Author: Matt O’Brien
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Hacker who helped stop global cyberattack arrested in U.S.
LAS VEGAS — Marcus Hutchins, a young British researcher credited with derailing a global cyberattack in May, was arrested for allegedly creating and distributing malicious software designed to collect bank-account passwords, U.S. authorities said Thursday. Hutchins was detained in Las Vegas on his way back to Britain from an annual gathering of hackers and information…
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NASA’s Valkyrie robots set the table for human life on Mars
LOWELL, Mass. — Four sister robots built by NASA could be pioneers in the colonization of Mars, part of an advance construction team that sets up a habitat for more fragile human explorers. But first they’re finding new homes on Earth and engineers to hone their skills. The space agency has kept one Valkyrie robot…