Collaborate Disseminate
Iain Thomson, writing for The Register: CIA director John Brennan told U.S. senators they shouldn’t worry about mandatory encryption backdoors hurting American businesses. And that’s because, according to Brennan, there’s no one else for people to turn… Continue reading Non-US Encryption Is ‘Theoretical’, Claims CIA Chief In Backdoor Debate
Sony has announced that it is recalling about 1,700 Panasonic lithium-ion battery packs installed in VAIO laptops due to overheating that may pose a fire hazard. No related incidents or injuries have been reported, according to a notice from the U.S Co… Continue reading Sony Recalls Vaio Battery Packs Due to Fire Hazard
Sam Pudwell, writing for IT Pro Portal: Taiwanese hardware and electronics giant Acer has announced that it has suffered a data breach via its e-commerce site, and is preparing to inform those customers affected. Due to unauthorised access by a third-p… Continue reading Acer Suffers Data Breach Through Online Store
Firefox web browser has a new experimental feature that allows a user to segregate their online identities and sign in into multiple mail or social media accounts side-by-side without having to use multiple browsers. From a TechCrunch report: This new … Continue reading Experimental Firefox Feature Lets You Use Multiple Identities While Surfing the Web
Digital currency Ethereum’s value has dropped amid a hack on DAO (Decentralised Autonomous Organisation), an organisation with huge holdings of Ethereum (Wikipedia page). Its value is now below $15, down from more than $21 a few minutes ago. It is beli… Continue reading Digital Currency Ethereum Is Cratering Amid Claims Of a $50 Million Hack
Beijing’s intellectual property regulator has ordered Apple to stop sales of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the city, after it found that the design of Apple’s iconic smartphone is too similar to a Chinese phone. The aforementioned handsets infringe… Continue reading Apple iPhones Found to Have Violated Chinese Rival’s Patent
Tweet a pizza emoji, and expect to see promoted tweets from Domino’s and Pizza Hut on your feed. Twitter has announced that it would now let advertisers target users based on the emojis they post on the microblogging platform. Gizmodo reports: The soci… Continue reading Now Advertisers Are Watching Your Emojis On Twitter
John Leyden, writing for The Register: GitHub has reset the passwords of users targeted in an attack this week that relied on using stolen credentials from a breach at a third-party site. The software repository itself has not suffered a breach. Hacker… Continue reading GitHub Presses Big Red Password Reset Button After Third-Party Breach
The FCC proposed rules to force pay-TV providers to make video programming — and the right to record video — available to the makers of third-party apps and devices. Under this model, third-party app and equipment makers would be able to create their… Continue reading Cable Companies Pledge Industry-Wide Commitment But Want Control Over UI
An anonymous reader writes: German automaker Volkswagen plans to deliver 30 electric plug-in models by 2025. The new plan comes in the wake of a devastating emissions scandal that cast doubt on the future of its once-beloved diesel cars. It also expose… Continue reading Volkswagen Bets Big On Electric Cars, Plans 30 Models By 2025