Symantec refuses Russia request for source code access

Security firm Symantec will no longer allow Russian authorities to inspect its source code, according to Reuters. “It poses a risk to the integrity of our products that we are not willing to accept,” the company’s Kristen Batch said. The worry is that by allowing the supposedly independent Federal Security Service (FSB) to examine source […]

The next big stock market shift could come from an unexpected source

pedrosimoes7 via Compfight cc In an ironic twist, the most downtrodden part of the stock market could be the main driver of its next leg higher. Even more surprising: the investor base most responsible for this shift won’t be flashy Wall Street types, armed with their sophisticated trading algorithms. It’ll be retirees. The market segment […]

Red-hot tech stocks are getting a boost from an unexpected source

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That’s been the logic employed by tech stock bears who have thrown in the towel on short positions over the last year. And the buying volume that results from what’s commonly referred to as a “short squeeze” has been a crucial driver of tech gains during the period. […]

China successfully extracted gas from ‘flammable ice’ and it could lead to a new source of energy

mango treviso China has succeeded in extracting methane gas from solid deposits under the sea in an experiment that could eventually lead to the commercial production of what is being touted as an abundant new source of energy. In a first for the country, engineers extracted the gas from the so-called “flammable ice” – methane […]

Kodi: Open source TV app inspires full-blown copyright panic in the UK

You know a technology’s gone mainstream when the tabloids start yelling about it. This year the Sun, the Mirror, the Express, and the Daily Star have run splashes ranging from “Kodi Crackdown” through “Kodi Killers” to “Kodi TOTAL BAN!”. It’s not that they’ve stumbled on an underground hack scene; the stories have been briefed by copyright […]

Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code And Returns It To Blizzard, Gets Free Trip To BlizzCon

Last month, Reddit user Khemist49 made a truly unlikely find: a gold master source code disc of the original StarCraft. From 1998. At first, he didn’t know what to do with it. Ultimately, he sent it to Blizzard, who was very grateful to have it back. Advertisement Khemist49 first came across the disc in a […]