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Report: US Power Grid Vulnerable to Foreign Hacks

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Security researcher Brian Wallace was on the trail of hackers who had snatched a California university’s housing files when he stumbled into a larger nightmare: Cyberattackers had opened a pathway into the networks running the United States’ power grid.

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SpaceX Makes History: Falcon 9 Rocket Successfully Lands

Commercial spaceflight company SpaceX enjoyed a triumphal moment this evening, conducting its first-ever landing of a Falcon 9 rocket on dry land after a successful launch on Monday. Livestreams from SpaceX’s headquarters showed employees breaking into cheers as the rocket touched down

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Kotaku, Famous For Spoiling Games, Complains About Star Wars Spoilers

Kotaku, everyone’s favourite social justice-oriented video games blog, is upset about spoilers. The outlet, part of the Gawker network, recently tweeted a angry, righteous condemnation of Star Wars spoilers from their official Facebook page.             The post was signed “Stephen,”

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Indie Game Developer receives death threats for ‘Tranny Gladiator’

Video game journalist and notorious social justice warrior Jim Sterling, has forced an independent games developer to publicly apologise and abandon a promotional campaign after they advertised a game called “Tranny Gladiator”. https://twitter.com/JimSterling/status/678460568227983360 https://twitter.com/JimSterling/status/678462432252198912 https://twitter.com/JimSterling/status/678467949972336641 The game, described by developer

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Hillary Clinton Is Conveniently Clueless On Encryption

She doesn’t understand email servers, and after last night’s Democratic Presidential debate it seems she doesn’t understand the basics of web privacy either. In comments that even the ultra-progressive Vox Media outlet The Verge called “borderline illiterate,” Hillary Clinton appeared to simultaneously support and oppose