After Salesforce warned it retailers to stop selling military-style files, a larger issue was identified by Eric S. Raymond: software as a service. If the provider decides it doesn’t want your business, you probably have no real recourse. OK, you could sue for tortious interference in business relationships, but that’s chancy and anyway you didn’t…

Google Cloud networking issue takes down a large chunk of web services across North American and the EU. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Having YouTube issues? A host of other popular apps and services are also down across the eastern US. …read more Source:: CNet

Amazon’s discounting Instant Pot Duo and Duo Plus models to prices near their all-time lows. Also: A nice deal on a Sony Bluetooth speaker. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes the Verge: YouTube, Snapchat, Gmail, Nest, Discord, and a number of other web services are suffering from outages in the U.S. today. The root cause appears to be problems with Google’s Cloud service which powers apps other than just Google’s own web services. Google has issued a status update on its…

Before the invention of transistors, vacuum tubes ruled the world. The only way to get amplification or switching (or any electrical control of current) back then was to use tubes. But some tube design limitations were obvious even then. For one, they produce an incredible amount of heat during normal operation, which leads to reliability…

Apple kicks off WWDC tomorrow and we are sure to see news about MacOS, iOS, WatchOS, and more. Reviewers are very pleased with the new $500 ASUS ZenFone 6 with unique swivel camera. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Ars Technica documents “a new breed of digital fraudsters” using a complicated scam to prey on white-collar job-seekers. It involves setting up a fake job interview process and the promises of high-paying work: Like most successful cons, this one involved gaining the willing consent of its victim through some combination of greed, fear, or desperation……

A move to scrub iTunes social media accounts makes it seem all the more likely that the iconic product is about to be replaced. …read more Source:: CNet

The latest tips, predictions, current deals and more for the company’s big summer sale. …read more Source:: CNet