Day: June 5, 2019

$1,000 Apple Mac Pro display stand sparks anger: ‘The ultimate middle finger’ – CNET

The price of Apple’s Pro Stand, unveiled at WWDC, sends the internet into sticker shock. …read more Source:: CNet


Cloudera customers hit brakes on renewals ahead of Cloudera Data Platform, CEO Reilly to retire

Cloudera Tom Reilly will retire July 31 and Martin Cole is interim CEO. Cloudera customers are also holding back renewals pending the launch of the Cloudera Data Platform. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Dodge announces the Octane package for 2019 Charger Hellcat – Roadshow

The package includes a bunch of hellacious decals, black badges and interior trim changes. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple strips clips of WWDC devs booing that $999 monitor stand from the web using copyright claims. Fear not, you can listen again here…

YouTube happy to spare iGiant embarrassment but won’t take down ‘slur’ vids MP3 Apple’s focus on privacy, if you’re not in China that is, now extends to its events, at least the embarrassing moments.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Facebook might reconsider artistic nudity policies after protest – CNET

Talks of compromise come days after a nude protest. …read more Source:: CNet


Software Vendor May Have Opened a Gap For Hackers in 2016 Swing State

A Florida election software company targeted by Russians in 2016 inadvertently opened a potential pathway for hackers to tamper with voter records in North Carolina on the eve of the presidential election, POLITICO reported on Wednesday, citing a document and a person with knowledge. From the report: VR Systems, based in Tallahassee but with customers…


440 Million Android Users Plagued By Extremely Obnoxious Pop-Ups

The mobile ad plugin, found in hundreds of Google Play apps, uses well-honed techniques from malware development to hide itself. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Inside Apple’s WWDC, from Mac Pro shock to Wi-Fi meltdown – CNET

Commentary: What’s the Apple developers conference like? A WWDC veteran and rookie share their wildly different perspectives. …read more Source:: CNet


HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ is Now the Top-Ranked TV Show of All Time

“Chernobyl,” HBO’s gritty and horrifying retelling of the worst nuclear disaster in human history, has jumped to the No. 1 spot on IMDb’s all-time TV rankings just days after the limited series concluded. From a report: As of Tuesday, “Chernobyl” had a 9.7-star (out of 10) average rating from about 140,000 users on the Amazon-owned…


Amazon shares how it leverages AI throughout the business

From technology that drives Amazon Go stores to new package sorting technology, Amazon executives at re:Mars shared new details about AI innovation across every step of its e-commerce operations. …read more Source:: ZDNet