The GovNext-ICT contract is for the transformation of the wide area network, local area network, and IP telephony environments across every WA Police Force site. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Web giant insists ‘small number’ of voice-controlled gizmos killed by firmware bug Google has somehow managed to brick some of its own smart Home and Home Mini devices, leaving an unknown number completely unresponsive after an automated update.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

‘Spacetime foam’ might just be the wildest thing in the known universe, and we’re just starting to understand it. From a report: A persistent cosmological puzzle has been troubling physicists since 1917: what is the universe made of? Complicating this already-mind-boggling question is the fact that our best theories conflict with our observations of the…

Symptoms of job dissatisfaction creep into an industry already plagued with gaps in diversity and work-life balance. …read more Source:: DarkReading

theodp writes: It’ll be interesting to see how Microsoft employees wary of empowering the military react to Wednesday’s news of an Intel and Microsoft-led alliance that aims to enlist an army of JROTC high school students to fight the war for CS talent, with support from U.S. lawmakers. From the press release: Today, at the…

The program offers resources and advice to help protect elections at every level within the US. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Curiosity delivers a scenic, extra-special Martian selfie. …read more Source:: CNet

Potential follow-on attacks on religious organizations could include credit-card theft via spearphishing, fraud and network intrusion. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Robot vacuums are smarter and faster than ever before. Here are the best models you can buy right now. …read more Source:: CNet

Amazon dismisses duo as opportunistic publicity hounds On Thursday, US Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) asked the US Federal Trade Commission to examine whether Amazon Web Services may have broken the law by renting defective servers.… …read more Source:: TheRegister