Valve ordered to tackle ‘skin betting’ October 5, 2016 techengine comments (51) Video game studio Valve is ordered by the Washington State Gambling Commission (WSGC) to take action on unlicensed betting websites.
Spotify ads ‘launched virus pop-ups’ October 5, 2016 techengine comments (15) Spotify says it has fixed a problem in its software that let advertisements automatically open virus-infected websites on a victim’s device.
Hack warnings prompt cyber ‘security fatigue’ October 5, 2016 techengine comments (14) Endless warnings have given people “security fatigue” that stops them keeping their devices safe, suggests a study.
Yahoo ‘scanned emails to help FBI hunt terrorists’ October 5, 2016 techengine comments (4) Yahoo was ordered to scan users’ emails to help the FBI hunt terrorists, reports the New York Times.
NSA government contractor ‘stole classified files’ October 5, 2016 techengine comments (9) A National Security Agency contractor is accused of stealing top secret files that could have caused “exceptionally grave damage to national security”.
Why this solar panel could be the next big energy player October 5, 2016 techengine comments (6) Researchers in Switzerland are looking to develop a solar panel that can push out twice the energy of existing standard roof panels