This week Intel announced two new patches, according to Tom’s Hardware:
The flaw in the processor diagnostic tool (CVE-2019-11133) is rated 8.2 out 10 on the CVSS 3.0 scale, making it a high-severity vulnerability. The flaw [found by security researcher Jesse Michael from Eclypsium] “may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure or denial of service via…
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The ‘Vast Majority’ of America’s Voting Machines Use Windows 7 or Older Systems
Many of America’s voting machines are depending on an outdated Microsoft operating system, reports the Associated Press. “The vast majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts.” That’s significant because Windows 7 reaches its “end of life” on Jan. 14, meaning Microsoft stops providing…
Inside ‘Starshot’, the Audacious Plan To Shoot Tiny Ships To Alpha Centauri
“Starshot wants to build the world’s most powerful laser and aim it at the closest star. What could go wrong?” An anonymous reader quotes MIT’s Technology Review: In 2015, Philip Lubin, a cosmologist from the University of California, Santa Barbara, took the stage at the 100-Year Starship Symposium in Santa Clara. He outlined his plan to build a laser so powerful…
Firm Deleted Its Google Data, So It Escalated Its Support Ticket To a Lawsuit
Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo quotes the Register: An interior design tools startup called Mosss on Wednesday sued Google to get it to restore its data after someone at the startup accidentally deleted the firm’s G Suite account. In a pro se lawsuit [PDF] filed in US District Court in Oakland, California, Mosss, under its previous corporate name, Musey Inc., asked Google…
What’s New in Linux 5.2?
diegocg writes: Linux 5.2 has been released. This release includes Sound Open Firmware, a project that brings open source firmware to DSP audio devices; open firmware for many Intel products is also included. This release also improves the Pressure Stall Information resource monitoring to make it usable by Android; the mount API has been redesigned with new syscalls; the BFQ I/O…
We Asked, You Answered: The Top 10 Learning Hacks from edX Learners
We took to social media to ask edX learners to share their best learning hacks: tried and true ways to make the most of their learning and studying experience. Keep reading for the top 10 trends we picked up from their responses. 1) Bite-sized learning A popular learning hack was breaking large concepts down into smaller, more digestible pieces. When faced with…
The Hummingbird Project flies with wicked humour and nerdy tech talk
The Hummingbird Project is a wickedly funny film about two cousins’ plan to beat Wall Street at the high-frequency trading game. In his review, Simon Ings says it’ll please the nerds too Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332383-900-the-hummingbird-project-flies-with-wicked-humour-and-nerdy-tech-talk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Developing Deeper Knowledge to Apply at Work: Meet Tobias
What program did you take on edX, and what were your goals in taking it? I took the Professional Certificate program called Solar Energy in Hot Desert Climates from HBKUx in order to gain a deeper knowledge in the specific challenges of PV in a hot and dusty environment. As I am working as an Investment Manager for renewable energy projects…
edX, ASU and MIT Announce Innovative Stackable Online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Collaboration creates world’s first stacked Master’s degree on edX.org from two top-ranked universities in the field Today, edX.org, the trusted platform for learning, Arizona State University (ASU), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced the launch of an online Master’s degree program in Supply Chain Management. This unique credit pathway between MIT and ASU takes a MicroMasters® program from one…
AR Recreation of Apollo 11 Mission in Celebration of 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing
edX and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library have partnered to bring an exciting experience to the edX community. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library is launching the JFK Moonshot, a first-of-its-kind augmented reality app experience. From July 16th to the 20th, the app will provide users anywhere in the…