Day: February 13, 2019

Now, hold on. This may shock you… Oracle allegedly juices its cloud sales with threats and shoddy on-prem support

Board of directors sued for ‘failing to protect investors’ Two Oracle shareholders on Tuesday sued the database giant and its board of directors for allegedly misleading investors about the potential of its cloud business.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Apple may unveil video and news services March 25 — but no AirPods – CNET

The event is supposed to be a star-studded affair, with celebs like J.J. Abrams, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston invited. …read more Source:: CNet


FCC Chairman Warns of ‘Regulatory Intervention’ as He Criticizes Carriers’ Anti-Robocall Plans

The Federal Communications Commission will consider “regulatory intervention” if the major telecommunications carriers don’t set up a system this year to stop spoofed robocalls, FCC chairman Ajit Pai said Wednesday. “It’s time for carriers to implement robust caller ID authentication,” Pai said in a statement, noting that some companies have already committed to carrying out…


Palm-Sized Gatling Gun Has 32 Mini Elastics With Your Name On Them

One thing 3D printers excel at is being able to easily create objects that would be daunting by other methods, something that also allows for rapid design iteration. That’s apparent in [Canino]’s palm-sized, gatling-style, motorized 32-elastic launcher. The cannon has a rotary barrel driven by a small motor, and a clever sear design uses the…


Azure Pipelines go Slack while Microsoft frees data breakpoints from the shackles of C++

Redmond opens up the .NET Core 3.0 big box of preview toys Microsoft emitted an Azure Pipelines app for Slack today while also reminding devs of the tweaks made to breakpoints in the upcoming combo of Visual Studio 2019 and .NET Core 3.0.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


ThreatList: Banking Trojans Are Still The Top Big Bad for Email

Banking trojans, led by the ever-changing Emotet, dominated the email-borne threat landscape in Q4, according to Proofpoint. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Left To Their Own Devices, Pricing Algorithms Resort To Collusion

Reader schwit1 shares a report: When you’re browsing online, who sets the prices? An algorithm, most likely. A study from 2015 showed that a third of all items on Amazon [PDF] had prices set by an algorithm, and chances are that percentage has only risen. A new study shows how easy it would be for…


NASA Mars rover Opportunity, resilient Red Planet explorer, officially dead – CNET

The robotic trailblazer’s mission comes to an end after more than 14 years on Mars. Goodnight, Oppy. …read more Source:: CNet


NASA Mars Opportunity rover, resilient Red Planet explorer, officially dead – CNET

The robotic trailblazer’s mission comes to an end after more than 14 years on Mars. Goodnight, Oppy. …read more Source:: CNet


Google to spend $13 billion on US data centers, offices – CNET

Most of the expansion will be in the Midwest, South and East Coast — far from the company’s Silicon Valley home. …read more Source:: CNet