With an eye toward the competition from Jeep, Rivian, Tesla and others, could GM bring Hummer back with a new high-voltage heart? …read more Source:: CNet
Cloudflare launches decentralized service for generating random numbers
New “League of Entropy” service will generate a stream of random numbers using five servers located across the globe. …read more Source:: ZDNet
Apple Pay vs. Google Pay vs. Samsung Pay: Mobile payments compared – CNET
Are they ready to replace your wallet? We put all three through some tests to find out which mobile payment system is best. …read more Source:: CNet
YouTube is Too Big To Fix Completely, Google CEO Says
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says YouTube is too big to completely fix the site’s problems with harmful content. From a report: During a CNN interview that aired Sunday, Pichai was asked whether there will ever be enough humans to filter through and remove such content. “We’ve gotten much better at using a combination of machines…
Linux PCs, Servers, Gadgets Can Be Crashed by ‘Ping of Death’ Network Packets
Artem S. Tashkinov writes: The Register reports that it is possible to crash network-facing Linux servers, PCs, smartphones and tablets, and gadgets, or slow down their network connections, by sending them a series of maliciously crafted packets. It is also possible to hamper FreeBSD machines with the same attack. Patches and mitigations are available, and…
FYI: Your Venmo transfers with those edgy emojis aren’t private by default. And someone’s put 7m of them into a public DB
Payment biz shrugs, says users are fine with sharing Graduate student Dan Salmon has released online seven million Venmo transfers, scraped from the social payment biz in recent months, to call attention to the privacy risks of public transaction data.… …read more Source:: TheRegister
Minecraft: Story Mode prices jump on Xbox 360 – CNET
The temporary price increase is to keep people from buying the soon-to-be-discontinued game. …read more Source:: CNet
Microsoft is selling Huawei laptops again – CNET
Huawei’s MateBook laptops are back on the market. …read more Source:: CNet
Power Outage Hits Millions in South America
The outage, which is not (so far) seen as the result of a cyberattack, still had a significant impact on network and server availability. …read more Source:: DarkReading
5,000 Twitter Accounts Linked to Disinformation Campaigns
The social platform has suspended six sets of accounts across four jurisdictions for running alleged influence campaigns, including Iran. …read more Source:: Threatpost
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