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Mac and Windows users infected by software updates delivered over hacked ISP

Enlarge (credit: Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker) Hackers delivered malware to Windows and Mac users by compromising their Internet service provider and then tampering with software updates delivered over unsecure connections, researchers said. The attack, researchers from security firm…

The dangers of losing weight faster than your doctors can keep up

Enlarge (credit: Getty | Spauln) The dose makes the medicine—and for many critical prescription drugs, the dose depends on a patient’s body weight. Usually, this is not a problem; weight changes large enough to significantly affect dosages often occur gradually,…

Google loses DOJ’s big monopoly trial over search business

Enlarge (credit: FABRICE COFFRINI / Contributor | AFP) Google just lost a massive antitrust trial over its sprawling search business, as US district judge Amit Mehta released his ruling, showing that he sided with the US Department of Justice in the…

Court blocks net neutrality, says ISPs are likely to win case against FCC

Enlarge / Federal Communication Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, then a commissioner, rallies against repeal of net neutrality rules in December 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla) The Federal Communications Commission’s hopes of enforcing net neutrality rules was dealt a…