# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=104 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 105 --- ## [All 201 Episodes of 'The Office' Are Now Playing Out Over Slack ](https://onehack.st/t/all-201-episodes-of-the-office-are-now-playing-out-over-slack/86084)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/all-201-episodes-of-the-office-are-now-playing-out-over-slack/86084 "2020-05-12T13:22:12Z")
An anonymous reader writes: If you take out The Office’s physical interactions between characters and try to tell the same jokes over Slack, does The Office still work? It’s a question that creative collective MSCHF … --- ## [Newton Mail is Being Resurrected Again, This Time by Superfans](https://onehack.st/t/newton-mail-is-being-resurrected-again-this-time-by-superfans/85971)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/newton-mail-is-being-resurrected-again-this-time-by-superfans/85971 "2020-05-11T23:44:54Z")
Newton Mail, a subscription-based email client with an impressively large fanbase, is being reincarnated by new owners: long-time fans Maitrik Kataria and Justin Mitchell. From a report: After Newton’s owner Essentia… --- ## [WHO Conditionally Backs Covid-19 Vaccine Trials that Infect People](https://onehack.st/t/who-conditionally-backs-covid-19-vaccine-trials-that-infect-people/85950)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/who-conditionally-backs-covid-19-vaccine-trials-that-infect-people/85950 "2020-05-11T20:35:57Z")
Controversial trials in which volunteers are intentionally infected with Covid-19 could accelerate vaccine development, according to the World Health Organization, which has released new guidance on how the approach c… --- ## [Bitcoin Crashes as Halving Hype Loses Impetus Over the Weekend](https://onehack.st/t/bitcoin-crashes-as-halving-hype-loses-impetus-over-the-weekend/85948)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/bitcoin-crashes-as-halving-hype-loses-impetus-over-the-weekend/85948 "2020-05-11T20:33:45Z")
Bitcoin appears to be running out of steam just before one of the most anticipated milestones among cryptocurrency enthusiasts. From a report: The largest digital token tumbled over the weekend, declining about 13% t… --- ## [Microsoft and Intel Project Converts Malware Into Images Before Analyzing It](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-and-intel-project-converts-malware-into-images-before-analyzing-it/85877)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-and-intel-project-converts-malware-into-images-before-analyzing-it/85877 "2020-05-11T16:11:09Z")
Microsoft and Intel have collaborated on a new research project that explores a new approach to detecting and classifying malware. From a report: Called STAMINA (STAtic Malware-as-Image Network Analysis), the project… --- ## [Can Bookshop.org Save Independent Bookstores?](https://onehack.st/t/can-bookshop-org-save-independent-bookstores/85876)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/can-bookshop-org-save-independent-bookstores/85876 "2020-05-11T16:09:17Z")
The Los Angeles Times recently checked in on Bookshop.org, an online bookseller, as it pulled in its first $1 million to help local bookstores across America (thanks partly to a partnership with Simon & Schuster). “(… --- ## [Thunderbolt Bug Lets Hackers Steal Your Data in 'Five Minutes'](https://onehack.st/t/thunderbolt-bug-lets-hackers-steal-your-data-in-five-minutes/85874)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/thunderbolt-bug-lets-hackers-steal-your-data-in-five-minutes/85874 "2020-05-11T15:59:39Z")
A new set of flaws discovered in the Intel Thunderbolt port has put millions of machines at risk of local hacking. This new research by Eindhoven University’s Bjorn Ruytenberg suggests that if a hacker gains access to… --- ## [Is Amazon Losing Market Share?](https://onehack.st/t/is-amazon-losing-market-share/85825)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/is-amazon-losing-market-share/85825 "2020-05-11T12:14:13Z")
For the first three months of 2020, Amazon’s revenue was up 26% (to $75.5 billion). Yet several of its competitors in e-commerce “are showing dramatically faster growth rates,” reports Bloomberg’s opinion columnist, n… --- ## [Microsoft Launches New Office 365 Features Blocking Reply-All Email Storms](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-launches-new-office-365-features-blocking-reply-all-email-storms/85715)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-launches-new-office-365-features-blocking-reply-all-email-storms/85715 "2020-05-10T23:51:17Z")
Microsoft has begun rolling out a new feature in Office 365 to help IT staff stop the scourage that is “Reply-All email storms.” ZDNet reports: The feature started rolling out this week to all Office 365 users worldw… --- ## [Which Linux Desktop Environment is the Best?](https://onehack.st/t/which-linux-desktop-environment-is-the-best/85687)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 5:46am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/which-linux-desktop-environment-is-the-best/85687 "2020-05-11T05:46:49Z")
Tom’s Hardware “put five of the most popular desktop environments up against each other in a no-holds-barred, seven-round face-off. We’ve rated GNOME, KDE, Cinnamon, Awesome and Regolith on a 10-point scale based on I… --- ## [Will the Pandemic Finally Kill Cable TV?](https://onehack.st/t/will-the-pandemic-finally-kill-cable-tv/85685)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/will-the-pandemic-finally-kill-cable-tv/85685 "2020-05-10T23:46:31Z")
In just the first three months of 2020, cable broadcasting’s so-called “Pay TV” services have already lost 1.7 million paying subscribers, reports Variety: Comparing the losses against Q1 2019 paints a grim picture f… --- ## [Free course available from various companies through AICTE(All India Council of for Technical Education)](https://onehack.st/t/free-course-available-from-various-companies-through-aicte-all-india-council-of-for-technical-education/85653)
**Author:** [@arpoch](https://onehack.st/u/arpoch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/free-course-available-from-various-companies-through-aicte-all-india-council-of-for-technical-education/85653 "2020-05-10T18:14:41Z")
https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/Free%20ELIS%20Products%20Poster.pdf.pdf OR The last date for applying is 15th May 2020. --- ## [Even After the Pandemic, 43% Say They'll Want to Work Remotely More Often](https://onehack.st/t/even-after-the-pandemic-43-say-theyll-want-to-work-remotely-more-often/85640)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/even-after-the-pandemic-43-say-theyll-want-to-work-remotely-more-often/85640 "2020-05-10T17:10:24Z")
Long-time Slashdot reader gollum123 quotes CNBC: Nearly 43% of full-time American employees say they want to work remotely more often even after the economy has reopened, according to a survey released by business pu… --- ## [Massive Python Survey Reveals Popularity of Linux and PyCharm, Just 10% Still Using Python 2](https://onehack.st/t/massive-python-survey-reveals-popularity-of-linux-and-pycharm-just-10-still-using-python-2/85580)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/massive-python-survey-reveals-popularity-of-linux-and-pycharm-just-10-still-using-python-2/85580 "2020-05-10T12:28:35Z")
The Python Software Foundation and JetBrains collected over 24,000 responses for the third annual Python Developer’s Survey. Among its findings: 59% said they used Python for data analysis, “followed by web developmen… --- ## [C Is Now the Most Popular Programming Language, Claims TIOBE](https://onehack.st/t/c-is-now-the-most-popular-programming-language-claims-tiobe/85579)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/c-is-now-the-most-popular-programming-language-claims-tiobe/85579 "2020-05-10T12:26:31Z")
Charlotte Web writes: Since 2001 the TIOBE Index has been ranking top results for the search query +“ programming” on the top 25 search engines. “This month, C moved up past Java and entered the number one position,… --- ## [In-Person DEF CON 28 Event Is Canceled](https://onehack.st/t/in-person-def-con-28-event-is-canceled/85370)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/in-person-def-con-28-event-is-canceled/85370 "2020-05-09T13:06:37Z")
Annual Las Vegas hacker gathering DEF CON has officially called off its physical conference for this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Register reports: In what was pretty much a foregone conclusion, the orga… --- ## [Google Unifies All of Its Messaging and Communication Apps Into a Single Team](https://onehack.st/t/google-unifies-all-of-its-messaging-and-communication-apps-into-a-single-team/85369)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-unifies-all-of-its-messaging-and-communication-apps-into-a-single-team/85369 "2020-05-09T13:04:55Z")
Google’s move to put Javier Soltero, VP and GM of G Suite, in charge of Messages, Duo, and the phone app on Android, \[puts all of Google’s major communication products under one umbrella: Soltero’s team\](https://www.… --- ## [US Field Hospitals Stand Down, Most Without Treating Any COVID-19 Patients](https://onehack.st/t/us-field-hospitals-stand-down-most-without-treating-any-covid-19-patients/85295)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/us-field-hospitals-stand-down-most-without-treating-any-covid-19-patients/85295 "2020-05-09T01:53:15Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: As hospitals were overrun by coronavirus patients in other parts of the world, the Army Corps of Engineers mobilized in the U.S., hiring private contractors to build emer… --- ## [How a Facebook Bug Took Down Your Favorite iOS Apps](https://onehack.st/t/how-a-facebook-bug-took-down-your-favorite-ios-apps/85268)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-a-facebook-bug-took-down-your-favorite-ios-apps/85268 "2020-05-08T21:08:36Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: A little after 6 pm ET on Wednesday, the system started blinking red for iOS developer Clay Jones. Like many devs, Jones uses a Google product called Crashlytics to keep… --- ## [Internet Giants To Staff: Plan To Work From Home For the Year](https://onehack.st/t/internet-giants-to-staff-plan-to-work-from-home-for-the-year/85263)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/internet-giants-to-staff-plan-to-work-from-home-for-the-year/85263 "2020-05-08T20:23:22Z")
Google and Facebook want their staff to stay home for all of 2020. From a report: Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive officer, told employees on Thursday to prepare to work remotely through October and possibly t… --- ## [Microsoft VP Asks AWS To 'Stand Down' On JEDI Cloud Protests](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-vp-asks-aws-to-stand-down-on-jedi-cloud-protests/85262)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-vp-asks-aws-to-stand-down-on-jedi-cloud-protests/85262 "2020-05-08T20:00:34Z")
A Microsoft executive urged Amazon Web Services to “stand down on its litigation” opposing the award of the military’s lucrative JEDI commercial cloud transformation contract, arguing the ongoing legal and administrat… --- ## [Aarogya Setu: The story of a failure - French Hacker](https://onehack.st/t/aarogya-setu-the-story-of-a-failure-french-hacker/85175)
**Author:** [@Experimental](https://onehack.st/u/Experimental)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 10:31am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/aarogya-setu-the-story-of-a-failure-french-hacker/85175 "2020-05-08T10:31:38Z")
French ethical hacker Robert Baptiste, who goes by the name Elliot Alderson on Twitter, has yet again found a flaw in the Aarogya Setu, a mobile application developed by the Indian government to trace the spread of Cov… --- ## [White House Blocks CDC Guidance Over Economic and Religious Concerns](https://onehack.st/t/white-house-blocks-cdc-guidance-over-economic-and-religious-concerns/85161)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/white-house-blocks-cdc-guidance-over-economic-and-religious-concerns/85161 "2020-05-08T03:23:01Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: As President Trump rushes to reopen the economy, a battle has erupted between the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the a… --- ## [MPA and Amazon Ask GitHub To Suspend Kodi Add-On Developer's Account](https://onehack.st/t/mpa-and-amazon-ask-github-to-suspend-kodi-add-on-developers-account/85158)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/mpa-and-amazon-ask-github-to-suspend-kodi-add-on-developers-account/85158 "2020-05-08T02:34:48Z")
The MPA, MPA-Canada, and Amazon have filed a request with Github requesting that a Kodi add-on developer’s account be deleted from the platform. Citing a copyright case and a permanent injunction handed down by Canada… --- ## [Hackers Target WHO By Posing As Think Tank, Broadcaster](https://onehack.st/t/hackers-target-who-by-posing-as-think-tank-broadcaster/85151)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hackers-target-who-by-posing-as-think-tank-broadcaster/85151 "2020-05-08T01:14:04Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: The messages began arriving in World Health Organization employees’ inboxes in early April, seemingly innocuous emails about the coronavirus from news organizations… --- ## [Inkscape 1.0 Released](https://onehack.st/t/inkscape-1-0-released/85150)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/inkscape-1-0-released/85150 "2020-05-08T05:09:51Z")
Inkscape, the free and open-source vector graphics editor, has released version 1.0 for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It comes after three years in development and over 16 years after Inkscape’s initial release. BetaNews… --- ## [Microsoft's GitHub Account Allegedly Hacked, 500GB Stolen](https://onehack.st/t/microsofts-github-account-allegedly-hacked-500gb-stolen/85131)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsofts-github-account-allegedly-hacked-500gb-stolen/85131 "2020-05-07T20:27:38Z")
A hacker claims to have stolen over 500GB of data from Microsoft’s private GitHub repositories, BleepingComputer reports. From the report: This evening, a hacker going by the name Shiny Hunters contacted BleepingComp… --- ## [Google Lens Can Now Copy and Paste Handwritten Notes To Your Computer](https://onehack.st/t/google-lens-can-now-copy-and-paste-handwritten-notes-to-your-computer/85130)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-lens-can-now-copy-and-paste-handwritten-notes-to-your-computer/85130 "2020-05-07T19:18:36Z")
Google has added a very useful feature to Google Lens, its multipurpose object recognition tool. From a report: You can now copy and paste handwritten notes from your phone to your computer with Lens, though it only … --- ## [Sidewalk Labs Cancels Plan To Build High-Tech Neighbourhood in Toronto Amid COVID-19](https://onehack.st/t/sidewalk-labs-cancels-plan-to-build-high-tech-neighbourhood-in-toronto-amid-covid-19/85128)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/sidewalk-labs-cancels-plan-to-build-high-tech-neighbourhood-in-toronto-amid-covid-19/85128 "2020-05-07T19:16:40Z")
New submitter Bradmont shares a report: Sidewalk Labs, a Google-affiliated company, is abandoning its plan to build a high-tech neighbourhood on Toronto’s waterfront, citing what it calls unprecedented economic uncer… --- ## [Neiman Marcus, a Symbol of Luxury, Files for Bankruptcy](https://onehack.st/t/neiman-marcus-a-symbol-of-luxury-files-for-bankruptcy/85110)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/neiman-marcus-a-symbol-of-luxury-files-for-bankruptcy/85110 "2020-05-07T16:31:10Z")
Neiman Marcus on Thursday became the first major department store group to file for bankruptcy protection during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a stunning fall that follows the collapse of Barneys New York late last y… [Previous page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=103) [Next page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=105)