Month: May 2019

NASA Administrator to Speak at Florida Institute of Technology Event

Dan Uff May 16, 2019 0

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will deliver remarks and speak to media Thursday, May 23, at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne.

The remarks will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

Florida Tech is hosting a space technology event to engage students, research faculty, regional institutions and local businesses, and discuss NASA opportunities and America’s plan to land astronauts on the Moon in 2024.

Bridenstine will deliver a keynote address from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT in the Hartley Room, on the second floor of the university’s Denius Student Center, 144 Florida Tech Drive, Melbourne.

Following his remarks, Bridenstine will be available to answer questions from media at 2:10 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the university’s Evans Library, 2949 Science Cir., Melbourne. To participate, media must RSVP by 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 to Matthew Rydin at matthew.m.rydin@nasa.gov or 202-603-7522 or Adam Lowenstein at adam@fit.edu or 321-674-8964. If you are not a member of the media, pre-registration with Florida Tech is required to attend the free event.

For more information about Bridenstine, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/bridenstine-biography.html

For more information about the May 23 Florida Tech event, visit:

https://newsroom.fit.edu/2019/04/15/florida-tech-to-host-space-technology-day-may-23/

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Calling all Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Fans: Pre-order your copy of “What We Left Behind” starting today!

Dan Uff May 16, 2019 0

It was January 3rd, 1993, and a new addition to the Star Trek franchise came out, and it was called Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Although the series was panned as being “too dark” or “too gritty” at the time, fans were hooked enough that the show lasted seven seasons.

Now, you can relive this now classic show through the eyes of its original stars and writers by pre-ordering this special look back at the show that knew no bounds.

Amazon.com is now taking pre-orders of this special remembrance, available on Blu-Ray or DVD.

For more information, please click below:

Apple warns these Macs are still vulnerable to the ‘Zombieload’ and other attacks

CompuScoop Staff May 16, 2019 0

Several pre-2011 Macs could still be vulnerable to 'ZombieLoad'-like security exploits, and Apple can't fix that because Intel won't release the necessary microcode updates.

AppleInsider contacted Apple about the list published on May 13 to clarify how Macs made before the 2011 vulnerability could be affected. Apple says that certain older Macs could remain vulnerable to security attacks that are similar to 'ZombieLoad,' because Intel will not release necessary updates. While 'ZombieLand' itself will not affect these machines, because of the particular attack vector, Apple cannot fully patch against other such "speculative execution vulnerabilities" without Intel's help.

The 'ZombieLand' exploit affects all Intel processors since 2011 and Apple's new support documentation lists only earlier Macs that could remain vulnerable to similar issues.

These Macs are all ones that are either supported as vintage ones, as opposed to obsolete, or which are capable of running the latest macOS Mojave.

"These models may receive security updates in macOS Mojave, High Sierra or Sierra," says Apple in its new support documentation, "but are unable to support the fixes and mitigations due to a lack of microcode updates from Intel."
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MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010)
MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
Mac mini (Mid 2010)
Mac Pro (Late 2010)

To to read the rest of the Appleinsider.com article, click here.

Star Trek: Picard: CBS All Access Unveils TNG Sequel Series Title

CompuScoop Staff May 15, 2019 1

Jean-Luc Picard is back in action. CBS All Access just revealed the title for their Star Trek: The New Generation prequel TV show.

Titled Star Trek: Picard, the new series “features Sir Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard, which he played for seven seasons on “Star Trek: Next Generation.” The cast also includes Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Alison Pill, Harry Treadaway, Isa Briones, and Evan Evagor.

At this week’s upfronts, CBS All Access not only revealed the title of Star Trek: Picard, they showed a brief clip. A premiere date has not yet been announced, but you can read more about the clip and the show below:

To read the rest of the article, click here.