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Science
Scientists Develop Phaser That Can Stun (Worms)
5:40AM Adam Frucci | The good news: Scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser that can be set to stun. The bad news: It only works on worms, so far. More »
Games
Worms For IPhone: Same Game, Worse Controls
4:20AM Adam Frucci | You’re probably familiar with Worms by now. About 20 versions of the game have been released for every platform under the sun, so it was inevitable that it would show up for the iPhone. More »
Science
Disgusting Sewer Creature Update: IT’S F#$%ING REAL!
12:20AM Adam Frucci | Remember the disgusting video of some mysterious creature in the North Carolina sewers I posted yesterday? I cynically assumed it was a viral ad for some upcoming movie. Sweet merciful christ, I was wrong. These things are actually real. More »
Software
Conficker Worm Hits U.S. Hospitals, Infecting Computers and Equipment
10:00AM Adrian Covert | Cnet says that hundreds of critical hospital devices across the U.S. have been infected by the Conficker worm. The number of hospitals affected wasn’t disclosed, but the problem isn’t thought to be widespread. More »
Software
Conficker Worm Claims High Profile Victim: University of Utah
1:01AM Jack Loftus | More than 700 med school computers at the University of Utah have fallen victim to the infamous Conficker worm. Gizmodo, we swear, had absolutely nothing to do with it. [AP via CNET] More »
Software
Conficker’d Machines Are All Doing… Something
10:30PM John Herrman | Whether it’s an actual functional update or a ploy to further inflate the worm’s horrifying reputation, an encrypted, mysterious thing is downloading to machines infected with Conficker C, right now. More »
Software
How the Conficker Problem Just Got Much Worse
4:00AM John Mahoney | On the surface, April 1 came and went without a peep from the dreaded Conficker megaworm. But security experts see a frightening reality, one where Conficker is now more powerful and more dangerous than ever.
Software
Software
Reminder: How to Fix Conficker
11:00AM Matt Buchanan | Afraid you’ve got the evil Conficker worm that’s already begun snaking its way around the world? Thanks to herculean efforts by researchers, the detection and fix is pretty easy. More »
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