Tech News Flash: Thursday -- August 11, 2016
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DARPA Rewards Best Bug-Bombing Bots
Reports: MacBook Pro Is Getting a Makeover
No Man's Sky: The Universe So Far Feels Good
The Growing Scourge of Cyberbullying, Part 1
900 Million Androids Could Be Easy Prey for QuadRooter Exploits
Delta's Tech Glitches Cause More Cancellations, Delays
Linux Mint 18: Fresher Than Ever
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DARPA Rewards Best Bug-Bombing Bots
The code warriors of the future literally might be computer code acting as warriors to defend against attackers on computer networks. DARPA gave
us a glimpse into that future last Sunday, when it announced the winners
of its Cyber Grand Challenge at DEF CON. Seven teams participated in the
challenge to create systems that used bots to find and fix software
problems without human intervention.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83791.html
Reports: MacBook Pro Is Getting a Makeover
The long wait for a MacBook Pro refresh appears to be nearing an end, if the latest rumors are correct. The new MacBook Pros expected to launch
this fall will feature a Touch ID power button and a touch-sensitive
OLED strip that will replace the physical function keys on the keyboard,
according to reports. The strip will bring up functions appropriate to
the application that's in use.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83795.html
No Man's Sky: The Universe So Far Feels Good
One of the most highly anticipated gaming titles ever, No Man's Sky from indie developer Hello Games, has arrived -- and it could have a major
impact on the resurgent gaming world this season. The title made its PS4
debut on Tuesday in North America. It will be available for the PC on
Friday. The long-awaited game takes players on a mind-bending journey of
space exploration.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83792.html
The Growing Scourge of Cyberbullying, Part 1
Smartphones are proliferating among adolescents, and so is cyberbullying. That's particularly worrisome due to its potential
contribution to the No. 2 cause of teen death: suicide. About 26.3
percent of the middle- and high-school students who responded to a nine-
school survey indicated that they'd been bullied in each of the eight
years the poll was taken, researchers found.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83789.html
900 Million Androids Could Be Easy Prey for QuadRooter Exploits
Four newly identified vulnerabilities could affect 900 million Android devices, Check Point researchers disclosed. The vulnerabilities, which
the researchers dubbed "QuadRooter," affect Android devices that use
Qualcomm chipsets. They exist in the chipset software drivers. The
drivers, which control communications between chipset components, are
incorporated into Android builds.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83788.html
Delta's Tech Glitches Cause More Cancellations, Delays
Delta Air Lines reportedly canceled 300 flights Tuesday morning, a day after a mammoth outage that forced it to temporarily ground thousands of
flights worldwide and ultimately cancel more than 400 of them. Although
an update posted at 10:00 p.m. ET Monday night warned that there would
be more than 100 flight cancellations and roughly 200 delays Tuesday
morning, the actual numbers were worse.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83787.html
Linux Mint 18: Fresher Than Ever
The Linux Mint 18 Sarah will please long-time users and impress new adopters for its growth in features and overall consistent performance.
Linux Mint 18, released at the end of June, is a long-term edition
supported through 2021. The in-house built Cinnamon desktop and the
GNOME 2 fork MATE desktop were available at its introduction. The Xfce
edition became available earlier this month.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83781.html
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