Month: December 2016

Washington Post Publishes False News Story About Russians Hacking…

Washington Post Stirs Fear After False Report of Power Grid Hack by Russia – Story quickly falls apart after investigation finds claims to be inaccurate – The Washington Post reported Friday that the U.S. power grid had been hacked by the same Russian actors accused of breaching the DNC – the only problem, the grid wasn’t hacked. Russia penetrated Burlington Electric utility company computer – Russian hackers penetrated a Burlington Electric laptop, according to Commissioner Chris Recchia of the Vermont Public Service Board.

Creator of Kinder Surprise dies

WILLIAM Salice, who helped create the hugely popular Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs for children, has died in Italy aged 83, his foundation said. Salice had been undergoing treatment for a stroke in a hospital in the northern Italian town of Pavia, his Colour Your Life foundation and Italian media reports said.

Ronda Rousey Defeated 48 Seconds into Comeback Fight

The announcement was made October 3rd that th… — Malware associated with Russian hackers was found on a computer belonging to a utility company in Vermont, according to the company.After being alerted Th… – Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday said he will not expel 35 U.S. diplomats, rejecting his own foreign minister’s recommendation to do so in respon… Aside from the cattle market and a continued battle with property taxes, Nebraska Cattlemen looks back at 2016 seeing some major accomplishments.

NASA’s Favorite Photos of 2016

There are a group of unsung heroes at NASA, the people who travel the world to capture key events in our exploration of space. They share their images with all of us, but most of the time, it’s not just the pictures of launches, landings, and crucial mission events that they capture.

Will 2017 Be the Year Virtual Reality Gets Real?

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Zacks Investment Research Lowers ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Ltd. (IMUC) to Sell

According to Zacks, “ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. operates as a development stage company with primary focus on the development and commercialization of new therapeutics to fight cancer using the immune system. Its product candidate portfolio includes cellular immunotherapies targeting cancer and cancer stem cell antigens, peptide based immunotherapies targeting cancer stem cells, and monoclonal antibodies to diagnose and treat several different cancers.

Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (SYKE) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research

According to Zacks, “Sykes Enterprises, Inc. is a leader in providing vertically integrated technology-based solutions through an integrated strategy combining its information technology services with an emerging e-commerce platform. Sykes’ continues to leverage its position as a leading provider of information technology services by assisting its clients in capitalizing on the growth of e-commerce over the Internet.

IS claims Baghdad suicide bombings that killed 28

A pair of suicide bombings minutes apart hit a central Baghdad market on Saturday, killing 28 people and wounding at least 54, prompting security forces to ban traffic from key streets at the center of the Iraqi capital, police and hospital officials said. The twin attacks hit al-Sinak, a busy market selling car accessories, food and clothes as well as agricultural seeds and machinery.

robotframework 3.0.1rc1

Robot Framework is a generic open source test automation framework for acceptance testing and acceptance test-driven development . It has easy-to-use tabular test data syntax and it utilizes the keyword-driven testing approach.

Washington Post Runs Fake News Story On Power Grid Hacking

Earlier today we noted that CNN had made up out of whole clot h with the assistance of a single unnamed “official” of an undetermined government the story that Russia was going to shut down a school for foreign students in Moscow in response to Obama’s sanctions. Well, the day isn’t even over until the Washington Post had one-upped them.

What to expect from Apple in 2017

The iPhone 7 turned out to be a great phone , but Apple upset a lot of people by removing the headphone jack. The AirPods were delayed two months , meaning most people couldn’t get them in time for the holidays.

2016 was the year internet security died – so what can you do about it?

Talk of state-supported hackers, stolen emails, and compromised passwords has become so commonplace that it’s easy to lose perspective on how unprecedented all this really is. A single phishing email compromised a major presidential campaign, and one of the United States’ two main political parties suffered a security intrusion that compromised hundreds of thousands of emails.

Top Gaming Stocks to Buy in 2017

According to analysts at SuperData,2016 has been the best year yet for video games, with the total market value hitting $91 billion this year. Driving this growth is exciting new technology and expanding platforms bringing in new gamers worldwide.

Amazon considering flying warehouses for item delivery

New York: The e-commerce giant Amazon is considering flying warehouses called “airborne fulfilment centre “, utilising drones for item delivery, according to media reports. “The AFC may be an airship that remains at a high altitude of 45,000 feet and UAVs with ordered items may be deployed from the AFC to deliver items to user designated delivery locations,” technology website theverge.com reported.

Wilkes-Barre area

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Vermont utility finds malwarecode attributed to Russians

Burlington – A state electric utility confirmed on Friday it had found on one of its laptops a malware code the U.S. government says is used by Russian hackers. The Burlington Electric Department said U.S. utilities were alerted by the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday of a malware code used in Grizzly Steppe, the name Homeland Security has applied to a Russian campaign linked to recent hacks.

NASA missions to add leap second to master clock

NASA missions, including the Solar Dynamics Observatory which watches the Sun, will join timekeepers around the world to add a leap second to its clocks, just before midnight on New Year’s Eve. Clocks will add the extra second to keep in sync with Earth’s rotation, which gradually slows down over time.

samsungctl 0.6.0

It currently supports both pre-2016 TVs as well most of the modern Tizen-OS TVs with Ethernet or Wi-Fi connectivity. Dependencies ———— – `Python 3` – `websocket-client` Installation ———— samsungctl can be installed using [pip] : # pip install samsungctl Alternatively you can clone the Git repository and run: # python setup.py install It’s possible to use the command line tool without installation: $ python -m samsungctl Command line usage —————— You can use `samsungctl` command to send keys to a TV: $ samsungctl –host [options] [key …] `host` is the hostname or IP address of the TV.

T-zone – Vision for the Future

This year at CES 2017 mark you map and visit the T-zone, the new VR and Robot Tech marketplace in the Hall G, Global Technology, Venetian/Sands! From January 5-8, we invite you experiencing all kinds of the latest technology in the industry of VR and Robot. At 4:00 – 6:00 pm, January 6, we invite all VR and Robot fans to attend the happy hour of a networking cocktail.

Vermont power company finds malware linked to Russian hackers

The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at the new ICE Cyber Crimes Center expanded facilities in Fairfax, Virginia July 22, 2015. Just a few days ago, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security released a report detailing their assessment that Russian hackers were behind a series of attacks on US agencies and citizens.

Please join me to nominate UPDF’s Brig Peter Elwelu ‘man of the year’

Although I found it more of a work on military scholarship, the book is basically about the operational conduct of the NRA, the ‘ancestor’ force to the UPDF And here is another: by Monday December 31, 2018 , Brig Elwelu will have been transferred from his position as commander of Second Division of the UPDF. My guess is that he may even be sent for a course or transferred to another UPDF theatre of operation earlier than December 2018.

Read “Jazz Stories: 2016” reviewed by

All About Jazz-a longstanding internet destination for all things jazz-is a community bound by its love of the music. Since March, we’ve solicited jazz stories from our members asking them to answer any of a handful of questions and we wanted to recognize some of our submissions from 2016.

NEWS & ANALYSIS: Thinnest Nanowire Self-assembles

The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center – known now as SLAC – has demonstrated what it claims are the thinnest possible nanowires – just three-atoms thin. SLAC’s process uses the smallest possible fragment of a diamond – called a diamondoid – as an insulating shell into which the copper/sulfur atoms self-assemble.

Russian hackers penetrated US power grid – report

A code connected to Russian hacking efforts has been discovered in a utility system in Vermont in the United States, which could point to vulnerabilities in the US electrical grid, The Washington Post has reported. The code detected in the northeastern state’s system did not disrupt its operations, the paper cited US officials as saying.