Day: March 24, 2020

Akamai to slow down video game downloads during COVID-19 outbreak

Akamai says its working together with Microsoft and Sony to avoid global internet traffic bottlenecks. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Adobe debuts disk-cleaning tool cleverly disguised as an arbitrary file deletion bug in Creative Cloud on Windows

Patch this flaw, unless you want random docs to wipe out your work Adobe has issued a patch for a critical flaw that can be exploited to delete files from Windows computers running the Creative Cloud client.… …read more Source:: Register


Meet the Chinese OS That’s Trying To Shift the Country Off Windows

China’s homegrown operating systems haven’t made much of a dent on the global stage. Now there’s a Linux-based system that’s aimed at weaning the country off Windows. From a report: UOS, or Unified Operating System, hit a new milestone after its first stable release in January: Union Tech’s OS can now boot in 30 seconds…


WHO Targeted in Espionage Attempt, COVID-19 Cyberattacks Spike

The DarkHotel group could have been looking for information on tests, vaccines or trial cures. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Akamai To Slow Video Game Downloads To Minimize Internet Congestion

Online video gaming just became the latest victim of COVID-19. New submitter watha2020 shares a report: Akamai Technologies of Cambridge, the data delivery company that handles Internet traffic for many of the world’s biggest companies, said on Tuesday it will deliberately delay downloads of video games during peak hours because of bottlenecks from so many…


Wonder Woman 1984 delayed to August 14 due to coronavirus – CNET

Our favorite ass-kicking DC superhero won’t hit screens in June. …read more Source:: CNet


Another Blinky Light Project — with a COVID-19 Twist

It seems all anyone is talking about right now is the virus scare that has most of us with a little extra time on our hands. [Paul Klinger] — a name we’ve seen before — built a blinking LED project to pass the time. So what? Well, the lights are made to look like a…


We May Finally Be Able To Destroy a Dreaded ‘Forever Chemical’ in Our Drinking Water

Compounds once thought indestructible were successfully broken down. From a report: 2019, nearly two dozen water agencies in Southern California were found to have reportable levels of cancer-causing chemical compounds in their wells. By 2020, 700 agencies with similar contamination had been identified across the United States. These compounds, known as perfluorinated alkylated substances or…


Fiat Chrysler to make much-needed masks for health care workers – Roadshow

FCA will task a Chinese facility with producing masks and donate them to the US to help fight the coronavirus. …read more Source:: CNet


COVID-19 not blamed for tech outage: We were just being a bit crap, says TeamViewer

Duff release, not extra traffic, behind remote desktop software falling over Having lifted connection checking on its freebie remote-access product, TeamViewer celebrated with a good, old-fashioned falling over.… …read more Source:: TheRegister