affirm the superiority of a group in order to justify discrimination, segregation or exclusion based on…