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Retiring Internet Explorer https://textslashplain.com/2020/01/19/retiring-internet-explorer/ The Jeff Bezos hack could happen to anyone The story of the Saudi crown prince allegedly using WhatsApp to break into a billionaire’s phone is a quick lesson in cybersecurity. https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/22/21077747/jeff-bezos-whatsapp-hack-saudi-prince-mohammed-bin-salman

Microsoft Security Shocker As 250 Million Customer Records Exposed Online https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/22/microsoft-security-shocker-as-250-million-customer-records-exposed-online/#3abf3d374d1b

U.S. drinking water widely contaminated with 'forever chemicals': environment watchdog https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-water-foreverchemicals/u-s-drinking-water-widely-contaminated-with-forever-chemicals-report-idUSKBN1ZL0F8 First U.S. Case Reported of Deadly Wuhan Virus https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-virus-kills-two-more-patients-as-authorities-step-up-control-measures-11579614626

'Universal memory' research passes new milestone This is a update of earlier article 'Discovery of a 'holy grail' with the invention of universal computer memory' https://techxplore.com/news/2020-01-universal-memory-milestone.html Physicists at Lancaster University have demonstrated that their invention of a new type of memory device could transform the way computers, smartphones and other gadgets work. "Universal memory" is, in essence, a memory where the data is very robustly stored, but can also easily be changed; something that was widely considered to be unachievable—until now. Currently, the two main types of memory, dynamic RAM (DRAM) and flash, have complementary characteristics and roles. DRAM is fast, so used for active (working) memory but it is volatile, meaning that information is lost when power is removed. Indeed, DRAM continually 'forgets' and needs to be constantly refreshed. Flash is non-volatile, allowing you to carry data in your pocket, but is very slow. It is well-suited for data storage but can't be used for active memory. The article, published in the January edition of the journal IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, shows how individual memory cellscan be connected together in arrays to make a RAM. It predicts that such chips would at least match the speed performance of DRAM, but do so 100 times more efficiently, and with the additional advantage of non-volatility. This new non-volatile RAM, called ULTRARAM, would be a working implementation of so-called 'universal memory', combining all the advantages of DRAM and flash, with none of the drawbacks. Professor Manus Hayne, who is leading the research, said: "The work published in this new paper represents a significant advance, providing a clear blueprint for the implementation of ULTRARAM memory." The Lancaster team solved the paradox of universal memory by exploiting a quantum mechanical effect called resonant tunnelling that allows a barrier to switch from opaque to transparent by applying a small voltage. The new work describes sophisticated simulations of this process; and proposes a readout mechanism for the memory cells that should improve the contrast between logical states by many orders of magnitude, allowing cells to be connected in large arrays. It also shows that the sharp transition between opacity and transparency of the resonant tunnelling barrier facilitates a highly compact architecture with a high bit density. Ongoing work is targeted at the manufacturability of working memory chips, including fabrication of arrays of devices, development of readout logic, scaling of devices and implementation on silicon.

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@exile360 here is more update (yes. Google is killing the apps, chrome store is dead) CHROME APP STORE IS NOW DEAD, GOOGLE BRINGING PWAS FOR DESKTOPS SOON https://www.digit.in/news/internet/chrome-app-store-is-now-dead-google-bringing-pwas-for-desktops-soon-38524.html Google had warned more than a year back that Chrome Apps will soon die out on Windows, Mac and Linux some time in 2017. That day has arrived and the App Store on Google Chrome is no longer available. This means you can’t install Chrome apps on your desktop anymore. Google had explained its rationale in a blog post last year. Chrome apps are being killed because people hardly use them. “Approximately 1 percent of users on Windows, Mac and Linux actively use Chrome packaged apps.” Chrome apps are not completely gone though. You can still install a Chrome app by directly linking. So currently, only the searchable app section is dead. The Chrome apps are now listed in the Extensions section. However, with the death of Chrome apps, Google is working on bringing Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) to the desktop browser. PWAs are essentially websites with app-like features. You get a full screen interface, push notifications, offline capabilities and an installable app icon. PWAs are already live on Chrome for Android and once it comes to desktops, PWAs could very well become the only app type to work across desktop and mobiles. Google has said it will roll out PWAs for desktop sometime in mid-2018. Till today, the Chrome app store housed apps in two flavours: “Hosted apps” and “Packaged apps.” Hosted apps were basically glorified links to websites with its own icon to easily access it from the homepage. It gave Chrome users a way to pin bookmarks to certain sections of the browser but didn’t really make any sense for a desktop user when there is already a bookmarks bar. The second flavour, “packaged apps” were more of the real deal. Packaged apps (RIP) can run in the background and have access to hardware-level features like the USB ports. There are also Chrome extensions which aren’t going anywhere. They are also desktop only and can be installed through the Chrome Web Store. Extensions usually live right next to the Address Bar. Password managers, ad blockers, and the likes are Chrome extensions, and are a key element in the Chrome desktop experience. PWAs, on the other hand, aren’t exactly standard apps. It’s more of a catch-phrase for existing W3C standards for app icons, background updates, push notifications, etc. PWAs work across browsers and are not locked inside a single browser. Even Windows have announced it will bring PWAs to Windows 10 while Apple is already working on adding support for PWAs to Safari.

@exile360 here is more info on the chrome apps phasing https://www.icrazemagazine.com/tech/google-set-to-say-goodbye-to-chrome-apps-from-march-this-year/88825/ Google has introduced that it’s going to start phasing out assist for Chrome apps throughout Home windows, macOS, and Linux platforms beginning this 12 months. From March, Chrome Net Retailer will cease accepting new Chrome apps, whereas builders will get the choice to replace their present apps by June 2022, the corporate mentioned in a weblog publish. The brand new improvement is a follow-up of the announcement that Google made again in August 2016 to disclose the departure of Chrome apps. The search big had cited “much less utilization” as the first cause for its choice to kill the apps that had been initially designed to tackle conventional Net apps. The timeline offered by Google has confirmed that Chrome Net Retailer will not settle for new Chrome apps from March. The corporate can even finish assist for Chrome apps on Home windows, macOS, and Linux beginning June this 12 months. Nonetheless, clients on Chrome Enterprise and Chrome Training Improve will get a coverage in place to increase assist by December. Chrome OS customers will proceed to obtain assist for Chrome apps till June 2021. Assist for NaCI, PNaCI, and PPAPI APIs can even go offline from June subsequent 12 months. Furthermore, Google will finish assist for Chrome apps on Chrome OS for all customers from June 2022. The adjustments pertaining to Chrome apps will not influence assist for Chrome extensions. “Google will proceed to assist and put money into Chrome Extensions on all present platforms. Fostering a sturdy ecosystem of extensions is important to Chrome’s mission and we’re dedicated to offering a helpful extension platform for customising the searching expertise for all customers,” mentioned Anthony Laforge, Technical Director, Chrome Platform Workforce, within the weblog publish. A devoted hub has been offered for builders to assist them migrate their Chrome apps to Net apps or construct Android apps for Chrome OS. Builders even have the choice to rework their experiences by engaged on Chrome extensions or construct Progressive Net App (PWA) options. Google believes that builders would transfer from Chrome apps and begin utilizing open Net requirements resembling PWA over time. This may finally assist customers avail related experiences of Chrome apps throughout all trendy browsers.

@exile360 in that case why raise an alarm about the register.co report in the first case, if you are unsure about the impact?

@exile360Now, is the google policy to phase out packaged.hosted apps good/bad? yes. PDF files can be read from within browser but PDF viewer, media player, web page reading are all integral functions of browser and they are not apps, So, the question is about the chrome store apps (hosted/packaged) being moved to PWA's/browser extensions, and it's impact on browser wrkg and whether it;s good/bad?

@exile360 where does office, game apps come in chrome apps, office apps are not one which one gets from chrome store, they are standalone apps / programs and non-browser type. Why link these non-browser apps with chrome apps phasing out? Chrome apps are moving towards PWA's Progressive web apps and browser extensions from packaged/hosted apps in chrome store? So, what is the real impact of chrome apps policy phasing to PWA;s and extensions (also taking into account the 7 latest API's which give flexibility to work online/offline to complete a task)?

@exile360 this is about the chrome apps phasing out and not abt win7/win10 compatibility . and all along I was in the wrong notion of all apps like MS office etc. which we install to run the program from desktop and woke up now to the fact that chrome apps are what one installs from within chrome browser, so which one can run only launching the browser and which requires network connectivity (or offline only to get cached pages) . so, when network is a must to run the chrome browser and its allied apps, how the chrome policy is impacting working offline (when the prime reqt. is to be online for browser launch and apps running)? and with the latest chrome api's (as per the article) which gives more flexibility to work online & offline to complete tasks, relate to the chrome apps phasing out policy? is this the future of API's as PWA's seems to be the in thing.?

@exile360 this chrome apps policy, doesn't it require network connectivity to work inside browser (as offline one can only see cached pages), so will apps also not require network? and the so called chrome apps are they not installed thru' chrome store or any default in browser and are they not what the register report is about (since it says about packaged and hosted apps, which incidentally must be apps in chrome store)? https://www.labnol.org/software/offline-browsing-in-google-chrome/28585/ Now, as browser needs network to work inalia it's apps too (except cache offline working), how network which is a basic requirement become an issue with google policy on apps now? More on this, there are some latest chrome api's which blur the line between native and web apps as per https://blog.bitsrc.io/7-new-chrome-apis-you-should-know-cf2dcb9f42dc 7 New Chrome APIs You Should Know 7 top Chrome features that blur the lines between native apps and web apps So, how do you classify these apps in relation to chrome apps policy?

ok. need to wait & watch. with web apps policies, how chrome goes along and browser wrkg. further up.

Even MS has said that it will support EdgeCr in Win 7 until chrome does so, ie. till Jul'21. So, with compatibility not an issue, than does this mean that EdgeCr also, will also be supported unofficially then? But if apps are compatible across win 7/10, why is Edge (legacy) not working in Win 7? https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-support-the-new-edge-browser-after-windows-7-eol/

@exile360And if compatibility is not a question, then why test? So, if no test, than how is the product reliable for use? So a big question mark. so, shift in options will be inevitable and which as I said will have to be decided in 4 yrs after FF drops out.

It's about getting updates which is the point of interest. Will chrome updates automstically reflect in win 7 & 10??.

And chrome may continue to work in 7 after jul'21 but sans updates which is the point of interest.

Economical viability will certainly come into play and MBAM will not be an exception . Win 7 will give way and fade out in time, however optimistic one may be. It's inevitable and i peg this to happen in 4 yrs when FF too backs out.

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So, it well means that with a shrinking user base can force developers to ditch/abandon the product.. So, MBAM can also take the cue and abandon Win 7 in foreseeable future too?

Immune discovery 'may treat all cancer' https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51182451 A newly-discovered part of our immune system could be harnessed to treat all cancers, say scientists. The Cardiff University team discovered a method of killing prostate, breast, lung and other cancers in lab tests. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, have not been tested in patients, but the researchers say they have "enormous potential". Experts said that although the work was still at an early stage, it was very exciting. What have they found? Our immune system is our body's natural defence against infection, but it also attacks cancerous cells. The scientists were looking for "unconventional" and previously undiscovered ways the immune system naturally attacks tumours. What they found was a T-cell inside people's blood. This is an immune cell that can scan the body to assess whether there is a threat that needs to be eliminated. The difference is this one could attack a wide range of cancers. "There's a chance here to treat every patient," researcher Prof Andrew Sewell told the BBC. He added: "Previously nobody believed this could be possible. "It raises the prospect of a 'one-size-fits-all' cancer treatment, a single type of T-cell that could be capable of destroying many different types of cancers across the population." How does it work? T-cells have "receptors" on their surface that allow them to "see" at a chemical level. The Cardiff team discovered a T-cell and its receptor that could find and kill a wide range of cancerous cells in the lab including lung, skin, blood, colon, breast, bone, prostate, ovarian, kidney and cervical cancer cells. Crucially, it left normal tissues untouched.

@exile360 Odd why need a separate test when OS version is irrelevant and why ir it expensive? How google works https://computer.howstuffworks.com/google-chrome-browser7.htm that process tokens are alloted by chrome for system requests, files/registry keys etc. now as per the article, does this change the working of chrome for win 7 & 10? And when there are many Javascript engines, does this change the working for different OS versions?