Day: August 14, 2019

Intel: Listen up, you NUC-leheads! Mini PCs and compute sticks just got a major security fix

Chipzilla patches firmware, drivers, SDKs Hot on the heels of Patch Tuesday fixes from Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, and SAP, Intel has dropped its monthly security bundle to address a series of seven CVE-listed vulnerabilities in its firmware and software.… …read more Source:: Register


AI Researchers Launch SuperGLUE, a Rigorous Benchmark For Language Understanding

Facebook AI Research, together with Google’s DeepMind, University of Washington, and New York University, today introduced SuperGLUE, a series of benchmark tasks to measure the performance of modern, high performance language-understanding AI. From a report: SuperGLUE was made on the premise that deep learning models for conversational AI have “hit a ceiling” and need greater…


SpaceX Starhopper set for epic next test jump as early as Friday – CNET

Elon Musk’s Starship hopper prototype hopes to reach a height of 200 meters off the ground. …read more Source:: CNet


Note 10 vs. the upcoming iPhone 11 – CNET

We took a look into our crystal ball and compared Apple’s future iPhone to Samsung’s Note 10. …read more Source:: CNet


Trend Micro Patches Privilege Escalation Bug in its Password Manager

Organizations should update to latest build as soon as possible, security vendor says. …read more Source:: DarkReading


8chan owner commanded to testify before Homeland Security committee – CNET

Jim Watkins has been subpoenaed to appear before the US Committee on Homeland Security. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Workers Demand Company Not Work With Border Agencies

Some Google employees have called on the company to publicly promise not to work with U.S. immigration authorities, which they said are abusing human rights. From a report: U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently said it was looking for proposals from companies to supply it with cloud-computing services. Google is a leading cloud provider. Activists…


NSA sets up task force to fight Russian election interference – CNET

The Russia Small Group is applying lessons learned fighting ISIS in cyberspace. …read more Source:: CNet


LGBTQ YouTubers sue Google – CNET

A group of LGBTQ content creators alleges that YouTube and parent company Google are biased against them and their community. …read more Source:: CNet


WeWork IPO Reveals It Lost $1.9 Billion Last Year, and Is Losing About $5,200 Per Customer

WeWork, the office-sharing, kegger-hosting phenomenon that has redefined the modern workspace, is also raising the bar for how much money a startup can lose and still be considered a buzzy investment. From a report: WeWork’s corporate parent, the We Company, which released its IPO documents on Wednesday, loses roughly $5,197 per customer who inhabits its…