Microsoft, Facebook and Cloudflare are among a group of technology firms that have signed a joint pledge committing publicly not to assist offensive government cyberattacks. The pledge also commits them to work together to enhance security awareness and the resilience of the global tech ecosystem. […]
Day: April 18, 2018
The Teens Who Hacked Microsoft’s Xbox Empire—And Went Too Far
I. The Bumper The trip to Delaware was only supposed to last a day. David Pokora, a bespectacled University of Toronto senior with scraggly blond hair down to his shoulders, needed to travel south to fetch a bumper that he’d bought for his souped-up Volkswagen […]
Governo: Mattarella convoca Casellati al Quirinale alle 11. Verso incarico esplorativo
Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati è stata convocata alle 11 al Quirinale. Il capo dello Stato dovrebbe affidarle un incarico esplorativo. La scelta di Mattarella avviene in una situazione a dir poco surreale, in cui i fatti smentiscono quanto i … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
UK telcos warned not to use ZTE network equipment
The UK’s National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) has written to UK telcos warning them that using network equipment manufactured by Chinese firm ZTE would negatively impact the UK’s national security. The letter, seen by the FT, said that “the use of ZTE equipment or services within […]
Google’s Safe Browsing now comes integrated into Android apps
The capability is powered by the same underlying technology as Chrome on Android and will trigger the same red screen warning and network error. It can tell you if a website will prompt you to install dangerous software or to reveal sensitive info. Some developers […]
Personably, software that helps on-board new hires at fast-growing companies, gets backing from GFC
As fast-growing companies — or, dare I say, ‘scale-ups’ — add new headcount, the pace at which they are able to on-board new hires doesn’t always keep up. In fact, I’m told it is not unheard of for new employees to turn up on day […]
AMD calls out NVIDIA’s partner program, G-Sync ‘gamer taxes’
[embedded content] Meanwhile, AMD has taken the opportunity to go all William Wallace, proclaiming that “Freedom of choice is a staple of PC gaming.” Its screed never mentions NVIDIA, the GPP or any of its proprietary tech like G-Sync or GameWorks, but reading between the […]
Leaked image of Nubia Red Magic gaming smartphone shows a promising design
After Xiaomi-backed Black Shark, ZTE sub-brand Nubia is the next one to step into the gaming smartphone category. As per a new teaser, the phone could launch on April 19 and the device might be called Red Magic. Initially, the smartphone will only be launched […]
Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler backs California legislation to end forced arbitration
Susan Fowler, the former Uber engineer whose blog post about sexual harassment and troubling internal workings led to the departure of CEO Travis Kalanick, is backing new legislation that aims to give victims of sexual harassment and other workplace discrimination the freedom to seek legal action, and to […]
Pensioni, è caos per gli arretrati Ape (La Repubblica)
Il quotidiano mette sotto la lente l'Ape volontario: partito con undici mesi di ritardo l'anticipo pensionistico starebbe inciampando su “complessità, onerosità e scadenze risicatissime”. Scade infatti oggi il termine per inviare la domanda online per chi ha bisogno del prestito per anticipare la pensione fino … […]