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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning about Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, saying that a software glitch in the jets’ systems could suddenly shut all electrical power to the plane mid-flight, causing pilots to lose control. The directive was issued after FAA’s testing revealed that Boeing 787s could lose all AC electrical power and revert to failsafe mode, after being continuously powered for 248 days. The failsafe mode could make all four generators aboard the 787 go offline....

Two months later, Sony froze his PlayStation 4 account because of the pending payment, which it said was Ben’s responsibility. Ben put forward his argument that the bill was due to hacking and he was in no way responsible for the pending payment. Sony acknowledge that Ben was hacked but said that the debt would remain. Sony gave Ben two choices Pay up the money and a 6 months ban Dont pay the money and face a lifetime ban Not much choice anyways....

Similar to every other flagship smartphone the entire glass and metal construction of this smartphone looks and feels premium. Thanks to the 21:9 aspect ratio of the display the overall form-factor of the Sony Xperia 5 II is quite compact. In this article, we have shared everything you need to know about the Sony Xperia 5 II. Sony Xperia 5 II: Specifications And Features If design aesthetics are on top of your priority list then the latest flagship offering from Sony won’t disappoint you....

Besides Chromecast with Google TV, the search giant says it will also bring Stadia to the recent Nvidia Shield devices and several other Android TV OS devices. The search giant expects to “see millions of more TVs come to life with games available to play instantly with Stadia.” ? Stadia The games you love, now on even more screens you own. Stadia’s coming to Chromecast with Google TV, plus compatible Android TV devices, landing on June 23....

Arthit Ourairat, dean and president of Rangsit University in Thailand, posted pictures on Facebook of “smart” glasses and smartwatches used to cheat on admissions tests, held May 7 and 8, for its College of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry and Faculty of Pharmacy. “This was the most high-tech exam cheating system I’ve ever seen,” Ourairat told the Manager. The Thai men involved have been identified as Narong Bomboonnak, 26; Chalermwong Sodarattana, 21; and Chatchai Yowaphui, 22, used glasses with wireless cameras embedded in their frames....

The company still considers console gaming to be the centre of its business, even as casual gaming has moved to smartphones and tablets. Nintendo managed to sell only 13 million Wii U consoles (its last console) since its launch in 2012, compared with 101 million sales of its predecessor, the Wii, launched in 2006, clearly indicating that Wii U flopped badly due to lack of must-have titles. Nintendo is now hoping that the Nintendo Switch, a combination home and mobile device will reverse its fortunes in the console market....

Santiago Lopez, a 19-year-old, a self-taught hacker from native Argentina, who goes by the handle @try_to_hack on HackerOne, started reporting security vulnerabilities by joining the platform in 2015 at the age of 16. Lopez is one of the top-ranking ethical hackers on HackerOne with 91st percentile for signal and 84th percentile for impact. Lopez has learned most of his hacking techniques through the internet. He read tutorials and watched YouTube videos on how to bypass or defeat security protections....

The software glitch is present in the speedometer of the electric vehicles. Due to this glitch, when the car is in the Track mode the display shows the speed without its corresponding unit (in mph or km/h). This bug came into existence after a firmware update released in December unintentionally removed the speed unit from the user interface of the EVs. In an official statement tesla stated that, “Lack of a speed unit when using Track Mode may not adequately inform the driver of vehicle speed, which may increase the risk of a collision....

How to convert and download any YouTube, Vimeo and other video file in 5 stepsTransforming a file’s format to enhance usabilityStep 1 : Copy the video’s URL from the address bar of your Internet browserStep 2 : Go to Videoconvert.com and paste the link in the search boxStep 3 : Choose the video or audio format you want your file to convert intoStep 4 : Press the Convert now buttonStep 5 : After the loading process is complete, press the Download buttonFurther enhancements for more specific resultsVisual elements with a strong purposeThe time-saving nature of visual knowledge...

The incident broke like wildfire with every media group reporting it. It soon caught onto trends on social media networks. A little later, dozens of news reports appeared claiming The Pirate Bay have moved to Costa Rica domain name (ThePirateBay.cr). Has the Pirate Bay been Resurrected The Pirate Bay has not been resurrected, yet. Torrentfreak broke the suspense and reported, Costa Rica domain was nothing more than the Pirate Bay proxy/mirror service, which can be found listed by proxybay....

Earlier, the online hacktivist group, Anonymous has employed a similar trick of trolling ISIS and their affiliates by ‘rick-rolling’ their propaganda videos and weblinks. For uninitiated rick-rolling is when someone thinks they are about to watch or read something online and then the video of Rick Astley’s 1987 hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ starts playing. And last week, GhostSec, a group affiliated with Anonymous took down an Isis page and replaced it with a Viagra advert....

The question was posted by mother Louise Bloxham on Twitter, who lives in Bristol, England, reports The Sun. It prompted in a very lengthy debate about what the answer is and what’s the best way to work it out. https://twitter.com/LouiseBloxham/status/729027334284709893 The question reads: “There are some people on a train. 19 people get off the train at the first stop. 17 people get on the train. Now there are 63 people on the train....

According to South China Morning Post, the man surnamed Li from Sichuan province carried eight bags filled with 5 million yuan in cash, damp, mouldy banknotes. to a branch of the Agricultural Bank of China to open an account. The bank accepted his requested and the staff took to counting the huge horde of cash. Unfortunately, the counting devices took seven hours to count the total and eventually ‘burned out’ one unit....

For instance, according to the Prices and Earnings 2015 report released by UBS this week, it will take the average worker in Kiev about 627 hours (which is more than 13 weeks on the job to hit the mark) to pay for a 16GB iPhone 6, while it would take 468 hours in Jakarta and Nairobi. UBS took the average price paid by the survey participants in each city and where possible took into consideration Apple’s official local retail price as well, in order to calculate the price of the 16GB iPhone in each city....

The new live-streaming application called TikTok Live Studio is a Windows program that allows users to broadcast live footage from a host of desktop applications, including games without the need to opt for a third-party streaming software. Currently, TikTok users are only able to stream live content from their mobile devices. Download TikTok Live Studio Download TikTok Live Studio now, which features camera support, which allows the viewers to see the person who is streaming content....

Top 10 Android games that you can play offlineTemple Run 2DotsThe WUUUUUUUUUUUUYou Must Build A BoatCook, Serve, Delicious!Punch QuestDoes Not CommuteX-Men: Days of Future PastMonument ValleyBadland Temple Run 2 Temple Run 2, like its predecessor is a classic game in the Play Store, wherein an exciting endless runner where your hero runs down a beaten jungle path. You must jump over deadly traps, swipe left, right, up and down just in time to turn corners, and slide under fallen logs among other dangerous obstacles....

You should know these top 10 hackers who turned activists1. Edward Snowden2. Aaron Swartz3. The Jester4. Barrett Brown5. Ron Gonggrijp6. Jake Davis (Topiary)7. Oxblood Ruffin8. Deric Lostutter (KYAnonymous)9. Gary McKinnon10. Jacob Appelbaum The term was coined by the Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) member known as “Omega” in 1994. Hacktivism is sometimes ambiguous and there exists significant disagreement over the kinds of activities and purposes it encompasses due to the different kind of meanings of its root words....

Programming is one particular area where many women have left their indelible mark. Numerous pioneering women have designed and developed programming languages that have had significant, lasting impact on software development. In this article, we take a look at such top 5 programming languages that are created by women and have made a significant impact in the way we do coding today. Top 5 programming languages created by women...

TopCoder With a million strong community that gives you daily and weekly coding challenges, TopCoder is one of the first sites that come to mind when talking about coding challenges. The challenges are known to be tough and require a lot of time and dedication to get through. HackerEarth Another recommended website to hone those coding skills. It provides a platform for automated assessment of technical and logical skills of candidates alongside acting as a developer aggregation and selection platform to enable organizations to find the best software developer to suit their needs....

Now, a new report from The Wall Street Journal states that Twitter may have held preliminary discussions on a potential “combination” with TikTok involving their U.S. operations, “people familiar with the matter”. While Twitter declined to comment on the report, a TikTok spokesperson said that the company doesn’t comment on market rumors. It is unclear whether Twitter will follow a deal with TikTok, which could likely face legal challenges after U....