Microsoft: BlueKeep exploit will likely be used to deliver payloads more impactful and damaging than coin miners. Microsoft warns users to stay alert for more BlueKeep attacks Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAlex Wilhelm / Crunchbase News: Cloudflare, in its first earnings report after IPO, announces Q3 revenue growth of 48% YoY to $73.9M as GAAP loss increased to $40.9M from $38M in Q3 2018 — We’ve been tracking the revenue multiples of SaaS companies broadly, and the 2019 IPO class more specifically over the past few
Read MoreMake every day greener with reusable sandwich bags, solar-powered gadgets and shoes made from water bottles. Go greener with these cool eco-friendly products for 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor many of us, the optical drive is a thing of the past. Once considered essential, the technology is no longer featured in the average laptop,where their omission saves plenty of precious space, and they’re rare on desktops, too. However, every now and then, something comes up and it’d be useful to have one on
Read More“We have a deep and genuine commitment to connecting first responders and using technology to enrich education, not marketing stunts contingent on getting something approved.” AT&T calls T-Mobile's first responder and education pledges 'marketing stunts' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGame consoles from Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation hardware, plus gaming laptops and, yes, VR is still a thing. Best gifts for gamers this holiday season – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGame consoles from Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation hardware, plus gaming laptops and, yes, VR is still a thing. Best gaming gifts for the holiday season – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA fan uses deepfake software to transform scientist Rick into actor Willem Dafoe. This deepfake video makes Rick and Morty even more disturbing – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMya Frazier / Bloomberg: Indiana passes law, targeting Big Tech, that exempts sales taxes for an unprecedented 50 years to companies that commit $750M+ to a data center in the state — Ed Soliday likens data centers to the Spruce Goose, the enormous wooden airplane Howard Hughes flew just once. Indiana passes law, targeting Big
Read MoreThe third-party text platform Syniverse said 168,149 messages were held up because of a maintenance issue. Forgot-you-not: Valentine’s Day ‘ghost texts’ arrive months late Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreColman is joined by Helena Bonham Carter, as Princess Margaret, in season 3 of this Netflix soap opera about the British royal family. The Crown 3 review: Long live Queen Olivia Colman – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s become increasingly clear as we reach its limits that deep learning – a specific subset of AI technology – isn’t going to magically lead to human-level artificial intelligence. deep learning may still go a bit further but I agree with the general sentiment here. https://t.co/nLiYj9iA1k — Gary Marcus (@GaryMarcus) November 7, 2019 If we
Read MoreThe carmaker is still on the hook to meet employment goals and investment commitments in the state. New York devalues Tesla's Buffalo Gigafactory 2 by nearly billion – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreHulu With Disney+ just five days out from launching, it’s easy to assume that Disney executives would want to talk to investors during its fourth quarter earnings call about the anticipated streaming service. Instead, Disney CEO Bob Iger spent a large portion of time talking about another major streaming service the company owns — Hulu.
Read MoreTypically, amateur radio operators use the minimum power needed to accomplish a contact. That’s just part of being a good spectrum citizen, and well-earned bragging rights go to those who make transcontinental contacts on the power coming from a coin cell. But sometimes quantity has a quality all its own, and getting more power into
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. ISB.Downloader!gen310 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreAbha Bhattarai / Washington Post: Postmates workers say they are making 30% less than they did before the company changed its algorithms and eliminated a $4-per-job guarantee in May — Drivers for Instacart, Postmates and other platforms say they’re being wrung out in ways that result in lower pay and less transparency. Postmates workers say
Read MoreThe streaming service will be carried on Amazon’s Fire TVs. Disney Plus reaches deal with Amazon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA maintenance update saw 168,149 previously undelivered messages sent. Delayed Valentine's Day messages were sent on every network overnight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt the current rate of warming, the fate of the beloved seabirds could be sealed by 2100. Emperor penguins could be wiped out by global warming, scientists warn – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Hamilton creator joins Google Arts & Culture to bring the island’s art treasures online in extreme detail. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Google introduce Puerto Rican art to everyone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe indictment of two former Twitter employees accused of spying for the Saudis highlights the platform’s power and the kingdom’s efforts to control it. Why Spy on Twitter? For Saudi Arabia, It’s the Town Square Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Brent Rose for The Verge GoPro’s new Hero 8 Black had the best first month of sales of any camera in the company’s history, according to third quarter financial results released Thursday. What’s more, GoPro says sales of the new camera were up 40 percent compared to the first month of Hero 7
Read MoreKris Holt / Engadget: Disney says Disney+ will launch in UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain on March 31 — Disney+ will officially debut in the US, Canada and the Netherlands November 12th, and Australia and New Zealand a week later. The rest of the world will need to wait a little longer to stream
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Microsoft’s latest Surface hardware is now out in the world, and it’s clear that the biggest gamble that the company took with this year’s models — a move away from Intel’s market-dominating processors — hasn’t quite panned out. The focus on non-Intel chips was a big part
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