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Microsoft yesterday updated its Windows 10 preview, adding support for extensions to the default Edge browser, finally fulfilling a promise it made last year that was itself a delay on a pledge to boost the browser’s functionality. As part of Windows 10 build 14291 — the latest

Snake expert rejects suggestion that the 7.5m python might have killed itself A python caught in Malaysia and first thought to be the longest snake in captivity has lost both its run at the title and its life. Two people working for the department that trapped the

President suffers damaging setback as committee sets stage for full vote in lower house of Congress later this week Dilma Rousseff faces potential impeachment. Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff began a week that could make or break her administration with a bruising defeat in a

Samsung is developing a new operating system for the Internet of Things, hoping to make a bigger role for itself in the millions of smart home appliances, wearables and industrial equipment that are coming online. The OS, which will be open source and hasn’t yet been named,

Recent revelations regarding the prolific use of dirty social media tricks to rig Latin American political campaigns once again shine a light on the seamy underbelly of social advocacy and politics. And as I have previously discussed here with respect to using Wikipedia for political purposes and

By preventing unexpected behavior changes, the “Boxmate” approach defends existing embedded systems, mobile devices, and even servers against known and as-yet unknown forms of attack. Computer scientists from the Center for IT Security, Privacy and Accountability (CISPA) at Saarland University will present their method for the first

The Impossible Project is releasing a new, old-timey instant camera on May 10th for people who want to be able to print their photos on the spot. It’s called the I-1, and it works like Polaroid cameras of old, but with a modern twist. The I-1 connects

Petya, a brutal piece of malware, surfaced two weeks ago. It’s a mean bit of crypto-extortion that hits its victims where it hurts: right in your startup drive. Because it encrypts your master boot file, if attacked, not only will you be unable to start up your

A Temple University-led research team has released a new version of their popular MEGA (Molecular Evolutionary Genomics Analysis) software, one of the most highly downloaded and widely used tools used by scientists worldwide to harness large-scale DNA sets for comparative studies. At its core, MEGA is a

As someone who makes his living teaching professionals how to utilize LinkedIn to generate more business for themselves, I remain convinced that the platform is one of the most exciting – and misunderstood – business opportunities available right now. For whatever reason, LinkedIn can’t seem to shake the notion that it’s “only” a place