Microsoft October 2019 Patch Tuesday is a light one
No zero-days this month. Only 59 security updates. Microsoft October 2019 Patch Tuesday is a light one Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreNo zero-days this month. Only 59 security updates. Microsoft October 2019 Patch Tuesday is a light one Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreTwitter today revealed it may have misappropriated its users private info by giving it to advertisers. The information in question? Your email address or phone number — whichever you used for two-factor authentication or security purposes. The error apparently stemmed from Twitter’s Tailored Audiences advertising program. This would basically allow advertisers to match customers with
Read MoreThe developer had sued the YouTuber, who was accused of creating and selling cheats for the wildly popular video game. Epic Games settles with 14-year-old over selling Fortnite cheats – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Nick Statt / The Verge Facebook‘s Portal video chat devices will be able to run Workplace, the company’s collaboration software, so you’ll be able to make video calls at work using the Portal’s video calling technology, Facebook announced today. Until now, Facebook has positioned Portal primarily as a way to chat with friends
Read MorePress brakes are a workshop staple when working with sheet metal. They’re ideal for executing accurate and repeatable bends over and over again. Typically, they’re fitted with steel tooling that can hold up to thousands of press cycles. However, such tooling is expensive, and time consuming to produce. [Anthony] recently had a job come through
Read MoreNew handset sports new form factor and iridescent colors. Andy Rubin tweets photos of shapely new Essential phone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBlizzard also canceled the pro gamer’s prize winnings and banned him from Hearthstone esports for 12 months. Blizzard pulls Blitzchung from Hearthstone esports tournament over support for Hong Kong protests – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe know next to nothing about the images you’re about to see — except that they don’t look like any phone we’ve ever seen before, and that they come from Andy Rubin, the controversial mobile industry executive who co-founded Android, left Google amid allegations of sexual misconduct while retaining a huge severance package, and went
Read MoreThe latest installment in the sci-fi game series that inspired the “looter-shooter” genre is here. Borderlands 3: Gearbox celebrates 10th anniversary with a rare spawn hunt – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Verge YouTube is allowing politicians to purchase precious ad space on the platform, including ads that target voters in important early voting states like Ohio and South Carolina. The company is giving politicians and their campaign teams access to a new tool that recently launched, letting them secure advertising placements of their choice months
Read MoreImage: Canoo Electric vehicle startup Canoo and its CEO Stefan Krause have been accused of discrimination, harassment, breach of contract, and wrongful termination in a new lawsuit. The suit — which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday by Christina Krause, Canoo’s former head of communications and Stefan Krause’s wife — also claims
Read More{$inline_image}Blizzard is in the hot seat after penalizing a Hearthstone esports player for voicing an opinion about the protests in Hong Kong. While the player did violate the rules of the tournament he was competing in, it’s Blizzard that’s taking all the criticism for kicking him out. Ng Wai Chung, known by his handle “Blitzchung,” was giving an interview
Read MoreBlizzard is in the hot seat after penalizing a Hearthstone esports player for voicing an opinion about the protests in Hong Kong. While the player did violate the rules of the tournament he was competing in, it’s Blizzard that’s taking all the criticism for kicking him out. Ng Wai Chung, known by his handle “Blitzchung,” was giving an interview
Read MoreTwitter revealed Tuesday that it mishandled an unspecified number of users’ email addresses and phone numbers, allowing that data to be used “inadvertently” for advertising purposes. Twitter says phone numbers users provided for security were ‘inadvertently’ used for ad purposes Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJust about every web browser lets you specify your default search engine, and some even let you toggle between multiple search engines on the fly. In the upcoming Firefox 71 update, you’ll now be able to set the browser to default to separate search engines whether you’re using its normal or private browsing modes. Read
Read MorePhoto courtesy Linksys Security cameras are all well and good, but what do you do if you really want privacy? Linksys may have come up with a solution with its new Linksys Aware service, which claims to use mesh Wi-Fi to sense motion without the use of cameras or other hardware. The company is offering
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On Tuesday, Twitter announced that it “unintentionally” used phone numbers and email addresses for advertising purposes even though the information was provided by users for two-factor authentication. According to Twitter, no personal data was shared with the company’s third-party partners, and the “issue that allowed this to occur”
Read MoreYou might have given your phone number to Twitter for two-factor authentication. The company said that number could have been used for advertising. Twitter misused security information for advertising purposes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIs the electric automaker ready to reinvent a common luxury? Tesla patent application imagines liquid-cooled and -heated seats – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDuo Inc. Peer into the annals of Indiegogo and Kickstarter, and you’ll find that it is filled with weird phone case ideas. There’s that iPhone case that was actually an entire Android phone, a case that could record all of your voice calls, the one that put an E Ink screen on the back of
Read MoreWe’re talking fecal transplants, probiotics, gut flora and more this week. Do bacteria in your GI tract affect your moods? How does your microbiome affect your overall health? We visit the lab of computational biologist Dr. Jose Clemente where he and his team study the efficacy of fecal transplants in patients with… Read more… How
Read MoreEmphasis on the “might.” Joaquin Phoenix might be interested in making a Joker sequel – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Public Interest Technology University Network has announced its inaugural list of grantees for its Network Challenge. Grants Fund Higher Ed Projects Using Technology for Public Good Source: Campus Technology
Read More{$inline_image}The NBA boasts some 600 million fans in China and rakes in billions of dollars from lucrative TV and merchandising contracts with the PRC. But that could all change because of a single tweet. Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, took to Twitter last week in support of the people of Hong
Read MoreWe all know at least one chronic complainer: someone who truly believes the world is out to get them and feels the need to vocalize each and every disappointment in their life. After spending some time with a chronic complainer, you probably feel like complaining about that person (and rightfully so) but are perhaps… Read
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