The FBI and CIA are working together on a joint investigation into the Vault 7 document cache published by WikiLeaks that supposedly reveals the CIA’s hacking tools. Many of the companies mentioned in the documents for having exploitable vulnerabilities — including Apple , the Linux Foundation , and Microsoft — have spoken out about the leaks, but it has taken some time for the CIA itself to respond.
Day: March 9, 2017
Heat Biologics acquires Texas-based immune therapy firm
Durham-based Heat Biologics has inked a deal to acquire an 80 percent controlling interest in Pelican Therapeutics Inc., an immuno-oncology company based in Austin, Texas. The deal pays up to $500,000 up front to Pelican shareholders, which also includes stock, milestones, sublicensing, income payments and loans.
Uber gains permit for self-driving car tests in Calif.; consumer group skepitcal
Uber’s self-driving cars will return to California’s streets, though the ride-hailing company doesn’t immediately plan to pick up passengers. Uber received a permit Wednesday to test two Volvo SUVs on public roads, the California Department of Motor Vehicles said.
What the CIA thinks of your anti-virus program
Peppering the 8,000 pages of purported Central Intelligence Agency hacking data released Tuesday by WikiLeaks are reviews of some of the world’s most popular anti-virus products. The hackers are quoted taking potshots at anti-virus firms, suggesting the American intelligence agencies are keenly aware of flaws in the products meant to be keeping us all safe online.
Fraport and Heinemann launch home delivery for pre-ordered duty free
Travellers flying from Frankfurt Airport can now order duty free/travel retail items online and have them delivered directly to an address within Germany. Frankfurt Airport Retail, the joint venture established by Fraport and Gebr.
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Report: China developing advanced lunar mission spaceship
China is developing an advanced new spaceship capable of both flying in low-Earth orbit and landing on the moon, according to state media. The newspaper Science and Technology Daily cited spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian as saying the new craft would be recoverable and have room for multiple astronauts.
LAE Super Saturday offers new technologies, old favorites
In this 2016 photo, instructor Justin Dimmel shows precalculus students at Lewiston High School how virtual reality connects with math. The mix of classes featured at Lewiston Adult Education’s Spring Super Saturday on March 18 will spotlight emerging technologies while bringing back some returning favorites.
The real impact of the Vault 7 CIA data leak
The leak of almost 9,000 documents detailing hacking and surveillance techniques used by the CIA is shocking, but not for the reasons many people think. Reading that your Smart TV or mobile phone could be monitoring what you say in your own house is alarming, but the real issue isn’t that the CIA spies on people.
WikiLeaks to provide tech firms access to CIA hacking tools: Assange
WikiLeaks has much more detailed information about CIA hacking techniques and will allow tech companies access so they can “develop fixes” before the information is more widely published, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Thursday. The news conference took place at the Embassy of Ecuador in London, where he has been holed up since seeking asylum in 2012.
Press Digest – Wall Street Journal – March 9
The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Human-less trucks are here
Tablet computer shows positioning of trucks and stutus of their communications , which is monitored by forward-looking radar sensors. Goal is to increase safety and fuel economy with vehicle-to-vehicle communication.
Child porn case dropped as US refuses to show software code
” Federal prosecutors have dropped child pornography charges against a Washington teacher after the U.S. Justice Department refused to disclose information about a software weakness it exploited during an investigation last year. In 2015, Michaud was arrested and accused of downloading child pornography.
Safety requires cybersecurity
Technology Update: If it isn’t secure, it isn’t safe. Cybersecurity vulnerabilities represent additional failure modes and safety incidents not factored into traditional safety assessments.
Advancements in Aptamer Discovery Technologies
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Advances in the application of high-throughput sequencing in invertebrate virology
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. Advances in high-throughput sequencing methods have revolutionised virology research.
Points International Ltd (PCOM) Cut to Sell at Zacks Investment Research
According to Zacks, “Points International Ltd. provides a range of e-commerce and technology services to loyalty program operators. It is the owner and operator of Points.com, the world’s leading reward program management Web site.
Neanderthal microbes reveal surprises about what they ate – and whom they kissed
The upper jaw from an El Sidron Neanderthal. This individual was eating poplar, a source of aspirin, and had also consumed moldy vegetation including Penicillium fungus, source of a natural antibiotic.
Splash Brothers make NBA history for sustained success from 3
Klay Thompson’s first-quarter 3-pointer Wednesday was more than just your everyday trey. It made Thompson and Stephen Curry the first teammates in NBA history to notch 200 3s each in five straight seasons.
Summer Assignments 2016
Did you know that the single most important thing for young readers is the amount of time they spend reading? Summer is a time when children, like most of us, can carve out some time to read and enjoy books of personal interest. So, along with building sand castles and watching fireworks, please encourage your child to read! During the last week of school, your child received a letter containing his/her Fountas and Pinnell Independent Reading Level .
Wiki-Flood
Most Americans, I suspect, have the attitude that if the government is spying on someone there is probably a good reason. Assange, who is viewed by some as a patriot and by others as a traitor for exposing American secrets and putting the country in jeopardy, has “obtained a vast portion of the CIA’s computer hacking arsenal” and has begun “posting the files online in a breach that may expose some of the U.S. intelligence community’s most closely guarded cyber weapons,” reports The Washington Post.
CIA blasts WikiLeaks for publishing secret documents
The Central Intelligence Agency accused WikiLeaks of endangering Americans, helping US rivals and hampering the fight against terror threats by releasing what the anti-secrecy site claimed was a trove of CIA hacking tools. A CIA spokeswoman would not confirm the authenticity of the materials published by WikiLeaks, which said they were leaked from the spy agency’s hacking operations.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Pivotal industry and consumer groups mounted intensifying opposition to the Republican health care bill as GOP leaders labored Wednesday to rally a divided party behind their high-stakes overhaul drive. Lawmakers cast Congress’ initial votes on the legislation as House Speaker Paul Ryan praised the proposal as “what good, conservative health care reform looks like.”
Fintech company Currencycloud raises A 20 million from Google’s VC arm
Currencycloud, a fintech company that helps businesses make cross border payments, has raised A 20 million from Google’s venture capital arm, GV. GV led the “Series D” round of funding – the fourth injection of money from institutional investors – but Currencycloud also attracted money from existing investors, including Sapphire Ventures, Notion Capital, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten’s fintech fund, and Anthemis.
The WikiLeaks CIA release: When will we learn?
This week’s WikiLeaks release of what is apparently a trove of Central Intelligence Agency information related to its computer hacking should surprise no one: Despite its complaints of being targeted by cyberattackers from other countries, the U.S. does a fair amount of its own hacking. Multiple federal agencies are involved, including the CIA and the National Security Agency , and even friendly nations.
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As Cord-Cutting Grows, How Will Voice Activation Technologies Affect The Future of TV Advertising?
The evolution in how we consume video content has been well documented, and we know it intrinsically from our own habits. This development has been driven by and is fueling the disruptors – subscription services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime.
ISS to house Cold Air Labratory for extreme temperature atomic research
The International Space Station will be home to the coldest place in the universe this summer after NASA scientists conduct experiments in a chamber that cools temperatures to near absolute zero. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology announced a plan Wednesday to send up the agency’s Cold Atom Laboratory, an ice-chest sized box that can lower its internal temperature to within one-billionth of a degree above absolute zero, the temperature at which all atomic motion stops.
Canada continues to punch above its weight in the field of regenerative medicine
IMAGE: A new workshop report, Building on Canada’s Strengths in Regenerative Medicine, released today by the Council of Canadian Academies , confirms that Canadian researchers continue to be recognized as scientific… view more A new workshop report, Building on Canada’s Strengths in Regenerative Medicine, released today by the Council of Canadian Academies , confirms that Canadian researchers continue to be recognized as scientific leaders in the field of regenerative medicine and stem cell science. “Overall, the evidence shows that Canadian research in regenerative medicine continues to be strong,” said Dr. Janet Rossant, FRSC, Chair of the Workshop Steering Committee and President and Scientific Director of the Gairdner Foundation.