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An anonymous reader shares an Independent report: The Government has rejected a call for a second referendum on European Union membership in a petition that was signed by more than 4.1 million people following the Brexit vote. It was the most-signed Go… Continue reading Brexit: Government Rejects Petition Signed By 4.1 Million Calling For Second EU Referendum
An anonymous reader shares a TorrentFreak report: Various music and movie industry groups have warned that fair use exceptions are a threat. The groups were responding to proposals put forward in Australia by the Government’s Productivity Commission. T… Continue reading Fair Use Threatens Innovation, Copyright Holders Warn
Steve Ragan, reporting for CSOOnline: Since February, a number of Apple users have reported locked devices displaying ransom demands written in Russian. Earlier this week, a security professional posted a message to a private email group requesting inf… Continue reading Apple Devices Held For Ransom, Rumors Claim 40M iCloud Accounts Hacked; Apple-Related Forums Compromised
An anonymous reader shares a Bloomberg report: There are several hundred thousand podcasts available through Apple’s podcast app, and all of them cost the same amount: nothing. Starting today, you can have access to a far smaller slate of podcasts for … Continue reading Amazon Wants People to Pay for Podcasts
Earlier this month, Dell announced that it will no longer sell Android tablets. The company added that slate tablet market is “over-saturated” and is “experiencing declining demand from consumers.” The company says it will focus more on 2-in-1 — other… Continue reading The Great Tablet Gold Rush Is Over
A police standoff with a suspect in the killing of five police officers in Dallas came to an abrupt end on Friday morning in an unusual way. The police said that negotiations broke down, an exchange of gunfire happened, but then they had no option but … Continue reading Using a Bomb Robot to Kill a Suspect Is an Unprecedented Shift in Policing
Media reports, citing anonymous Oracle engineers, noted earlier this week that development of Java EE (Enterprise Edition) projects at Oracle had been “practically ceased” since last fall. This led many to wonder about the future of Java. Well, it’s al… Continue reading Oracle Says It Is ‘Committed’ To Java EE 8 — Amid Claims It Quietly Axed Future Development
Reader alphadogg writes: Researchers are adding bugs to experimental software code in order to ultimately wind up with programs that have fewer vulnerabilities. The idea is to insert a known quantity of vulnerabilities into code, then see how many of t… Continue reading Researchers Add Software Bugs To Reduce the Number of Software Bugs
Microsoft watcher Paul Thurrott writes: After I asked about whether the free upgrade for Windows 10 Mobile would end on July 29 as it is for Windows 10 for PCs, Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar clarified the firm’s evolving strategy: The Windows 10 Mobile upgra… Continue reading Free Upgrade To Windows 10 Mobile Will Continue Past July 29
Reader wiredmikey writes: Facebook announced Friday it would roll out optional “end to end encryption” for its Messenger application, following a trend aimed at stronger security and protection against snooping. The new feature will be known as “secret… Continue reading Facebook Messenger To Get End-To-End Encryption