Google Chrome now defaults to HTML5 for most sites
HTML5 by default has been a long time coming for the browser. Two versions ago, Google began blocking Flash that was running "behind the scenes." The continued change over to HTML5 should lead to faster load times, better security and improved overall performance. The update to version 55 also includes CSS automatic hyphenation that will help with the look of text blocks and line wrapping.For Android users, the new version brings wider availability of a downloads feature that enables offline vi..>> view originalCheck if you were hit by the massive 'Avalanche' cybercrime ring
Lutz Gaebel, press officer at the German Federal Prosecutor's Office, right, speaks at a press conference in Lueneburg, Germany, Thursday Dec. 1, 2016. Police announced the discovery and neutralization of a massive online fraud network. Also Europol says five key suspects have been arrested in connection with a massive operation aimed at knocking out a cybercrime group accused of inflicting hundreds of millions of euros in losses worldwide.The European Union police agency said the sweep was "u..>> view originalSnapchat will make Los Angeles a stronger tech hub
If you were to write a history of Silicon Valley, you could do it by looking at a series of major diaspora. Companies like Google, Yahoo, Oracle and PayPal attract top talent for years; when they reach maturity or a major liquidity event, their talent disperses and germinates into the next generation of companies. The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, and the tendency of these companies to start up and grow nearby their progenitors has contributed to the virtuous cycle that maintains the..>> view originalAmazon's new Snowmobile collects data instead of blasting through powder
The Snowmobile is an expansion of Amazon's Snowball service. Amazon ships an 80 terabyte Snowball storage unit to customers. Once they uploaded their data, the customer would ship the Snowball back to Amazon so the data could be directly transferred to a server. Amazon designed the Snowball to deal with high network costs, long transfer times, and security concerns at come with moving large amounts of data over the internet.For some customers, the Snowball simply didn't provide enough space. T..>> view originalPanel urges better cybersecurity to President-elect Trump
FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama, joined by from left, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano, former National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, talks to ...>> view originalFormer Foxconn Manager Faces 10-Year Prison Sentence for Profiting $1.5M on Stolen iPhones
A former senior Foxconn manager was recently indicted for stealing 5,700 iPhones in China to pocket around $1.56 million. Factoring in his accomplices, the entire scheme made $2.2 million between 2013 and 2014 by stealing only the iPhones which were supposed to be scrapped on the manufacturing line, and selling them to various shops in China, according to a report by Asia One (via Business Insider). The ringleader, identified only by his family name Tsai, was reported as having instructed eig..>> view originalFCC slams AT&T and Verizon over zero-rating offers
Photo by FCC The Federal Communications Commission is not cool with AT&T's offer that lets customers stream the carrier's DirecTV service without it counting against their data plans. The commission has also launched an investigation into a similar offer from Verizon.In a letter sent to AT&T on Thursday, the agency said it's reached a preliminary conclusion that the carrier is violating net neutrality rules, whic..>> view originalThe LG UltraFine 4K is a great MacBook monitor
No Apple product was more overdue an update than the Thunderbolt Display. First sold in 2011, its unlaminated, un-Retina screen was beautiful in its day, but Apple gave it so little attention that it even chose to throw an adapter in the box rather than update its charging cable with the 2012 MagSafe 2 connector. And, with Apple moving to Retina displays across most of the Mac line, the Thunderbolt Display was left to languish on shelves at a ludicrously high price. But the stage was set this y..>> view originalThe Good, The Bad And The Cringeworthy Of The 2016 Game Awards
The 2016 Game Awards have come and gone, and it's time to give the ceremony its postmortem. What worked? What didn't work? And is this the video game award show we need, or the one we deserve? Let's go over the good, the bad and the cringeworthy of last night's show. The Schick Hydrobot says a lot about this year's Game Awards. (Credit: Schick/Erik Kain) The Good Because we should be positive as often as we can, let's start with the good... 1. Geoff Keighley Long-time video game commentator a..>> view originalAlexa is about to get a lot smarter thanks to hundreds of new commands
Alexa will soon have a better idea of what you’re asking and won’t need to ask you as many clarifying questions to provide a response. That’s because Amazon is making a concerted push to expand the conversational and response skills available for its Alexa voice assistant, according to Venture Beat. Alexa originally could manage 15 command categories called “intents,” which are used with voice inquiries. Common intents include stop, cancel, help, yes, and no. Alexa skills programming also inclu..>> view original
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