- Global warming increases risk of 'extinction domino effect', warns EU study | The study also claims that predictions about the impact of global warming which fail to take into account this domino effect underestimate the scale of mass extinctions by up to 10 times https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3067236/global-warming-increases-risk-of-extinction-domino-effect-warns-eu-study 8 comments worldnews
- Side channel attacks on graphics processors can enable hackers to spy on web activity and steal passwords https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3065797/side-channel-attacks-on-graphics-processors-can-enable-hackers-to-spy-on-web-activity-and-steal-passwords 10 comments hardware
- Mars rover Curiosity drives for the first time since September https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3065704/mars-rover-curiosity-drives-for-the-first-time-since-september 9 comments space
- Microsoft Comes Clean over Windows 10 Connection Endpoints https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3036554/microsoft-comes-clean-over-windows-10-connection-endpoints-as-part-of-its-gdpr-compliance 13 comments technology
- In 2013, Facebook refused to pay a bug hunter after he posted a security flaw on Mark Zuckerberg's wall https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2289748/facebook-refuses-to-pay-bug-hunter-after-he-posts-security-flaw-on-mark-zuckerbergs-wall 7 comments technology
- US Navy to deploy high-energy lasers in two years https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3027827/us-navy-to-deploy-high-energy-lasers-in-two-years 4 comments worldnews
- Russia deployed its army of trolls on the side of environmentalists in a bid to block US oil and gas developments https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3027700/russia-deployed-its-army-of-trolls-on-the-side-of-environmentalists-in-a-bid-to-block-us-oil-and-gas-developments 31 comments worldnews
- UK government invests £30m in electric vehicle-to-grid tech research | The new technologies could enable electric cars to deliver "electricity back to the smart grid, to light homes and power businesses". https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3026463/uk-government-invests-gbp30m-in-electric-vehicle-to-grid-tech-research 5 comments worldnews
- Qualcomm wants to take down the iPhone X due to patent infringement https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3022355/qualcomm-wants-to-take-down-the-iphone-x-due-to-patent-infringement 3 comments worldnews
- Apple faces sales ban in China after losing iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus copyright case http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2461993/apple-faces-sales-ban-in-china-after-losing-iphone-6-and-iphone-6-plus-copyright-case 30 comments hardware
- Lenovo, Acer, Asus, Dell and HP told their bloatware leaves users open to attack http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2459963/lenovo-acer-asus-dell-and-hp-told-their-bloatware-leaves-users-open-to-attack 5 comments technology
- Mozilla files legal challenge to find out how FBI cracked Tor Browser http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2458164/mozilla-files-legal-challenge-to-find-out-how-fbi-cracked-tor-browser 15 comments privacy
- Mozilla files legal challenge to find out how FBI cracked Tor Browser http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2458164/mozilla-files-legal-challenge-to-find-out-how-fbi-cracked-tor-browser 174 comments technology
- Ford has revealed how the company will allow its driverless cars to cope with snowy conditions with the use of Lidar technology, which uses lasers to measure distances and creates 3D maps of the data during favourable weather conditions and use it in situations where road visibility is poor http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2450137/ford-developing-driverless-car-systems-that-defy-snowy-weather 15 comments technology
- UK government has 'no intention' of banning or weakening encryption: "'This is not about creating back doors; this is about companies being able to access communications on their network when presented with a warrant.'" http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2432458/uk-government-has-no-intention-of-banning-or-weakening-encryption 4 comments worldnews
- MariaDB 10.1 adds database encryption ready for new EU data protection laws http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2426170/mariadb-101-adds-database-encryption-ready-for-new-eu-data-protection-laws 6 comments programming
- Richard Stallman and Phil Zimmerman underline key concerns with tech sector http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/feature/2410690/richard-stallman-and-phil-zimmerman-underline-key-concerns-with-tech-sector 56 comments linux
- One in five sites at risk as WordPress rushes out fix for zero-day flaws http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2406023/wordpress-rushes-out-fix-for-zero-day-flaw-that-puts-one-in-five-sites-at-risk 2 comments technology
- Microsoft promises Office 365 update for open document format http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2402017/government-beats-microsoft-into-retreat-in-open-file-standards-battle 3 comments libreoffice
- US industrial control systems hacked 245 times in 12 months http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2399334/us-industrial-control-systems-attacked-245-times-in-12-months 11 comments sysadmin
- 5G speeds of 1Tbps achieved at UK university http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2396249/exclusive-university-of-surrey-achieves-5g-speeds-of-1tbps 145 comments technology
- Britian gives its most remote communities fibre broadband by laying under-sea cable to remote Scottish islands. If we can do it underwater, what is stopping USA from doing it in their cities? http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2385004/bt-completes-250km-undersea-broadband-rollout-in-scottish-isles 51 comments technology
- Cisco chief warns Obama of economic disaster if NSA snooping continues http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2345493/cisco-chief-chambers-warns-obama-of-economic-disaster-if-nsa-snooping-continues 3 comments economy
- Cisco chief Chambers warns Obama of economic disaster if NSA snooping continues http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2345493/cisco-chief-chambers-warns-obama-of-economic-disaster-if-nsa-snooping-continues 3 comments business
- TechEd: Microsoft says Tor cannot stop PRISM snoops and cyber crooks | "The NSA and GCHQ are already monitoring hundreds of Tor relays and exit nodes and trying to find ways to break the network down" http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2344898/teched-microsoft-says-tor-cannot-stop-prism-snoops-and-cyber-crooks 4 comments technology
- Windows 7 feature I've never seen before. Need help identifying. http://www.v3.co.uk/IMG/208/187208/mission-control.png?1311620602 11 comments techsupport
- A Trojan exploiting a master key vulnerability in Android has been uncovered infecting smartphones and tablets http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2286263/crooks-using-android-master-key-to-sneak-trojans-onto-smartphones-and-tablets-devices 14 comments technology
- Another company "successfully" migrates to google apps http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2269843/google-trumps-microsoft-in-pearson-s-cloud-app-offering-to-40-000-staff 28 comments microsoft
- IBM updates COBOL to extend System/z into the cloud http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2269054/ibm-updates-cobol-to-extend-system-javascript-void-0-z-into-the-cloud 47 comments programming
- Open source cloud app launches to rival Google Docs and Office 365 http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2255905/open-source-cloud-app-suite-launches-to-rival-google-docs-and-office-365 6 comments opensource
- What could be the motivation for DDOSing the Rapsberry Pi Foundation? http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2252824/raspberry-pi-hit-by-ddos-attack 16 comments raspberry_pi
- Windows Phone safest mobile platform but Android security epidemic spreads http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2222370/windows-phone-safest-mobile-platform-but-android-security-epidemic-spreads 3 comments technology
- V3 Review - Lumia 920 http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/review/2222115/nokia-lumia-920-review 16 comments windowsphone
- Facebook password protection law shot down by Congress. The US House of Representatives has voted against a proposed law which would have limited the ability of businesses to collect social networking user names and passwords for current and prospective employees. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2164504/facebook-password-protection-law-shot-congress 1270 comments technology
- Anonymous vows internet blackout if SOPA is passed. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2134323/anonymous-vows-internet-blackout-stop-online-piracy-act-passed 6 comments politics
- Facebook rolls out several security enhancements http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2070793/facebook-rolls-security-enhancements 6 comments netsec
- Microsoft to improve security policy by wiping IP addresses associated with search results after 6 months http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2256379/microsoft-improves-bing-privacy 3 comments netsec
- This was my first MP3 player, it had a whopping 32MB of storage (expandable to 64MB). Jealous much? http://www.v3.co.uk/vnunet/hardware/2129141/jazpiper-mv32p 13 comments hardware
- The latest version of Mandriva is now available on a USB key http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2254023/mandriva-releases-linux-2010 5 comments linux
- Developers walking out on app store http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2253184/developers-walk-app-store 36 comments programming