Day: September 26, 2018

WhatsApp co-founder: ‘I sold my users’ privacy’ with Facebook acquisition – CNET

Brian Acton had also tweeted in March that users should “#deletefacebook,” as the social network dealt with its Cambridge Analytica scandal. …read more Source:: CNet


You won’t recognize Mark Hamill in his new Knightfall role – CNET

The actor plays a grizzled vet who trains new initiates to the Order. Sound familiar, Star Wars fans? …read more Source:: CNet


See Typhoon Trami’s giant eye glare up at the space station – CNET

ISS astronaut Alexander Gerst captured sobering images of the massive storm on its way toward Japan. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon unveils yet another store concept: Amazon 4-star – CNET

The company already dominates online retail, and now it’s expanding into physical stores too. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon unveils yet another store concept: Amazon 4-star – CNET

The store is part of Amazon’s plans to expand in physical retail. …read more Source:: CNet


Sick of bandwidth gouging? Cloudflare, Google, Microsoft and IBM have some news

Bandwidth Alliance members decide to throw us a bone The Cloudflare content delivery network (CDN) has teamed up with Google, Microsoft, IBM Cloud and others to form the Bandwidth Alliance, a group of companies committed to trimming fees for data passing through the CDN.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Uber Agrees to Pay $148 Million in Nationwide Settlement

Riding-sharing company settles legal cases with 50 states and the District of Columbia for its handling of 2016 data breach. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Mozilla rolls out recovery key option for Firefox accounts

Mozilla added support for TOTP two-factor authentication earlier in May. …read more Source:: ZDNet


James McAvoy: I can play young Picard in new Star Trek show – CNET

The Scottish actor played young Dr X multiple times, so he already knows how to emulate Patrick Stewart. …read more Source:: CNet


Bask In The Warm Glow Of DIY Incandescent Bulbs

With most of the apparatus and instruments we now take for granted yet to be developed, the early pioneers of the Electric Age had to bring a lot to the lab besides electrical skills. Machining, chemistry, and metallurgy were all basic skills that the inventor either had to have or hire in. Most of these…