Publishedduration55 minutes agoimage copyrightReutersimage captionThousands of women took part in a demonstration in Minsk on SaturdayLarge protests are expected to be held in Belarus later calling for long-time President Alexander Lukashenko to step down as a crackdown intensifies.On Saturday, security agents in the capital Minsk detained dozens of people, mostly students, in the fourth weekend…
Still looking for sailors — Details are scarce, but one insider hints to a retelling of older games. Sam Machkovech - Sep 5, 2020 12:58 am UTC Enlarge / Shenmue's characters, atmosphere, and martial arts, without all the QTEs? Sure, we're interested.CrunchyrollRecent teasing and rumors about the Shenmue video game series came to fruition on…
Image copyright Duke University Press Image caption George Washington University said Jessica Krug would not teach this semester A US academic who said she lied about being black will not teach classes this semester, George Washington University has confirmed. Jessica Krug, an associate professor whose work focuses on Africa and the African diaspora, admitted in…
PATCHES AHOY — Proof-of-concept exploits demonstrated the severity of bugs Cisco just fixed. Dan Goodin - Sep 4, 2020 12:09 am UTC Until Wednesday, a single text message sent through Cisco’s Jabber collaboration application was all it took to touch off a self-replicating attack that would spread malware from one Windows user to another, researchers…
Publishedduration2 hours agoimage copyrightYANG HENGJUN/TWITTERimage captionYang Hengjun is a popular blogger and former Chinese diplomatAn Australian writer who has been detained in China for 19 months says he will "never confess" to allegations of espionage.Yang Hengjun was arrested at Guangzhou airport in January last year and later accused of spying - charges denied by him…
Lots of lift — California company appears likely to launch at least two dozen rockets in 2020. Eric Berger - Sep 3, 2020 12:26 am UTC Falcon 9 B1060 and 60 Starlink satellites standing on LC-39A in preparation for launch at 9:29an EDT on September 1, 2020. The booster will attempt to land on the…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption One seaman was saved by the Japanese coastguard The Japanese coast guard has rescued one person from a cargo ship that went missing during a typhoon with 43 crew and 6,000 cattle on board.The Gulf Livestock 1 sent a distress signal from the East China Sea after being caught up…
HACKERS GONNA HACK — Flaw is in File Manager, a plugin with more than 700,000 users; 52% are affected. Dan Goodin - Sep 2, 2020 1:40 am UTC Hackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability that allows them to execute commands and malicious scripts on Websites running File Manager, a WordPress plugin with more than 700,000…
Publishedduration16 hours agoimage copyrightAmazonimage captionThe Ring doorbells use both cameras and motion sensors to detect when someone approachesHacked documents suggest that the FBI is concerned some people may be using Ring or other smart doorbells to watch the police.The papers describe a 2017 incident where someone remotely watched live footage of police preparing to serve…
Derp — Looking to herd immunity is "not a solution," experts say. Beth Mole - Aug 31, 2020 11:19 pm UTC Enlarge / Member of the coronavirus task force Scott Atlas listens to US President Donald Trump during a briefing at the White House August 10, 2020, in Washington, DC. A new advisor to President…
