Written by: River Knicks Posted on: May 30, 2019Google has stored unencrypted passwords for 14 years
Passwords have been kept by Google as text from 2005 to January 2019, according to the company’s announcement on Wednesday. This problem only affected some customers using the G Suite service. Normally, companies store their users’ passwords in encrypted form, which prevents hackers from reading…
Written by: Mitch Evans Posted on: March 30, 2019The two smaller moons of Pluto revealed
Images from the recent passage of the New Horizons probe near the dwarf planet revealed intriguing shapes on the surface of two of its moons, Nix and Hydra. The smaller satellites of Pluto had never been seen in such detail. In these photographs, published Tuesday…
Written by: River Knicks Posted on: March 30, 2019Huawei’s phones will no longer be able to use Google’s software
Huawei’s phones will no longer be able to use Google’s software, including the Android operating system and Gmail and YouTube apps. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reportedly decided Sunday to suspend its commercial ties with Huawei after the Chinese company was blacklisted by the US government…
Written by: River Knicks Posted on: January 30, 2019Should You Be Polite To Your Electronic Device?
Should one be polite with one’s electronic devices? Google seems to believe you should be, since its virtual assistant will now be more polite when a user will say the words “please” and “thank you”. For example, the query “Set a five-minute timer, please” will…
Written by: Zelda Wiggins Posted on: September 30, 2018Uber resumes test drives of autonomous vehicles in Toronto
The transport company suspended its tests in Toronto and several US cities last March after the death of a pedestrian snapped up by an autonomous car Uber in Arizona. The investigation showed that Uber’s employee on board was watching a television program prior to the…