YAHOO! Could Have Reset All Passwords →
Apparently, Marissa was too busy with her resume to direct customer protection.
The Phenom →
Ladies and Gentlemen, Girls and Boys, behold the genius of Evan Booth, the Jittery MacGyver. Absolutely astonishing.
2,000-Qubit D-Wave Quantum Annealing Computational Device, The Future
D-Wave schools us all on how to build the future... In this case, and via Tom's Hardware, comes a story of the company's newly constructed annealing computational device, now at two thousand qubits.
Arsenal Emergent →
Detailing the use of internetworked F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft and a newly converted B-52 ordinance 'truck' (I do prefer the old-school moniker of B-52 Stratofortress). Proof that there is nothing new under the sun; and potentially flawed, (unless the 'arsenal truck' is unmanned, stealthy (which the B-52 is not and in LEO), even then, still vulnerable from killer satellite and missile attack). Outstanding, nonetheless.
NAND'd
Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS: AAPL) iPhone passcode protection defeated by NAND Mirroring... Ooops.
Camouflage →
David Weiller's strikingly beautiful cinematography detailing the astounding natural implementation of the notion of hiding in plain sight. via Kottke...
Secure Code? →
Word is getting around of so-called 'hacker-proof code'. You be the judge.
Pocket Neural Net →
Well crafted piece, via Tom's Hardware writer Lucian Armasu, detailing iOS keyboard application SwiftKey's newly claimed use of on-board neural network facilities, rather than remote server processing; of which can lead to privacy issues, eavesdropping of keystrokes, key rhythm, et cetera. Astonishing.
Avoid the Stick →
via Motherboard contributor Joseph Cox, comes the strange case of the errant USB stick, down under. In this case, the USB stick, that may appear in any Australian postal mailbox. Hat Tip...