Flame crypto attack very hard to pull off, researcher says
The MD5 collision attack used by the creators of the Flame malware was significantly more difficult to pull off than an earlier attack that resulted in the creation of a rogue CA certificate, says security researcher Alexander Sotirov.
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Online data broker Spokeo settles FTC charges for $800,000
Spokeo, a company that aggregates and sells public data on individuals from numerous online and offline sources, has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it improperly marketed the information to employers and recruiters.
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Apple discontinues 17-inch MacBook Pro
Like many of us, the 17-inch MacBook Pro has learned that it can be dangerous to one's health to carry around too much bulk. Apple has discontinued the largest member of its laptop line in the wake of its WWDC announcements.
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MIT enables robot, human collaboration in manufacturing
MIT researchers have developed an algorithm that they say will enable robots to learn and adapt to humans so they can soon work side-by-side on factory floors.
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With H-1B cap reached, Congress has three options
The H-1B cap for next year was reached this week, completing the annual petition process at the fastest pace since the start of the 'great recession.'
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First look: Amazon Cloud Player app
In a world dominated by Apple's media efforts, other means of purchasing and consuming media are sometimes overlooked. One such means is Amazon MP3 and its accompanying Cloud Player.
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Group to tackle open spec for software use across multicore devices
Companies including Advanced Micro Devices and ARM have formed a consortium to provide an open specification for software to be written and deployed in a cost-effective manner across multiple hardware configurations, it was announced Tuesday.
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Google delivers Metro Chrome preview
Google yesterday released its first preview of Chrome that runs in the Windows 8 Metro environment, making good on a promise from last week.
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FTC chief technologist Felten urges techies to enter, influence government
Renowned security expert and hacker Edward Felten's time as the first chief technologist of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has been "highly educational," he said at a USENIX conference, and urged fellow computer scientists to follow in his footsteps.
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Noam Chomsky disputes email history
Disputing a great deal of counter-evidence, famed cognitive psychologist and linguist Noam Chomsky insists that email was invented in 1978 by a precocious 14-year-old.
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