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October 22, 2018

The data loss bug in Windows 10 shows Microsoft hasn't developed the processes and systems needed to sustain the two feature updates a year for Windows approach (Peter Bright/Ars Technica)

Peter Bright / Ars Technica: The data loss bug in Windows 10 shows Microsoft hasn’t developed the processes and systems needed to sustain the two feature updates a year for Windows approach — Buggy updates point at deeper problems. — It’s fair to say that the Windows 10 October 2018 Update has not been Microsoft’s

October 22, 2018

Facebook is reportedly shopping around for a cybersecurity firm

Facebook’s had a bad year handling user data and securing its systems. Now, according to The Information, the company is looking to acquire a major cybersecurity firm to help repair its reputation. The report says the social network is looking to close the deal by the end of the year. The company might look towards

October 22, 2018

China drafts regulation to stamp out blockchain anonymity

After killing all legitimate cryptocurrency businesses in the country, Chinese authorities are now turning their attention to other blockchain service providers. The country’s apex internet regulator, Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), released a draft policy on Friday that will require all companies to collect their users’ real names and national identification card numbers before offering them

The White House is wooing tech workers to do tours of duty in government

The White House plans to convene tech giants including Amazon, Google, Microsoft and IBM on Monday and urge them to make it easier for their workers to leave behind their big paychecks and snazzy office perks and do brief tours of duty in government. The White House is wooing tech workers to do tours of

October 22, 2018

#WontBeErased is Twitter’s response to Trump’s proposed anti-trans policies

Over the weekend, the White House released a memo saying the Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to revise the definition of “sex.” As reported by The New York Times, the absolutely bollocks memo details how the Trump administration wants to define sex by the genitalia a person is born with. The new definition would

October 22, 2018

This Day in Deals: Why don’t you just go fly a kite?

This Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. The aim? To enrich ourselves financially, and you spiritually. Ever been the first to do anything? Maybe you set a school athletics record? Invented your own drink? Created a game?

October 22, 2018

Profile of Symphony, a secure messaging app for financial industry that also lets bots at different institutions talk to each other and settle trades (Oliver Staley/Quartz)

Oliver Staley / Quartz: Profile of Symphony, a secure messaging app for financial industry that also lets bots at different institutions talk to each other and settle trades — For almost 40 years, Bloomberg has been an unescapable fact of life in the financial world. — Older than the internet … Profile of Symphony, a

Teardown: Sony’s New Aibo goes Under the Knife

In a complete surprise, Sony has moved to release the latest version of their robotic dog series, Aibo, in North America. The device is already out in Japan, where there are a number of owner’s clubs that would rival any dedicated kennel club. Thanks to the [Robot Start] team, we now have a glimpse of

Hacktool.Posh

Risk Level: Very Low. Hacktool.Posh Source: Symantec lastest threats

October 22, 2018

GitHub is down because of data storage issues

Developer platform GitHub has been down for hours due to data storage issues. According to GitHub’s status message board, the issue began around 10 PM ET on Sunday. Some users are facing login errors while others are not able to see their commits. The company acknowledged the issue saying “We’re failing over a data storage system

October 22, 2018

Survey of 5,844 US college students finds 89% at least got some news from social media weekly, with 71% getting news from Facebook and 55% from Snapchat (Mallory Locklear/Engadget)

Mallory Locklear / Engadget: Survey of 5,844 US college students finds 89% at least got some news from social media weekly, with 71% getting news from Facebook and 55% from Snapchat — A number of studies have shown that people turn to social media for news, and of all of the social networks out there,

Watch NASA release 450,000 gallons of water in 1 minute – CNET

That is a lot of water. Watch NASA release 450,000 gallons of water in 1 minute – CNET Source: CNet

'Robots for everyone' in 5 years, says Japan's most valuable tech startup – CNET

A robot that picks up your dirty underpants. Sign me up. 'Robots for everyone' in 5 years, says Japan's most valuable tech startup – CNET Source: CNet

Blazing Fast Raspberry Pi Display Driver Will Melt Your Face then Teach You How

Reader [poipoi] recently wrote into our tip line to tell us about an “amazingly fast” Raspberry Pi display driver with a README file that “is an actual joy to read”. Of course, we had to see for ourselves. The fbcp-ili9341 repo, by [juj], seems to live up to the hype! The software itself appears impressive, and

Watching the world's best Tetris players will make your brain melt – CNET

These people aren’t human. Watching the world's best Tetris players will make your brain melt – CNET Source: CNet

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