Day: February 26, 2019

Harassment, hate and bile, suicide instructions for kids… anything else social media’s good at? Ah yes, cybercrime

Businesses as well as ordinary punters hit by viral nasties Antisocial media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube aren’t merely inciting hatred, enabling discrimination, driving content moderators to the brink, and showing kids how to commit suicide. They’re also making cybercrime more practical and profitable, at the expense of law-abiding internet users.… …read more…


Mars set to get hammered by NASA InSight probe – CNET

Stop. Hammer time. …read more Source:: CNet


New Detective Pikachu trailer reveals wide cast of classic Pokemon – CNET

Check out Ryan Reynolds’ fuzzy sleuth’s powers of deduction and the CGI version of the ultimate psychic Pokemon. …read more Source:: CNet


Elon Musk says SEC oversight is ‘broken’ in wake of Tesla numbers tweet – Roadshow

The Tesla boss isn’t happy with the agency’s urge to see him held in contempt. …read more Source:: CNet


Justice Department loses appeal to bust up AT&T-Time Warner merger – CNET

A US Appeals Court rejected the DOJ’s argument that the megamerger would harm consumers. …read more Source:: CNet


IBM Apologizes For Racial Slurs On Its Recruitment Webpages

The Register: IBM has apologized after its recruitment webpages asked applicants whether their ethnicity was, among other options, the racial slurs Yellow and Mulatto. In online application forms for positions within the US tech giant, in among other questions ranging from military veteran status, and eligibility to work in America, a bizarre drop-down menu asked…


Oscars 2019 winners: Everything from best picture, best director, best actor from Bohemian Rhapsody to Green Book and more – CNET

Green Book won best picture, Bohemian Rhapsody took home four statues, and Black Panther and Roma got three each. Here’s the full list of winners. …read more Source:: CNet


PSA, USA: Peugeot will bring French cars back to the US by 2026 – Roadshow

There hasn’t been a Peugeot for sale here in 28 years. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft CEO defends $480 million HoloLens contract with the US Army – CNET

Satya Nadella says he won’t “withhold” technology from the military, despite employee backlash. …read more Source:: CNet


Slow Ring Windows 10 fragged by anti-cheat software in the games you’re playing at work, says Insiders supremo

Yep, they look at that data, and the fix is in the hands of another company Windows Insiders chief Dona Sarkar has taken to Twitter to explain what’s taking the Slow Ring version of Windows 10 so long: It’s all about the gamers, apparently.… …read more Source:: TheRegister