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NASA won't give up hope on silent MAVEN Mars probe: 'We're still looking for it'
SPACE.com - 20 Mar 2026 13:00
NASA has not reestablished contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter since a planned communications blackout ended Jan. 16.
Astronomers missed a space explosion as powerful as a billion suns - until they spotted its echo
SPACE.com - 20 Mar 2026 12:00
A cosmic explosion with an energy equivalent to the output of a billion suns went unnoticed by astronomers until they caught the "echo" of this gamma-ray burst.
Metas latest AI improves its terrible content moderation, just a little
The Register - 20 Mar 2026 04:16
Enterprise tools have detected impossible logins for years. Zucks human mods couldnt join the dots Meta has revealed its tested using AI for content moderation chores and found it does better than humans.
Magento PolyShell Flaw Enables Unauthenticated Uploads, RCE and Account Takeover
The Hacker News - 20 Mar 2026 15:00
Sansec is warning of a critical security flaw in Magento's REST API that could allow unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary executables and achieve code execution and account takeover. The vulnerability has be...
3 Men Charged With Conspiring to Smuggle US Artificial Intelligence to China
SecurityWeek - 20 Mar 2026 14:43
The men violated U.S. export controls laws by scheming to divert massive quantities of the high-performance servers assembled in the United States to China. The post 3 Men Charged With Conspiring to Smuggle US Artificial...
Amazon is launching a phone again
Mashable - 20 Mar 2026 14:12
Amazon is planing to launch a smartphone again, new report claims.
Brain-computer interfaces just left the lab and entered Best Buy
TechPinions - 20 Mar 2026 14:00
At CES 2026, Neurable and HyperX unveiled a gaming headset that reads your brainwaves - and won a CES Innovation Award for it. The headset uses dry EEG sensors embedded in the earpads to measure real-time neural activity...
UK police force presses pause on live facial recognition after study finds racial bias
The Register - 20 Mar 2026 13:35
Cams statistically more likely to ID Black people, says new research A UK police force has suspended its deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study revealed it was statistically more likely to i...
Blackberry's ghost still haunts Apple in lawsuits that have nothing to do with them
AppleInsider - 20 Mar 2026 13:25
Years after Blackberry phones died and the firms technology patents were sold off, Apple is in court trying to block details of its old deals from reaching iPhone rival Xiaomi.Blackberry phones are long gone, but the tec...
Alibaba has made 470,000 AI chips, admits theyre inferior and may always be
The Register - 20 Mar 2026 01:25
Sees optimizing its entire cloud around homebrew silicon as the way to compete Chinese web giant Alibaba has revealed its T-Head chipmaking business has shipped 470,000 AI chips, and admitted they are currently inferior ...
U.S. Says 3 Tied to Silicon Valley Server Maker Broke Export Laws
The New York Times - 20 Mar 2026 00:50
Prosecutors said the men, including a co-founder of the company, Super Micro, had diverted servers containing Nvidia A.I. chips to China.
54 EDR Killers Use BYOVD to Exploit 34 Signed Vulnerable Drivers and Disable Security
The Hacker News - 20 Mar 2026 00:22
A new analysis of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers has revealed that 54 of them leverage a technique known as bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) by abusing a total of 34 vulnerable drivers. EDR killer ...
Ford's Woes Have Led To Major Recalls On All But One Car Model Since 2020
Slash Gear - 20 Mar 2026 23:45
Every car manufacturer has to deal with recalls here and there. Ford has had all of its models except one undergo major recalls in six years.
Elon Musk misled investors during his Twitter takeover, jury finds
Engadget - 20 Mar 2026 23:20Trivy Security Scanner GitHub Actions Breached, 75 Tags Hijacked to Steal CI/CD Secrets
The Hacker News - 20 Mar 2026 23:17
Trivy, a popular open-source vulnerability scanner maintained by Aqua Security, was compromised a second time within the span of a month to deliver malware that stole sensitive CI/CD secrets. The latest incident impacted...
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Mashable - 20 Mar 2026 23:00
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CBS News Shutters Radio Service After Nearly a Century
Slashdot - 20 Mar 2026 23:00
CBS News is shutting down its nearly 100-year-old radio news service due to economic pressures and the shift toward digital media and podcasts. Longtime CBS News anchor Dan Rather said: "It's another piece of Ame...
AT&T Raising Prices for Legacy Unlimited Plans Starting in April 2026
CNET - 20 Mar 2026 22:59
Customers could pay as much as $20 more each month if they hold onto their old plans.
Jury finds Elon Musk guilty of defrauding Twitter investors [U]
9 to 5 Mac - 20 Mar 2026 22:48
A jury in a San Francisco court concluded today that Elon Musk intentionally misled investors in an attempt to drive down the price of Twitter Inc. ahead of his purchase of the company. Here are the details. more
Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 21, #544
CNET - 20 Mar 2026 22:46
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 21, No. 544.
Microsoft Is Finally Ready to Make Windows 11 Less Terrible After Bloating It With AI Crap
Gizmodo - 20 Mar 2026 22:45
Less Copilot, better search, and more taskbar customization are apparently in the pipeline.