New York Times: Inside the legal fight over a $10B Pentagon IT contract between Amazon and Oracle, which claims a former Pentagon employee shaped the contract in Amazon’s favor — Deap Ubhi is a restless guy. At 26, he quit his job in private equity in Northern California, where he had grown up and gone
Read MoreZheping Huang / South China Morning Post: A look at Chinese tech workers’ struggle with burnout and work-life balance, as many are expected to work a “996” schedule, or 9am to 9pm six days a week — He is so focused on keeping his start-up alive that he can’t sleep at night. She was asked
Read MoreEven though you can easily order a PCB from any one of a dozen board houses and have it on your desk in a few weeks, there’s still a need for home-made circuit boards. If it’s because you have very special or strange requirements, you want to save money, or you need to suffer for
Read MoreEdmund Lee / New York Times: Netflix’s absence from Apple’s media bundle portends a fight in content distribution; Goldman Sachs says the bundle could add $12B+ to Apple’s Services business — The first skirmishes have already been fought in what could turn into a tech cold war. “The game is on,” said the Netflix chief
Read MoreThe agency gave an outside firm unnecessary information, according to an inspector general report. FEMA shared personal information of 2.3M disaster victims with contractor – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReuters: Finland to investigate HMD after report found some Nokia 7 Plus phones sent user data to a Chinese server; HMD says it was a software packaging error, now fixed — HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s data protection ombudsman said on Thursday he would investigate whether Nokia-branded phones … Finland to investigate HMD after report found
Read MoreThe anonymous message board houses some of the most controversial content online. Here’s a look behind its rise in influence. Understanding 8chan, the self-proclaimed ‘darkest reaches of the internet’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe long-awaited document involving President Donald Trump is finished, and that’s enough for social media to start cracking jokes. Mueller Report memes: He's a faster writer than George R.R. Martin – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWashington Post: DHS watchdog report says FEMA exposed personal info of ~2.3M US disaster survivors, including some personal addresses and banking info, to a federal contractor — The Federal Emergency Management Agency shared personal addresses and banking information of more than 2 million U.S. disaster survivors … DHS watchdog report says FEMA exposed personal info
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Mozilla announces a new version of Firefox for iOS that has been optimized for iPad with support for split screen and keyboard shortcuts — Mozilla today announced a new iOS version of Firefox that has been specifically optimized for Apple’s iPad. Given the launch of the new iPad mini this week,
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Microsoft details xCloud tools to bring Xbox games to mobile, including a way to apply touchscreen controls to a game made for controllers or mouse and keyboard — xCloud members explain the company’s new cloud gaming tools for developers — Google may have stolen the show … Microsoft details xCloud
Read MoreThe actor shares a video on TikTok of himself frolicking with a pony to Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been a Cowboy.” Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger chase a minipony – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe start-up, which lets people create virtual “pin boards,” officially joined the herd of tech companies stampeding to the public markets this year by unveiling its offering prospectus. Pinterest Is Rare ‘Unicorn’ Preparing an I.P.O. Without Hemorrhaging Cash Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt isn’t clear whether the report will be made public. Mueller report on Russia and Trump delivered to AG Barr – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA feline’s appetite is rarely sated, and cat owners around the world are routinely treated to an early morning wake up call to remind them of this fact. To solve this problem, many turn to automated feeders. However, such devices usually handle only dry foods, with a simple hopper system. [Vikram Hao] instead went above
Read MoreDustin Childs / Zero Day Initiative: Researchers hacked Mozilla’s Firefox, a VMware Workstation client, and Microsoft Edge on the second day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2019, earning $270K in cash awards — Day Two of Pwn2Own has come to an end, and the research presented was truly amazing. For Day Two, we awarded $270,000 for a
Read MoreNatasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News: Berlin-based Spark Networks to acquire San Francisco-based dating startup Zoosk for ~$255M — Coming off of acquisitions like Christian Mingle, JSwipe and Jdate, Berlin-based Spark Networks SE swiped right yesterday for a new dating company: Zoosk. — Spark Networks is planning … Berlin-based Spark Networks to acquire San Francisco-based dating
Read MoreLast year, Dyson promised it would no longer develop corded vacuums, because, well, cords are annoying. But battery life is limited. When I reviewed the V10 last year, I had to constantly think about which power setting to use – do I want more suction or longer runtime? Dyson’s new V11 Torque Drive makes that
Read MoreThe tech giant, in a tectonic shift, is diversifying beyond hardware into services — and paying stars more than $1 million an episode. Apple auditions for Hollywood: The making of a streaming service Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe first skirmishes have already been fought in what could turn into a tech cold war. “The game is on,” said the Netflix chief executive, Reed Hastings. Why Netflix Won’t Be Part of Apple TV Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCorbin Davenport / Android Police: IFTTT says all Gmail triggers will stop working on March 31 except the “Send an email” and “Send yourself an email” triggers which will remain intact — IFTTT is an extremely powerful automation tool that combines hundreds of different online services. IFTTT says all Gmail triggers will stop working on
Read MoreA solar flare and coronal mass ejection from the sun this week will lead to a northern lights show Saturday, but we’re overdue for a more powerful blast. This weekend's solar storm is nothing next to what's hit Earth before – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAxios: Pinterest generated $756M in revenue and $63M net loss in 2018, compared to $473M in revenue and $130M million net loss in 2017, according to public IPO filing — Pinterest, the social bookmarking platform, on Friday filed for an IPO that should result in its shares being traded next month on the New York
Read MoreIf there isn’t a notch, where do the front-facing cameras go? Galaxy A90 with 'Notchless Infinity Screen' confirmed by Samsung – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTo experts in online extremism, the continuing celebration on the Internet message board 8chan of last week’s slaughter in New Zealand echoes another brand of terrorism — that carried out by Islamic militants who’ve long used the Web to mobilize followers and incite violence. The persistence of the talk of violence on 8chan has led
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