Day: January 29, 2019

Oregon lawmakers roll out bill to let patients get paid for health data

As data becomes more valuable, and privacy seems increasingly elusive, state lawmakers in Oregon are starting a conversation about a new way to empower consumers. …read more Source:: ZDNet


How a torture-test robot figures into the legal assault on Huawei – CNET

Here’s the surreal tale of Tappy the robot. …read more Source:: CNet


Deepfakes, disinformation among global threats cited at Senate hearing – CNET

Technology concerns top the list for US intelligence leaders. …read more Source:: CNet


Judge! snuffs! Yahoo!‘s attempt! to! settle! 2013! megahack! class-action!

Nice try, Purple Palace, but it won’t wash An American court has nixed Yahoo!‘s attempt to settle a class-action lawsuit over the 2013 megahack of three billion user accounts, in part because it stops people making claims about breaches prior to that one.… …read more Source:: <a href=http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/29/yahoo_megahack_class_action_payoff_attempt_nixed/ target="_self" title="Judge! snuffs! Yahoo!‘s attempt! to! settle!…


2019 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE adds new 10-speed auto, keeps same ol’ face – Roadshow

The rest of the Camaro lineup got a refresh for 2019, but not this guy. …read more Source:: CNet


PS5 games are the focus for Sony’s first-party developers, analyst says – CNET

They’re apparently starting to use PlayStation 5 development kits. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple’s FaceTime bug was discovered by a teen playing Fortnite – CNET

The boy’s mother said she tried warning Apple about the flaw for over a week. …read more Source:: CNet


As polar vortex rolls in, Twitter rolls out Star Wars Hoth memes – CNET

This life-threatening cold is serious business, but social media is trying to chill out. …read more Source:: CNet


Plastics: PETG

You’d be hard-pressed to walk down nearly any aisle of a modern food store without coming across something made of plastic. From jars of peanut butter to bottles of soda, along with the trays that hold cookies firmly in place to prevent breakage or let a meal go directly from freezer to microwave, food is…


SAP to spend €950m on restructure: The thing is, ‘loyal workforce’, we want the ‘best’ minds

Staff ‘given the chance’ to retire early, overall headcount won’t fall SAP is embarking on a €950m restructuring project to update internal skils, move on some of the old guard and “simplify” the org chart.… …read more Source:: TheRegister