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Apple likely can’t force FBI to disclose how it got data from seized iPhone
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The US government isn't saying whether it will divulge to Apple the method it used to access the locked iPhone seized by one of the San Bernardino shooters. The iPhone has been at the center of a bitter dispute between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But that legal battle—in which a...
Amazon’s next original movie will feature ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ star Adam Driver
Actor Adam Driver, fresh off his role as Kylo Ren in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” will put down his lightsaber to star in “Paterson,” a comedy from director Jim Jarmusch that will be the next original movie from Amazon Studios. Jarmusch...
Prediction markets sense a disturbance in the presidential campaign force
Although Donald Trump has long dominated coverage of the GOP presidential campaign, electoral prediction markets have been favoring Marco Rubio instead. Until now. The shift in support could be a significant signal, because over the years, prediction markets have chalked up at least as good a record as traditional political polling when it comes to handicapping elections. The concept, pioneered by the Iowa Electronic Markets, involves letting...
How to be a tech security Jedi, Part 3: Three Security Lessons from ‘The Force Awakens’
It finally happened! After a long wait, the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens (TFA), arrived as an early Christmas present to geeks everywhere. Before I jump into security, let me share my short, spoiler-free review: If you...
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ fastest movie to make $1 billion in record 12 days
The new Star Wars film continues to break records and on Sunday it became the fastest movie to reach $ 1 billion in box office sales after just 12 days in...
A dynamic magnetic tension force as the cause of failed solar eruptions
Coronal mass ejections are solar eruptions driven by a sudden release of magnetic energy stored in the Sun’s corona. In many cases, this magnetic energy is stored in long-lived, arched structures called magnetic flux ropes. When a flux rope destabilizes, it can either erupt and produce a coronal mass ejection or fail and collapse back towards the Sun. The prevailing belief is that the...
A dynamic magnetic tension force as the cause of failed solar eruptions
Coronal mass ejections are solar eruptions driven by a sudden release of magnetic energy stored in the Sun’s corona. In many cases, this magnetic energy is stored in long-lived, arched structures called magnetic flux ropes. When a flux rope destabilizes, it can either erupt and produce a coronal mass ejection or fail and collapse back towards the Sun. The prevailing belief is that the...
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ delivers everything you’d expect — and that’s the problem
Spoiler Alert! This review doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but wait to read it if you’re trying to stay in the dark about the details and characters of the new movie. Star Wars fans lining up to see The Force Awakens won’t be disappointed. In fact,...
The force awakens: Introducing my 6-year-old son to Star Wars
The Force is strong in our household. For the past several months, Star Wars has permeated the life of my young son: R2-D2 and Stormtrooper action figures strewn across the floor;...
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