Day: May 28, 2020

AT&T will credit MLB Extra Innings and MLS Direct Kick subscribers – CNET

This comes as the COVID-19 pandemic has postponed or suspended professional sporting events. …read more Source:: CNet


Paying Arizona: Google sued by state for location data revenues after tracking state’s citizens via mobiles

Chocolate Factory insists its practices have been mischaracterized Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming the ad biz employs unfair and deceptive trade practices to collect location data from mobile phones.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Nintendo Switch Lite is back in stock at Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop – CNET

Just updated: Here’s where you can find the $200 portable version of Nintendo’s hot gaming console. …read more Source:: CNet


The best at-home teeth-whitening products in 2020 – CNET

From LED lights to whitening strips to custom-fit bleach trays, you can get a professional-level teeth-whitening treatment at home. …read more Source:: CNet


Bad news, Tom Cruise: Shooting that SpaceX movie is going to be almost impossible – CNET

Tom Cruise might be a master of action movie stunts, but shooting a blockbuster in space could be his hardest mission yet. …read more Source:: CNet


Got $50k spare? Then you can crack SHA-1 – so OpenSSH is deprecating flawed hashing algo in a ‘near-future release’

The price will only go down The maintainers of OpenSSH, widely used for connecting securely to servers and devices over networks, have warned that the SHA-1 algorithm will be disabled in a “near-future release”.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Hackers Compromise Cisco Servers Via SaltStack Flaws

Attackers compromised six Cisco VIRL-PE servers that are affected by critical SaltStack vulnerabilities. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Valak Malware Retasked to Steal Data from US, German Firms

Once considered a loader for other malware, Valak regularly conducts reconnaissance and steals information and credentials, new analysis shows. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Amazon To Offer Permanent Roles To 70% of 175,000 New US Hires

Amazon plans to offer permanent jobs to about 70% of the U.S. workforce it has hired temporarily to meet consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic, the company told Reuters on Thursday. From a report: The world’s largest online retailer will begin telling 125,000 warehouse employees in June that they can keep their roles longer-term. The…


Spongebob: Patty Pursuit is the ultimate new Apple Arcade game for fans – CNET

The new Spongebob game has brings back Plankton’s cousins, Glove World and the robot chef. …read more Source:: CNet