Day: December 11, 2019

Intel’s new RealSense camera brings hi-res LiDAR to a small form factor

With its proprietary LiDAR technology, Intel says the new camera is ideal for indoor use cases that require high levels of depth perception, such as the automation of inventory management. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Glassdoor Rankings Find Tech Workplaces Are Less Popular this Year

Glassdoor, a service that enables current and former employees to anonymously review companies, is out with its annual “best companies to work for” list, and a number of tech names have seen their rankings fall. From a report: One area where the techlash could most harm Big Tech is recruiting and employee retention. Facebook fell…


YouTube new harassment policies ban racial, sexist or LGBTQ insults – CNET

The #YouTubeIsOverParty is back. …read more Source:: CNet


When the iPad experience goes sideways

As iPad displays have grown, they have mastered displaying more information and more simultaneous apps. But throw the wrong iPhone app into the mix and the iPad still takes the same hands-off approach it offered at its debut, offering no way to rotate such apps without rotating the device. It’s not a pretty portrait. …read…


The Next Security Silicon Valley: Coming to a City Near You?

The high cost of doing business in California’s San Francisco Bay Area is just one factor driving infosec companies – established and and startups, alike – to pursue their fortunes elsewhere. Here’s where many are going. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Serious Security Flaws Found in Children’s Connected Toys

Several toys that were tested have been found lacking authentication measures, opening them up to an array of insidious attacks. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Apple Used the DMCA to Take Down a Tweet Containing an iPhone Encryption Key

Security researchers are accusing Apple of abusing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to take down a viral tweet and several Reddit posts that discuss techniques and tools to hack iPhones. Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, reporting for Vice: On Sunday, a security researcher who focuses on iOS and goes by the name Siguza posted a tweet containing…


Non-unicorn $700 e-scooter shop Unicorn folds with no refunds – after blowing all its cash on online ads

Early adopters left out of pocket as winter and Facebook costs kill biz In a savage blow to the notion of nominative determinism, e-scooter startup Unicorn is shutting down after blowing all its money on Facebook ads.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


2020 Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator fail to earn IIHS safety awards – Roadshow

Ford said it expected the Explorer would perform better and plans to investigate. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple Fixes ‘AirDoS’ Bug That Cripples Nearby iPhones, iPads

Apple fixes bug that allows nearby hackers to render iPads and iPhones unusable. …read more Source:: Threatpost