February, 2018
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At last, sex trafficking brought to an end with US House vote on new internet law (Yeah, right)
It’s a dog’s dinner that could cripple websites
Analysis The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill aimed at tackling online sex traffickers, but which critics warn will have little effect on curbing the vile trade and could instead undermine free speech on the internet.…
Source:: TheRegister
Salesforce posts solid Q4, surpasses $10B in annual sales
The CRM giant beat market expectations for earnings and revenue. …read more
Source:: ZDNet
Box Q4 in line with estimates, guidance light
Box shares were down nearly 12 percent after hours. …read more
Source:: ZDNet
Equifax possibly profiting off data breach, Sen. Warren says – CNET
After introducing legislation targeting credit bureaus’ bottom lines, the Massachusetts senator says, “Equifax is still making money off their own breach.” …read more
Source:: CNet
FPGA Calculator Uses Joystick
FPGAs are great fun, but sometimes you need a few starter projects under your belt. These projects might be something you could just as well do with a CPU, but you have to start somewhere. [LambdaPI] recently shared a 4-bit calculator created using an FPGA, and you can see it in the video below.
The calculator uses a Papilio FPGA board and a LogicStart accessory board for the display and switches. The Papilio normally uses schematic-based entry and Arduino code, but [LambdaPI] used VHDL. You enter the two 4-bit numbers on the 8 switches and then the joystick selects one of four operations (add, subtract, multiply, and divide).
Inside the code, you’ll see that the FPGA does all four calculations at once. The joystick just selects which outputs go to the display. Each module also decodes the LEDs separately which is an interesting design choice. On the negative side, it duplicates a lot of code, but there is no need to change the format with for example division (which shows as a fixed-point decimal number).
We’ve seen Papilio boards doing duty as a 128 MHz Z80 CPU. Or you can use one to create an Ambilight. However, as a first project, this calculator can really fit the bill. If you don’t have any hardware, you could experiment with using EDA Playground.
Source:: Hackaday
Misconfigured Memcached Servers Abused to Amplify DDoS Attacks
Over the past few days researchers say DDoS attacks have been using memcached servers to amplify DDoS attacks using UDP-based packets. …read more
Source:: Threatpost
Washington (no, not that one) to pass hardcore net neutrality law: All ISPs in state must obey
US tech hotbed steps up with strictest traffic protections yet
The US state of Washington is on the verge of passing a sweeping new set of net neutrality safeguards that would apply to all carriers within its borders.…
Source:: TheRegister
TVEyes blindsided: Fox News defeats search engine in copyright spat
We report, you don’t decide you can distribute, telly giant asserts in NY appeals court
A US appeals court has backed Fox News in the broadcaster’s copyright-infringement battle against online telly streamer TVEyes.…
Source:: TheRegister
Russia breached 7 states’ voter rolls before election: report – CNET
NBC reports that US intelligence agencies didn’t tell states of Russia’s role in attacks on election systems. DHS calls the report “inaccurate.” …read more
Source:: CNet
Google brings Hangouts Chat, its Slack competitor, to all – CNET
Now any corporate customer signed up to G Suite can use the new messaging app with dedicated chat rooms. …read more
Source:: CNet
D5 Creation