Cosmos: Possible Worlds – A Lavish, Hopeful Journey
What if your favorite blockbuster science fiction movie were true?
When we watch a work of fiction, we enter an understanding with its makers. We agree to suspend our disbelief, and they...
Know Your Enemy: The Difficulty of Defining Deepfakes
Facebook recently promised that it would increase efforts to remove so-called "deepfake" videos, including content that included "misleading manipulated media."
In addition to fears that deepfakes -- altered videos that appear to...
Apple Dropped Full Encryption Plans for iCloud Backups After FBI’s Request
Apple canceled its plans to enable full encryption for device backups on iCloud, after the FBI complained that such a change would affect its investigations. This decision was made 2 years...
The CEO of the Decade
Of all the corporate leaders who have made a mark, who is most deserving of the title "CEO of the Decade"?
Past choices include Jack Welch, who successfully turned around GE. However,...
Pixel 4 Spotted Running Android 11 on Geekbench
Android 10 is yet to make its way to a large chunk of devices, and it'll be a long time before it is as widely adopted as its predecessors. Let's take...
TROMjaro Updates Deliver Lighter, Better Manjaro
The current version of TROMjaro is as close as it gets to being a Manjaro clone. However, a much different philosophy gives users something more than the Manjaro distro itself offers.
The...
Cybersecurity 2020: A Perilous Landscape
Cybersecurity is a very serious issue for 2020 -- and the risks stretch far beyond the alarming spike in ransomware.
In addition to the daily concerns of malware, stolen data and the...
Business/Customer Sweet Spots: ECT News Roundtable, Episode 2
If you're a small business owner or a key member of an enterprise executive team, you want your firm to succeed. If you're a customer, you want to be treated well....
Apple, DoJ Grapple Over Cracking Terrorist’s iPhones
By John P. Mello Jr.Jan 15, 2020 4:00 AM PT
Apple and the U.S. Justice Department are at it again. This time it's over cracking a brace of iPhones owned by the...
Clock Runs Out for Windows 7 Holdouts: Upgrade or Replace?
By Jack M. GermainJan 14, 2020 9:48 AM PT
After 10 years of fully supporting Windows 7, Microsoft ended its official support for the out-of-date Windows operating system on Tuesday.
The popular classic...
