Day: September 7, 2020

EA Pulls Ads from ‘UFC 4’ Replays After Widespread Complaints

EA’s UFC 4 is off to a rough start. From a report: The developer told Eurogamer it had removed commercials from the MMA game’s replays and overlays after many fans complained about the experience. These weren’t small, unintrusive promos — one commonly-cited example was a full-screen video ad for Amazon’s second season of The Boys….


Classy move: C++ 20 wins final approval in ISO technical ballot, formal publication expected by end of year

‘Best approximation of C++ ideals so far,’ says Stroustrup – but is it too big and complex? C++ 20, the latest version of the venerable object-oriented programming language, has been unanimously endorsed in ISO’s final technical approval ballot.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Best meat delivery deals for Labor Day 2020 – CNET

Can’t-miss meat deals, still comin’ in hot. Time to start grilling. …read more Source:: CNet


Samsung wins $6.6 billion Verizon deal for network equipment – CNET

Contract is a big victory for Samsung’s 5G ambitions. …read more Source:: CNet


Best Labor Day 2020 deals: You can still get a Segway scooter, Lenovo laptops and more – CNET

A few of the highlights: a Ring Video Doorbell 3 for $150, a Polk soundbar for $179, and Segway’s Ninebot ES2 scooter for an all-time-low price of $399. …read more Source:: CNet


AI in the enterprise: AI may as well stand for automatic idiot – but that doesn’t mean all machine learning is bad

Is AI just a rebrand of yesterday’s dumb algorithms? We present the argument against this motion – and don’t forget to vote Register Debate Welcome to the inaugural Register Debate in which we pitch our writers against each other on contentious topics in IT and enterprise tech, and you – the reader – decide the…


Qualcomm’s Founder On Why the US Doesn’t Have Its Own Huawei

Wired has interviewed Irwin Jacobs, a founder of Qualcomm. They talk about a wide-range of topics. Here’s an excerpt that addresses Chinese tech giant Huawei’s growth globally: At first, Qualcomm manufactured its own phone headsets, selling them in Asia. That was around the time it went public in 1991. Eventually, though, it sold off those…


Darknet Market’s Peacemaker Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

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Chilean Bank Shuts Down Following Ransomware Attack

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CEOs Could Be Held Personally Liable For Cyberattacks That Kill

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