Microsoft is removing the ability for business users to defer manually Windows 10 feature updates using Windows Update settings starting with the Windows 10 2004/May Update. Microsoft seemingly made this change public with a change in its Windows 10 2004 for IT Pros documentation on June 23. From a report: Microsoft officials say this change…
Facebook to start labeling content that it finds newsworthy but might violate its rules – CNET
Amid an ad boycott, the company also said it would also bar a wider category of hateful content in ads. …read more Source:: CNet
Smart Thermometer Can Tell Flu from Cold
Before the outbreak of coronavirus, the seasonal flu was one of the most dangerous infectious diseases, but a lot of people have trouble telling the difference between a flu and a cold by their symptoms alone. This gave [M. Bindhammer] the idea to design a smart thermometer that can distinguish between flu and cold. Automated…
Unilever halts ads on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for rest of 2020 – CNET
The decision comes as nearly 100 companies have reportedly joined an ad boycott of Facebook. …read more Source:: CNet
A New Card Ties Your Credit To Your Social Media Stats
Founded by Instagram and finance alums, Karat wants to be the black card in every influencerâ(TM)s wallet. From a report: Spencer Donnelly, who goes by TheRussianBadger on YouTube, has cultivated an audience of nearly 2.7 million subscribers for his gaming videos. For years, business has been rosy. YouTube shares a percentage of the ad revenue…
Tune in and watch live: Email encryption doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing deal
Next week: Explore how keeping email safe can be part of a wider corporate strategy Webcast Leaked emails are the IT security mishap that just keeps on giving. From salacious tabloid headlines to lost elections to international security crises, a hacked or misfired email is the ultimate piece of first-hand evidence to light up a…
The Value of Tor and Anonymous Contributions To Wikipedia
According to a recently published research paper [PDF] co-authored by researchers from Drexel, NYU, and the University of Washington, Tor users make high-quality contributions to Wikipedia. And, when they are blocked, as doctoral candidate Chau Tran, the lead author describes, “the collateral damage in the form of unrealized valuable contributions from anonymity seekers is invisible.”…
Major US Companies Targeted in New Ransomware Campaign
Evil Corp. group hit at least 31 customers in campaign to deploy WastedLocker malware, according to Symantec. …read more Source:: DarkReading
Ask Hackaday: What Can Be Done with Your Bootlooping Blu-Ray?
Last Friday, thousands of owners of Samsung Blu Ray players found that their home entertainment devices would no longer boot up. While devices getting stuck in a power-cycling loop is not uncommon, this case stands out as it affected a huge range of devices all at the same time. Samsung’s support forum paints a bleak…
iOS 14 hands-on preview: Trying the new home screen, picture-in-picture video, Apple Maps updates and more – CNET
Apple announced iOS 14 at the WWDC keynote. I tried out the developer beta version to get an early look at what’s coming to our iPhones in the fall. …read more Source:: CNet
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