Day: June 24, 2019

Biz tells ransomware victims it can decrypt their files… by secretly paying off the crooks and banking a fat margin

It’s all in a lucrative day’s work for Red Mosquito A Scottish managed services provider is running a lucrative sideline in ransomware decryption – however, a sting operation by a security firm appears to show that “decryption” merely means paying off the malware’s masterminds.… …read more Source:: Register


The best alarm clocks of 2019 – CNET

Start your day off on the right foot with a reliable alarm clock that makes your morning easier. …read more Source:: CNet


Huawei CFO’s attorneys ask for US extradition to be withdrawn – CNET

Canada is not an international police force, Huawei attorneys say. …read more Source:: CNet


Huawei says it will increase its 5G investment – CNET

Huawei will invest even more in 5G despite its US ban. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook executive says there’s ‘no evidence’ Russians influenced Brexit vote – CNET

The social network ran two analyses in the runup to the 2016 referendum. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple’s iPadOS is here, and Hulu just reminded me my iPad 2 is obsolete – CNET

The Handmaid’s Tale will never again grace my ancient iPad’s screen. …read more Source:: CNet


It’s official. You can get FUCT, US Supremes tell scandalized bureaucrats in rude trademark spat

Top court undoes snub for provocatively named clothing brand When Erik Brunetti in 2011 first tried to obtain a trademark for his clothing company FUCT, the US Patent and Trademark Office blocked his application.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Unveils Its High-Tech ‘City-Within-a-City’ Plan for Toronto

Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet’s smart city subsidiary, released its massive plan Monday to transform a slice of Toronto’s waterfront into a high-tech utopia. From a report: Eighteen months in the making and clocking in at 1,524 pages, the plan represents Alphabet’s first, high-stakes effort to realize Alphabet CEO Larry Page’s long-held dream of a city within…


Netflix alternative Tubi passes 20 million monthly active users – CNET

Users of the free streaming service also watched more than 94 million hours of content in May, the company said. …read more Source:: CNet


Iran is doing to our networks what it did to our spy drone, claims Uncle Sam: Now they’re bombing our hard drives

Tehran’s hackers are ‘wiping’ infected machines as tensions spike, fresh sanctions approved Hackers operating on behalf of the Iranian government have turned destructive, the US Department of Homeland Security has claimed.… …read more Source:: Register