Day: March 6, 2020

eBay Bans Sales of Face Masks, Hand Sanitizer Amid Coronavirus Price Gouging

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread in the US and other countries, demand for products like face masks and hand sanitizer has led to a spike in prices. To combat price gouging, online retailer eBay is banning some listings related to the coronavirus. From a report: In a notice to eBay sellers posted Thursday…


UK spy auditor gives state snoops a big pat on the back for job well done – except MI5

Domestic intel agency’s cloud server continues to get them into hot water The UK’s spy agency auditor has given public sector snoopers a clean bill of health – except for domestic surveillance specialists MI5, whose cloud data storage blunder is still under investigation.… …read more Source:: Register


FCC to vote on rules mandating illegal robocall blocking – CNET

Phone and cable companies will have until July 20, 2021, to implement the STIR/SHAKEN authentication protocol. …read more Source:: CNet


Mithro Runs Down Open Source FPGA Toolchains

Tim [Mithro] Ansell has a lot to tell you about the current state of open FPGA tooling: 115 slides in 25 minutes if you’re counting. His SymbiFlow project aims to be the GCC of FPGA toolchains: cross-platform, multi-platform, completely free, and all-encompassing. That means that it’s an umbrella framework for all of the work that…


James Bond’s Lotus Esprit translates well to this Mini Remastered project – Roadshow

The buyer, Simon Cowell, must have a thing for the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only. …read more Source:: CNet


Copyright Lobby Calls Out Plex For Not Doing Enough To Stop Piracy

An anonymous reader shares a report: For those who don’t want to dive fully into torrents, Plex is a great alternative for streaming television shows and movies for free. Officially, Plex is a “neutral” media player, and it first became popular with people looking to stream content between devices at home, like from their desktop…


eBay bans sales of face masks, hand sanitizer amid coronavirus price gouging – CNET

The online retailer will also remove listings that mention coronavirus or COVID-19. …read more Source:: CNet


How TV and movies are seducing us to Mars – CNET

As we push toward Mars, Hollywood is creating more realistic portrayals. But will the Red Planet be anything like Ad Astra, The Martian or The Expanse? …read more Source:: CNet


Out at Sea, With No Way to Navigate: Admiral James Stavridis Talks Cybersecurity

The former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO gives Dark Reading his take on the greatest cyber threats our nation and its businesses face today. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Pixar’s Onward a touching reflection on alienation in a tech-filled world – CNET

Review: The vibrant film reminds us not to let nostalgia skew our appreciation of the present. …read more Source:: CNet