Day: August 19, 2019

Microsoft rolls out two more Windows 10 19H2 builds, one with more new enterprise features

Microsoft’s testing of the Windows 10 19H2 test builds continues, and some Slow Ring Insiders will be seeing a few new enterprise features. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Reddit offers livestreaming feature with temporary Public Access Network – CNET

And it has a pretty clear list of what you can’t livestream. …read more Source:: CNet


Sony acquires Insomniac Games – CNET

The maker of PS4-exclusive game Marvel’s Spider-Man is now part of Sony Interactive Entertainment. …read more Source:: CNet


Cerebras Systems Unveils a Record 1.2 Trillion Transistor Chip For AI

An anonymous reader quotes a report from VentureBeat: New artificial intelligence company Cerebras Systems is unveiling the largest semiconductor chip ever built. The Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine has 1.2 trillion transistors, the basic on-off electronic switches that are the building blocks of silicon chips. Intel’s first 4004 processor in 1971 had 2,300 transistors, and a…


VLC Media Player Allows Desktop Takeover Via Malicious Video Files

VideoLAN has released an updated version of its VLC Player to fix over a dozen bugs. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Apple Sues Corellium Over iOS ‘Replica’ Security Testing Software

The phone company has sued the startup for copyright infringement. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Newt Gingrich Trying To Sell Trump on a Cheap Moon Plan

WindBourne writes: Newt Gingrich and an eclectic band of NASA skeptics are trying to sell President Donald Trump on a reality show-style plan to jump-start the return of humans to the moon — at a fraction of the space agency’s estimated price tag. The proposal, whose other proponents range from an Air Force lieutenant general…


Google denies Trump’s accusations of voter manipulation – CNET

“Google should be sued,” the president tweeted Monday morning. …read more Source:: CNet


Dear sysadmins: Patch Webmin now – zero-day exploit emerges for potential hijack hole in server control panel

Flawed code traced to home build system, vulnerability can be attacked in certain configs The maintainers of Webmin – an open-source application for system administration tasks on Unix-flavored systems – have released Webmin version 1.930 and the related Usermin version 1.780 to patch a vulnerability that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution in…


Mobile carriers throttle online videos almost all the time, study says – CNET

Researchers say tests show it has nothing to do with time of day, location or network congestion. …read more Source:: CNet