Today’s Tech Sightings:
Star Wars characters take part in an event held for the release of the film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, France, Dec. 16, 2015. (Reuters)
10 Star Wars Technologies That Are About to Become Reality
The latest long-awaited installment in the Star Wars science fiction saga hits U.S. theaters December 18. The movie – Star Wars: The Force Awakens – comes with an array of futuristic technologies that have their origins in existing technologies or have equivalents in the real world. PC World offers a look at Star Wars technologies and the science behind them.
Dear Donald Trump: No, You Can’t Shut Down Parts of the Internet
Writer Rob Pegoraro takes issue with Republican presidential contender Donald Trump’s suggestion to shut down areas of the Internet to cut off terrorist groups. Pegoraro argues that Trump’s understanding of the Internet’s architecture is lacking and goes on to explain why this idea won’t work. ABC also picked up the question: Is shutting down the Internet as easy as Donald Trump thinks?
Brazil WhatsApp Suspension Lifted
A Brazilian judge has ordered that a suspension on popular messaging application WhatsApp be lifted immediately. Brazil earlier suspended the service for 48 hours after the company, which is owned by Facebook, failed to comply with a request to provide information relating to a criminal case.
More:
- Everything You Need to Know About the Hidden Internet
- The European Union Pushes New Data Protection Laws
- Hands-on With Microsoft’s HoloLens, One Year Later
- Now Windows 10 Edge, Internet Explorer Can Block Zero-day Web Attacks
- Facebook Launches Instant Articles on Android
- Mozilla Releases Firefox 64-bit for Windows
