Ms. Marvel will help get to the bottom of what happened to Captain America. …read more Source:: CNet

Dave Knott writes: A Montreal legal firm has requested authorization to launch a class-action lawsuit against Epic Games, makers of the widely-popular video game Fortnite. The legal notice, filed on behalf of two minors, likens the effect of the game to cocaine, saying it releases the chemical dopamine to the brain of vulnerable young people…

Pixel, S-Series, Moto Z3 among vulnerable gear Google is warning owners of some popular Android devices to keep a close eye on their gear following the release of an exploit for an unpatched flaw.… …read more Source:: Register

Disney is banning advertising from Netflix across its entertainment TV networks, according the The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. It’s “a sign that the marketing wars over streaming-video are escalating as media giants battle each other for subscribers,” the report says. From the report: Disney, Comcast and AT&T are set to…

Microsoft detected the so-called Phosphorus nation-state gang attacking 241 user accounts associated with a US presidential campaign, current and former US government officials, journalists, others. …read more Source:: DarkReading

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Alphabet’s cloud business alone is now worth $225 billion, Deutsche Bank analysts led by Lloyd Walmsley wrote in a note. The unit could report compound annual growth of 55% between 2018 and 2022, and reach annual sales of about $38 billion by 2025, the analysts wrote. The…

You’d be hard pressed to find an IT back office that doesn’t have a few Cisco routers or switches laying around and collecting dust. We’d even bet there are a decent number of people reading this post right now that have a stack of them within arm’s reach. They’re the kind of thing most of…

20 supposed wiseguys charged because one was possessive Joseph Amato’s attempt to surveil his girlfriend by attaching a hidden GPS device to her car led authorities to surveil the alleged mobster, and ultimately to his indictment by a grand jury.… …read more Source:: Register

Uncle Sam calls on tech giants to open up platforms for government snooping The US government is renewing its efforts to talk tech firms out of using end-to-end encryption methods that would keep police from snooping on conversations.… …read more Source:: Register

Companies need to be more concerned about their effect on people, the diversity advocates say. …read more Source:: CNet