Day: July 2, 2019

US Retail Group — Which Represents Walmart, Target, and Best Buy — Offers To Help Antitrust Investigators in Going After Amazon and Google

A leading U.S. retail group, whose members include Walmart, Target, Best Buy and others, has penned a letter to the Federal Trade Commission that details its concerns over big tech companies’ dominance. From a report: The letter specifically calls out Amazon and Google for their control over the majority of internet product searches, how price…


Google July Android Security Bulletin Fixes 3 Critical RCE Bugs

Google fixed several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its Android operating system. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Poor Communications Slowing DevOps Shift

Existing functional silos are standing in the way of building a DevOps culture. …read more Source:: DarkReading


The best Prime Day 2019 deals available right now – CNET

Prime Day starts July 15, but some great discounts can be had right now. Here’s everything you need to know about the event, including money-saving tips and tricks. …read more Source:: CNet


The best July 4 sales: Instant Pot, Ecobee, TVs, appliances and more – CNET

Check out the latest batch of great deals on smart-home products, mattresses, tech gear and more. …read more Source:: CNet


Xiaomi Threatens Legal Action Against Users Who Call Its Mimoji App a Copycat of Apple’s Memoji

From a report: Apple’s Memoji may have become the more popular 3D avatar feature for smartphones, but Xiaomi wants people to know that its similarly-named version — Mimoji — came first, despite increasingly confusing overlap between the apps’ names and features. Moreover, it’s apparently threatening legal action against writers who call it a copycat without…


Facebook combats ‘miracle cures’ and other misleading health claims – CNET

YouTube is also being bombarded with fake cancer treatment news, report says. …read more Source:: CNet


Cloudy with a chance of colocation: Taiwan’s Delta Electronics rolls out beastly 600kVA UPS

I like big data centres and I cannot lie Taiwanese power distribution and thermal management specialist Delta Electronics has introduced a mammoth of a UPS system designed for the needs of the largest of bit barns.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


An AT&T outage knocked out 911 services in multiple states – CNET

It is unclear what caused the outage but the company says the issue has now been resolved. …read more Source:: CNet


Sony adds Spider-Man: Far From Home costumes to PS4 game – CNET

Spidey’s Upgraded and Stealth suits bring a little more Marvel Cinematic Universe magic to last year’s game, for free. …read more Source:: CNet