https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Apple Inc. and Walt-Disney Co. are among U.S. businesses that will face the steepest challenges in a "selective decoupling" from China, a key lawmaker said after a series of meetings with executives and experts in Hollywood and Silicon Valley this week. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-apple-heart-us-china-decoupling-lawmaker.html Economics & Business Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:04:03 EDT news600354242 For the majority of students in the U.S., residential addresses determine which public elementary, middle, or high school they attend. But with an influx of charter schools and state-funded voucher programs for private schools, as well as a growing number of cities that let students apply to public schools across the district (regardless of zip code), the admissions process can turn into a messy game of matchmaking. https://phys.org/news/2022-05-students-schools.html Economics & Business Wed, 18 May 2022 12:32:04 EDT news572095921 Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have recently captured the public's imagination because they offer an exciting alternative to traditional monetary systems. https://phys.org/news/2018-07-quantum-bitcoin.html Security Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:30:03 EDT news450945552 The agency that allowed hackers linked to China to steal private information about nearly every federal employee—and detailed personal histories of millions with security clearances—failed for years to take basic steps to secure its computer networks, officials acknowledged to Congress on Tuesday. https://phys.org/news/2015-06-fed-agency-blames-giant-hack.html Security Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:20:01 EDT news353696258 By analyzing such parameters as the force applied by key presses and the time interval between them, a new self-powered non-mechanical intelligent keyboard could provide a stronger layer of security for computer users. The self-powered device generates electricity when a user's fingertips contact the multi-layer plastic materials that make up the device. https://phys.org/news/2015-01-smart-keyboard-powers-itselfand.html Nanophysics Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:43:39 EST news341056481 The National Weather Service is about to boost its computing power by more than tenfold, which officials hope will translate to better forecasts. https://phys.org/news/2015-01-weather-boost-power.html Earth Sciences Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:09:15 EST news339678549 The FBI said Tuesday it was investigating a cyberattack on Sony Pictures, amid reports that employee information as well as new films were being leaked online. https://phys.org/news/2014-12-fbi-probing-sony-hack-leaks.html Security Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:00:03 EST news336757041 The FBI has confirmed it is investigating a recent hacking attack at Sony Pictures Entertainment, which caused major internal computer problems at the film studio last week. https://phys.org/news/2014-12-fbi-hack-sony-pictures.html Security Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:02:27 EST news336675742 Tibco Software Inc. said Monday that it is selling itself to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for about $3.98 billion. https://phys.org/news/2014-09-tibco-sold-private-equity-firm.html Business Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:10:01 EDT news331199655 Tri Minh Ngo, researcher at the University of Twente, has developed a new method for monitoring whether private information is sufficiently protected in computer programs. His technology can be used to check whether private data can be leaked and, if so, how much information is actually leaked in that case. His technology can also be used to detect possible leaks. https://phys.org/news/2014-04-method-private-sufficiently.html Computer Sciences Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:20:01 EDT news317551591 After a bruising shareholder battle, Dell appears set for a new path under a private equity buyout aimed at reviving the fortunes of the former number one computer maker. https://phys.org/news/2013-09-dell-path-private-buyout.html Business Wed, 11 Sep 2013 04:40:01 EDT news298092601 With a critical vote looming on a private equity buyout for Dell, it has become clear the struggling computer giant faces a tough road as it tries to revive its fortunes. https://phys.org/news/2013-07-dell-key-shareholder-vote-go-private.html Business Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:33:32 EDT news293250291 The special committee set up by Dell to evaluate options for the troubled computer giant warned Friday of "substantial downside risk" if shareholders reject a buyout plan led by founder Michael Dell. https://phys.org/news/2013-07-dell-panel-buyout.html Business Fri, 05 Jul 2013 17:51:49 EDT news292265498 Could Michael Dell lose it all? With a bidding war now underway for Dell, efforts by its founder to regain control of the once-mighty computer maker could be backfiring. https://phys.org/news/2013-03-michael-dell-days-ceo.html Business Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:50:02 EDT news283778773 Dell's board of directors Wednesday defended a proposed $24.4 billion private equity buyout led by founder Michael Dell, but said it may continue looking at other offers past a March 22 deadline. https://phys.org/news/2013-03-dell-reaffirms-buyout-deadline.html Business Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:35:22 EST news281792116 A start-up that allows universities to offer massive open online courses (MOOCs) has opened for business, signing on more than 1,000 students to a 12-week computer science and engineering course from the University of New South Wales. https://phys.org/news/2012-10-openlearning-competitive-moocs.html Social Sciences Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:26:12 EDT news269504764 With the cloud computing business still in its relatively early days, the European Union moved on Thursday to secure a toehold in a potentially lucrative market it says could deliver 2.5 million new jobs. https://phys.org/news/2012-09-eu-eyes-cloud-heaven.html Business Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:07:38 EDT news267952033 Millions of us send billions of emails back and forth each day without much concern for their security. On the whole, security is not a primary concern for most day-to-day emails, but some emails do contain personal, proprietary and sensitive information, documents, media, photos, videos and sound files. Unfortunately, the open nature of email means that they can be intercepted and if not encrypted easily read by malicious third parties. Even with the PGP - pretty good privacy - encryption scheme first used in 1995, if a sender's private "key" is compromised all their previous emails encrypted with that key can be exposed. https://phys.org/news/2012-09-email.html Internet Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:55:14 EDT news266493306 Increasingly often, mobile applications on web-enabled mobile phones and tablet computers do more than they appear to. https://phys.org/news/2012-07-approach-uncovers-abuse-mobile-devices.html Software Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:37:55 EDT news260703469 Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago. https://phys.org/news/2012-07-malware-thousands-internet-monday.html Internet Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:42:14 EDT news260700119 (AP) -- The organization behind a major expansion of Internet address suffixes hopes to resume taking proposals on May 22 following a technical glitch that shut down its computer system for weeks. https://phys.org/news/2012-05-icann-resume-expansion.html Internet Wed, 09 May 2012 11:41:21 EDT news255782429 (AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. is buying digital video technology company NDS Group Ltd. for about $4 billion to enhance its video offerings to pay-TV providers and expand in emerging markets. https://phys.org/news/2012-03-cisco-video-tech-nds-5b.html Business Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:55:04 EDT news251024092 Cyber security veterans behind startup CrowdStrike will demonstrate at the RSA conference on Wednesday that the types of attacks used against computers are heading for smartphones. https://phys.org/news/2012-02-firm-hacker-threat-mobile-gadgets.html Software Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:35:25 EST news249712515 The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a draft "roadmap" that is designed to foster federal agencies' adoption of cloud computing, support the private sector, improve the information available to decision makers and facilitate the continued development of the cloud computing model. https://phys.org/news/2011-11-nist-cloud-technology-roadmap-comments.html Computer Sciences Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:34:34 EDT news239438043 US computer security firm Symantec has said that Facebook accidentally left a door open for advertisers to access profiles, pictures, chat and other private data at the social network. https://phys.org/news/2011-05-facebook-leaked-keys-account-symantec.html Internet Wed, 11 May 2011 04:50:01 EDT news224305894 US-based iGate and a British private equity firm announced a 1.2-billion-dollar deal on Monday to buy one of India's oldest software firms in a major move into the outsourcing business. https://phys.org/news/2011-01-us-based-igate-bn-indian-outsourcing.html Business Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:04:07 EST news213865432 The most common digital security technique used to protect both media copyright and Internet communications has a major weakness, University of Michigan computer scientists have discovered. https://phys.org/news/2010-03-weakness-rsa-authentication-common.html Computer Sciences Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:09:02 EST news186854915 (PhysOrg.com) -- Even well-defended computers can leak shocking amounts of private data. MIT researchers seek out exotic attacks in order to shut them down. https://phys.org/news/2009-10-secure-computers-arent-so.html Computer Sciences Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:10:01 EDT news176107396 Government Web sites were operating normally on Wednesday, officials said, after a broad attack on public and private computer systems that targeted sites operated by the White House, the New York Stock Exchange and The Washington Post, among others. https://phys.org/news/2009-07-experts-seriousness-web-sites.html Internet Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:57:08 EDT news166337790 Software developed by a Canadian lab to circumvent online censorship has been downloaded by more than 18,000 Iranians in the last 10 days, says its developer Rafal Rohozinski. https://phys.org/news/2009-06-canadian-software-iranian-dissidents.html Internet Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:50:01 EDT news165297022