Books That Are Really Long To Read & Hard To Put Down

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

A thousand pages to describe Scarlett’s three husbands and her struggles during the war.

Margaret Mitchell at the Gone With The Wind movie premiere party in Atlanta. © Bettmann/CORBIS, 1939

Boredom caused 25-year-old Margaret Mitchell to write 63 of the chapters. Mitchell was a journalist for the Atlanta Journal Sunday Magazine. spending 10 years of her life working on the book, Mitchell didn’t really have much intention of publishing it. When a “friend” heard that she was considering writing a book (though in fact, it had been written), she said something to the effect of, “Imagine, you writing a book!” Annoyed, Mitchell took her massive manuscript to a Macmillan editor the next day. She later regretted the act and sent the editor a telegram saying, “Have changed my mind. Send manuscript back.”

Ralph Thompson, a book reviewer for The New York Times, was quite unimpressed with the book at first, saying “I happen to feel that the book would have been infinitely better had it been edited down to, say, 500 pages-”

At the end, Thompson admitted, “Any kind of first novel of over 1,000 pages is an achievement and for the research that was involved, and for the writing Itself, the author of Gone With the Wind deserves due recognition.”

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

After reading 200 pages of Infinite Jest, Michael Pietsch, Wallace’s editor at Little, Brown,told Wallace’s agent, “I want to do this book more than I want to breathe.”

Pietsch responded to the original 1,600-page manuscript of Infinite Jest with a letter to Wallace saying, “It’s exactly the challenge and adventure I came to book publishing to find.” He also suggested that Wallace make extensive cuts to the book, adding, “I’m still hoping there are ways to make the novel much shorter, not because any one piece of it isn’t wonderful but because the longer it is the more people will find excuses not to read it. On the attached pages I’ve suggested chapters and scenes that maybe can come out without killing the patient.” On Pietsch’s letter, Wallace circled that section and simply put a question mark by it.

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

 Originally published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. War and Peace is about early 19th-century Russian society, noted for its mastery of realistic detail and variety of psychological analysis, and generally regarded as one of the world’s greatest novels. War and Peace is primarily concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families–particularly the Bezukhovs, the Bolkonskys, and the Rostovs–the members of which are portrayed against a vivid background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon (1805-14).       Read On 

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden, often considered Steinbeck’s most ambitious novel, follows the intricate lives of two families, the Hamiltons, based on Steinbeck’s maternal ancestors, and the Trasks as they settle in California.

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Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

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The seed of the Rebecca story lay in Daphne du Maurier’s jealousy of her husband’s first fiancee Photo: REX

YouTube’s Gaming

YouTube’s gaming set to launch September 2, 2015 as a standalone website and will also be available via apps on Android and iOS. The YouTube Gaming service will offer gamers more than 25,000 game-specific pages to let them quickly find game-related videos and other content. The service will also curate live-streams from thousands of gaming-related channels.

With YouTube Gaming service, the company also wants to make it easier for people to live-stream games on YouTube. The company has launched a new page called Stream, currently in beta, which gives users the option to start streaming at a personal URL.

YouTube Gaming will utilise HTML5 technology to stream content. It will also allow streamers to use a “DVR Mode.” DVR Mode will allow gamers to buffer last four hours of a stream and play it at a later time.

The new YouTube Gaming service will be launched on Web on YouTube’s new Gaming website and will be available in all countries where YouTube is available. The Android and iOS clients, on the other hand, will be released in the UK and USA on Wednesday, with other countries getting the support

XBox One Begins This Fall

it’s selling better than the Xbox 360 was, and it’s becoming an increasingly important part of Microsoft.  However Sony PS4,  has and will continue to  dominate current-gen console sales since day one. So Microsoft has more exclusives for this holiday season. So Sony & Microsoft are at arms race this season trying to run neck and neck.

Sony’s Offering Free Playstation Games

The freebies will be available for PS Plus members starting Tuesday, Sept. 1.

Facebook’s Spam King Pleads Guilty

Las Vegas has plead guilty to sending more than 27 million unsolicited messages through Facebook Inc. servers. He after gained access to about 500,000 accounts.. He faces as long as three years in prison plus a $250,000 fine.

Research Finds Many Drivers Ignore Technology In New Cars

JD Power market researcher, found that 20 percent of new car owners had still not used approximately half of the technology features available in their vehicles within three months of purchase — the period after which drivers are less likely to adopt new features, researchers say.

The most underused feature was in-vehicle concierge systems that can recommend nearby restaurants or gas stations. It un used by 43 percent of respondents. Followed by mobile routers that turn a car into a Wi-Fi hot spot, unused by 38 percent.Automatic parking systems were unused by 35 percent of those surveyed, the report found.

Drivers, especially those ages 21-38 from Generation Y, are still relying on their smartphones rather than their cars to connect to their favorite apps or search for nearby services. With Google testing a self-driving car and Apple reportedly working on its own version, the fact that 35 percent of new car owners never used their automatic parking systems may come as a surprise.

Wholefoods Plans To Embed Technology Into Its New Chains

Pressure-sensitive shelf mats, like Panasonic’s Powershelf (which are already in use at some Whole Foods stores), alert store employees when a product needs to be restocked so shoppers are never left disappointed by an empty shelf. Clothing stores like Nordstrom and Burberry have been innovating with technology for quite some time now. However, as Whole Foods develops its new stores with technology at the core, it’s likely we could see other major retailers follow suit.

The new “hip-cool technology-oriented” chain will be named 365 by Whole Foods Market,slated to open next year. The stores would be geared toward the large population of 18- to 34-year-olds and offer all-natural food at lower prices

Google Granted A patent To Detect Potholes

Google has patented technology for automatically detecting potholes and uneven surfaces on roads as cars drive over them. Sensors in the car would work with the GPS (illustrated) to send information about the road surface to a remote server, which could then be used to produce map routes that give a smoother journey

The information could also be passed to local authorities and highways agencies to help them pinpoint areas that need to be repaired. In its patent Google explained: ‘The signals from the sensors are monitored by an electronic circuit of the head unit and analysed to judge the quality of the road by the amount of vertical vibration that is encountered.

Google’s pothole detecting technology would use the GPS and mobile phone connectivity that many modern vehicles now use.However, vehicles would need to have sensors that can detect sudden changes in the road surface, like shock sensors or motion sensors.

5G Mobile Communicationas

Research indicates, there will be a completely new radio technology for the 5G mobile communications standard expected to hit the market by 2020. Research work in the UK and across Europe into the next generation mobile phone standard is currently focusing on the use of millimetre wave radio transmission at very high 30-300GHz frequencies.

If implemented, this will represent the biggest technology change for a mobile generation since the switch from analogue to digital GSM technology more than a decade ago.

The first discussions on potential global standards will start next month at a 3GPP standards meeting in Arizona.

Smart Phones That Are Pricey ?

Samsung W2015 – $2,450–W2015 is that it has two screens; one on the outside of the flip-cover, and one on the inside.

Lamborghini 88 Tauri – $6,000

Vertu Signature Touch – $10,300

The high price tag comes from the 18-carat red gold elements on the phone

Vertu Signature RED GOLD BLACK DLC – $50,000

Dior Reverie – $122,000 contains 1,539 diamonds, 18-carat white gold specs and 46 pieces of mother-of-pearl.

Vertu Signature Cobra – $310,000–The cobra is made up of 439 rubies, one pear-cute diamond, one

Goldvish ‘Le Million’ – $1 million–Only 100 of these phones were ever made

Gresso Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot – $1 million–a roulette wheel pattern made out of solid gold and black diamonds on the front of the phone? The keys are made of sapphire, and the rear of 200-year-old African blackwood –

Diamond Rose iPhone 4 – $8 million– outdated iPhone 4 on the inside, but the sides of the phone are studded with 500 tiny diamonds. The home button alone is a chunk of 7.4-carat pink diamond, while the Apple logo is made up of a further 53 diamonds.

iPhone 5 Black Diamond – $15.3 Million– the phone was made of solid gold and crammed with 600 white diamonds.In 2013, a Chinese businessman decided that he wanted an iPhone 5 embellished with a black diamond, and commissioned luxury British designer Stuart Hughes to make it for him.

Ashley Madison Offering A Reward

Police in Canada has announced that Ashley Madison owner Avid Life Media, which is based in Toronto, is now offering a reward of $500,000 CAD (about $380,000 U.S.) for information that leads to the identification or arrest of the hackers.

London’s Sky Pool

he pool, nicknamed “Sky Pool”, has been described as a world first and will feature a transparent bottom.

It will allow swimmers to peer down on passers-by from a height of 35m. The pool is part of a luxury property development called Embassy Gardens at Nine Elms, near Battersea power station.

The Ashley Madison Saga

The breach at Ashley Madison gave rise to sordid tales of frantic phone calls to lawyers and torrid confrontations with spouses. But hard information has been hard to come by. Even the true number of people affected by the breach has been clouded by uncertainty over how many of the roughly 39 million members Ashley Madison claims to have are genuine.

Hackers claim to have posted 36 million names, credit card numbers, email and physical addresses etc.The data is posted on aka  “Dark Web,” a part of the Internet that can’t be searched by Google or most common search engines. It can only be viewed with a special Tor browser.
Ashley Madison, which is owned by Avid Life Media, is designed to help married people cheat on their spouses. Its slogan is “Life is short. Have an affair.” The website claims to have nearly 39 million customers.
People can browse the site for free, but they have to pay for credits if they want to send messages to other members of the dating site. The fewest amount of credits a customer can buy is 100, which costs $49. Customers who buy 1,000 credits for $250 receive a money-back “affair guarantee,” if they don’t have an affair within three months.
Ashley Madison charges five credits per message, a minimum 20 credits for virtual gifts and 30 credits for a half-hour instant message session.
Included in the stolen personal information was the amount of money customers paid to the site.
The credit card numbers listed in the data dump are valid, and many are still active, according to Per Thorsheim, a cybersecurity expert in Norway. He said a massive amount of data is included in the posting. Even when compressed it came to 9.7 gigabytes.
The hackers mocked the site and the customer base, saying that 90% to 95% of the users were male.
Ashley Madison has long been criticized for supposedly having many fake accounts. It’s widely reported to be a hot bed for scam artists who pose as women who want to have an affair. Avid Life Media said it’s actively monitoring the situation and working with law enforcement in the United States and in Canada, where the site is based.

The Hackers aka Impact Team posted a headline Tuesday saying “Times is Up” giving directions on where to view the data.

Avid Life Media has failed to take down Ashley Madison and extortionist has begun to target the users. The group requested a bitcoin worth about 225.00

BarlandCo Will Provide The Info

A 360 Degree Camera

The Panono camera, a ball-shaped device that captures photo “spheres,”  the field of 360-degree imagery has exploded.

But the emphasis now is on 360-degree video, not still pictures.

The 53rd New York Film Festival Convergence will run September 26-27 and delve into the world of immersive storytelling with a mix of unique films, panels, and live interactive experiences.

The (Dis)Honesty Project Presents The Truth Box

Tell The Truth About A Lie—- The Truth Box is a traveling story booth and part of the larger (Dis)Honesty Project, a collaboration between behavioral scientist Dan Ariely and filmmaker Yael Melamede that aims to improve our behavior and ethics. The Truth Box explores the complex impact dishonesty has on our lives, asking participants to sit inside and come clean, on camera, about a lie they have told.

The Doghouse

A table is set for five, and on each plate rests a virtual-reality headset. Slipping them on plunges the viewer into a fully immersive experience—one of five unique points of view within the same film. Mom and Dad are meeting the older brother’s new girlfriend for the first time while the younger brother just tries to avoid an inevitable disaster. A 360 degree experience

Gamescape

Some of the most compelling stories being told today are coming from game designers blending sharp narrative and gameplay in new and exciting ways. This selection of gripping, engaging, storytelling games was co-curated by the NYU Game Center and is free and open to the public. Presented with Support from the NYU Game Center.

Sherlock Holmes & the Internet of Things

Participants attempt to solve a string of crimes unfolding throughout Lincoln Center. Do you have what it takes to become a 21st-century Sherlock Holmes? A prototype developed and run by the Columbia Digital Storytelling Lab, Sherlock Holmes & the Internet of Things is part of a massive connected crime scene taking place in over 20 countries this fall. For more information, visit sherlockholmes.io. Presented in partnership with the Columbia Digital Storytelling Lab.

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Van Halen To Head Rock Band 4

Panama will be included as an on-disc track in Rock Band 4, and additional Van Halen songs will launch as DLC in the months after the game’s launch. Rock Band 4 will launch on October 6, featuring playable guitar, percussion, and vocal tracks via game-specific peripherals. Rhythm genre pioneer Guitar Hero is also due to return later this year with a redesigned guitar accessory and video-driven game play simulating live performances.

Are Students Ready Today?

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The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. More than 70 economies have participated in the assessment.

The most recently published results are from the assessment in 2012. The next report is scheduled for December 2015.

Around 510,000 students took part in the PISA 2012 assessment of reading, mathematics and science representing about 28 million 15-year-olds globally. Of those economies, 44 took part in an assessment of creative problem solving and 18 in an assessment of financial literacy.

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Samsung Pay To Deput Thursday In South Korea

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics  the country’s 10 credit card companies have agreed to support its new mobile payment system whose launch is slated for later this week.

The Samsung Pay service is scheduled to debut on Thursday in South Korea. Not only does it support the near field communication (NFC) technology like its rivals but also magnetic secure transmission (MST) and bar code technologies.

MST technology is significant as it is compatible with conventional credit card devices, and therefore, it can be used in a larger number of shops compared with Apple Pay. The service will officially reach the United States on September 28 2015.

YubiKeys

A YubiKey is a small device that you register with a service or site that supports two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication means that each time you log in, the service will request proof that you have your YubiKey in addition to your regular username and password. Phishing, malware, and other attack methods won’t work because they would need both your physical key and your passwords to breach your accounts.

The two-factor authentication with a YubiKey makes your login secure and keeps your information private. The YubiKey requires nothing more than a simple tap or touch. There are no drivers or special software needed. Your YubiKey can be used on multiple computers and mobile devices, and one key supports any number of your accounts. YubiKeys are nearly indestructible — just add it to your keychain along with your house and car key

YubiKey can be used on

Gmail and Google Accounts
Dropbox (using U2F)
LastPass
WordPress
Code Signing

Windows
Mac OS X
Linux

Google’s New Parent Company—-ALPHABET

Google has announced on Monday that it is creating a new parent company called Alphabet, which will be run by its two founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Alphabet will replace Google Inc. as the business traded on the stock market; Google, the service, will be the largest single entity owned by that parent company. Page, Google’s founder and CEO, will take over as CEO of Alphabet (the company’s URL will appropriately be ABC.xyz). Sundar Pichai, Page’s top deputy at Google, will take over as CEO of Google. This will allow Google to build a more robust portfolio of businesses, each with its own dedicated CEO, under the Alphabet umbrella. Google’s investments already extend well beyond search and smartphones to include the life extension project Calico, its moonshot division Google X and Nest, the home device manufacturer that it acquired for $3 billion last year.

The Breach aka Dancing Panda

Chinese hackers have been reading “many” private emails of top U.S. officials since at least 2010, according to a new report.The breach, aka “Dancing Panda,” was first detected in April 2010 and continues. Hackers had allegedly targeted the personal email accounts — such as Gmail accounts — of several key government officials, including “all top national security and trade officials” in the Obama administration. Secure government email accounts, hackers reportedly used their access to mine officials’ personal address books and then “exploit their social networks” by sending malware to friend and other contacts, including coworkers.

The cyber attack follows an earlier breach, which has also been blamed on Chinese hackers, targeting the federal Office of Personnel Management and compromising private data belonging to 21 million people.

Another breach, reported last week, compromised a Defense Department email system and affected 4,000 military and civilian employees. That attack, allegedly launched by Russian hackers, forced the Pentagon to temporarily shut down one of its networks.

Can You Decipher The Written Code On This Sword?

The double-edged steel sword, which belongs to the British Museum, is on loan as part of an exhibit celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Discovered in a river in 1825, the sword dates back to the same time that the Magna Carta was first written and was likely owned by a wealthy knight or a noble

British Library still looking for the public to decipher the inscription on this sword. A double-edged sword, 13th century, possibly of German manufacture but discovered in England in the 19th century (British Museum 1858,1116.5): image courtesy of the British Museum – The indecipherable inscription,is found along one of its edges and inlaid in gold wire. It has been speculated that this is a religious invocation, since the language is unknown. -This sword was found in the River Witham, Lincolnshire, in July 1825, and was presented to the Royal Archaeological Institute by the registrar to the Bishop of Lincoln. –

It has been speculated that the language is Latin. Here is the inscription to decipher( looks rather plan for a Knights Templar sword)

+NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+

Library Wars: The last Mission

Set 18 months after movie “Library Wars.” After the government’s enactment of the Media Betterment Act, battles wage between the Betterment Squads and the Library Defense. The Library Defense resists censorship and advocates freedom of expression. The biggest battle awaits for the Library Defense.

This live Action Film is schedule to hit Japanese theaters October 10, 2015.

 

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Black Panther -July 6, 2018

T’Challa, prince of Wakanda, must rise to take the mantle of the Black Panther after his father, the king, is treacherously killed.

UpComing Marvel Movies

Avengers Infinity War 2018 Part 1

Release Date May 4 2018

Part 2- 2019

UpComing Marvel Movies

Thor: Ragnarok is set to hit the big screens on July 28, 2017.

UpComing Marvel Movies

An incident leads to the Avengers developing a schism over how to deal with situations, which escalates into an open fight between allies Iron Man and Captain America.

 Release Date May 6, 2016

                    The Feud Between Captain America & Iron Brings A Civil War

TEAM CAPTAIN AMERICA

1) Captain America
2) Hawkeye
3) Falcon
4) Scarlet Witch
5) Ant-Man
6) The Winter Soldier

TEAM IRON MAN

1) Iron Man
2) The Vision
3) Spider-Man
4) Black Widow
5) War Machine

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Look Out For These UpComing Books

The Girl in the Spider’s Web: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Series by David Lagercrantz (Knopf, Sept.) –

Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz (Harper, Sept.) –

hen Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA by Roberta Kaplan, with Lisa Dickey (Norton, Oct.)

Mycroft Holmes- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar &Anna Waterhouse

Most Popular Books To Read

Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee (Harper)

2. “What Pet Should I get” by Dr. Seuss (Random House)

3. “Paper Towns” by John Green (Speak)

4. “Grey” by E.L. James (Vintage)

5. “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead)

6. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee (Harper)

7. “Thrill Me” by Susan Mallery (Harlequin)

8. “Siren’s Call” by Jayne Castle (Penguin)

9. “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo (Ten Speed)

10. “Circling the Sun” by Paula McLain (Ballantine)

11. “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr (Scribner)

12. “The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel” by Melissa de la Cruz (Disney-Hyperion)

13. “The Martian” by Andy Weir (Crown)

14. “Never Die Alone” by Lisa Jackson (Kensington/Zebra)

15. “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Spiegel & Grau)

16. “Code of Conduct” by Brad Thor (Atria/Emily Bestler Books)

17. “The Bourbon Kings” by J.R. Ward (Penguin)

18. “Badlands” by C.J. Box (Minotaur)

19. “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press)

20. “The English Spy” by Daniel Silva (Harper)

21. “Luckiest Girl Alive” by Jessica Knoll (Simon & Schuster)

22. “Love Letters” by Debbie Macomber (Ballantine)

23. “The Rumor” by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown)

24. “Dark Places” by Gillian Flynn (Broadway Books)

25. Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book

26. Mean Streak

Pope Francis To Present Art Bible To The Library Of Congress

     

When Pope Francis comes to Capitol Hill  on Sept. 24,he will address Congress and present a copy of a special fine art edition of the Bible commissioned by a Minnesota Benedictine abbey to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the Library of Congress.

The seven-volume work, known as the Apostles Edition of the St. John’s Bible, is believed to be the first hand-written and illuminated bible produced since the invention of the printing press. Completed in 2011, it is one of only 12 such sets, and cost $8 million to produce.

The 1,150-page work was presented to the Pope in April by officials of St. John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minn., and Donald Jackson, the British calligrapher who collaborated with St. John’s to produce the English language bible. The Pope in turn is giving it the American people. The Rev. John Klassen, abbot of St. John’s Abbey, said the St. John’s Bible is meant for all faiths.

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Another Wearable Technology

Smart Clothing

Take a look at whats new in clothing

Biosensing Silver fibers are woven into the shirt providing biometric data into you smart phone, tracking distance, calories burns, stress etc. Improving blood circulation and muscle recovery

Target Launches Bluetooth Pilot In 50 Stores

Target has recently announced that it is implementing a pilot beacon program in 50 of its stores. These beacons will send push notifications to shoppers phones whenever they browse within range of the device, similar to the Tips system that Facebook is working on. To prevent this system from spamming customers, Target is requiring that shoppers first download and install the Target iOS app (an Android version is in development), then actively opt-in to receive the notifications. Moreover, the system is designed to push a maximum of just two notifications per shopping trip with the rest of the deals appearing in the app itself. Whereas customers can get the maximum number of deals without becoming overwhelmed. Stores in Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, New York City, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle have all been selected to participate. Target will reportedly use data gathered from this pilot to fine tune the program ahead of a nationwide rollout around the Holidays.

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Planes ,Cars etc Can Be Hacked?

Gartner, the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, which says that more than 300 million cars and over 2,800 million consumer devices are already online. By 2020, the number of objects connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to top 25 billion – not an unrealistic estimate considering that many household appliances now come with rudimentary online functions.

Hackers are not only after your computer, they’re after connected devices from cars to home security systems to sniper rifles and anything thats connected..

The fast growth in the ‘Internet of Things’ has opened up new opportunities for cyber attacks and new markets for cyber defenders.This is among the hot topics at a Black Hat computer security conference that kicks off in Las Vegas on Sunday and an infamous Def Con hacker gathering that follows.

Protecting gadgets in the Internet of Things is possible, but it would raise the price of smart gadgets while manufacturers prefer to keep prices low.Early glimpses have been provided of scheduled presentations about how to commandeer control of some Chrysler Fiat vehicles or accurately retarget self-aiming sniper rifles.

“The Internet of Things is definitely one of the big new frontiers,” said Christopher Kruegel, co-founder of cyber security firm Lastline and a professor of computer science at a state university in Southern California.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles issued a safety recall for 1.4 million US cars and trucks in July after hackers demonstrated that they could take control their systems while they are in operation. The recall came after cybersecurity experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek of the firm IOActive Labs remotely commandeered a Jeep Cherokee, made by Chrysler, to demonstrate the vulnerability of the vehicles’ electronic systems. While working from laptop computers at home, the two men were able to enter the Jeep’s electronics via its online entertainment system, changing its speed and braking capability and manipulating the radio and windshield wipers.After the report, Chrysler issued a free software patch for vulnerable vehicles even while saying it had no first-hand knowledge of hacking incidents.

Hacking smart watches, door locks, fitness bands, power meters, or other devices woven into the Internet of Things also carries the risk of hackers tapping troves of data gathered by sensors monitoring many aspects of a  person’s life.told Shopping for a kettle recently only to find he could buy one with Wi-Fi connectivity. Data from a home smart meter could reveal what types of devices are being powered inside as well as “when you have a cup of tea, make toast, or in most cases what TV show you are watching,” he said.

Endangered Species

California Condor

Sumatran Orangutan

Red Wolf

Western Gray Whale

Mountain Gorilla

Siberian Tiger

Philippine Crocodile

New York City’s MTA

Microsoft Giving Uber 100 Million $$$$$$$$

Microsoft has reportedly invested $100 million in Uber, this is a  $10 billion jump in the company’s valuation from its previous investment round late last year that had its valuation at roughly $40 billion. Microsoft’s major investment in the ride sharing app was finalized on Friday,Microsoft’s investment in Uber follows a high-profile deal in June in which Uber acquired Microsoft’s Bing Maps technology.