Don’t get fooled into clicking phony Windows 10 upgrade emails
“Fraudulent emails encouraging you to upgrade to Windows 10 will drop ransomware, not Microsoft’s new OS, onto your PC. A post published to Cisco...
Monthly Archives: August 2015
The Physics of Some Seriously Awesome MythBusters Stunts
“Mythbusters, the TV show, isn’t trying to discover new scientific principles. They just test the coolest myths using basic scientific ideas. However, the show...
Using Windows 10? Microsoft Is Watching
“The company is collecting data on much of what you do while using its new software. From the moment an account is created, Microsoft...
SETI Targets Kepler-452b, Earth’s ‘Cousin,’ in Search for Alien Life
“So far, the antennas haven’t tuned into any broadcasts. “That’s no reason to get discouraged,” Seth Shostak, senior astronomer with the SETI Institute, which...
Stolen Consumer Data Is a Smaller Problem Than It Seems?
“Nathaniel Popper suggests stolen consumer data is not as big a problem or threat as it may seem, and the impact on consumers is...