Day: October 2, 2020

Red Hat tips its Fedora 33: Beta release introduces Btrfs as default file system, .NET on ARM64, plus an IoT variant

RHEL 7.9 also here – last major version in the 7.x family? Red Hat has released Fedora 33 beta, with the finished article expected at the end of this month, as well as version 7.9 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Voice Controlled RGB LEDs Go Big

When we see RGB LEDs used in a project, they’re often used more for aesthetic purposes than as a practical source of light. It’s an easy way to throw some color around, but certainly not the sort of thing you’d try to light up anything larger than a desk with. Apparently nobody explained the rules…


Forecasting in uncertainty: Too soon to declare the worst is over in the US tech market downturn

While recent tech earnings and other data suggest that the pandemic recession’s damage to the US tech market was not that bad and perhaps improving, think again. US employment data in August 2020 reveals new insights about the industries that’ve been hit hard and about those that have escaped damage so far. …read more Source::…


Account Takeover Fraud Losses Total Billions Across Online Retailers

Account takeover fraud (ATO) attacks are on the rise, up nearly 300 percent since last year. …read more Source:: Threatpost


NASA set to launch new $23 million space toilet to the ISS Friday night – CNET

It better accommodates female astronauts with a tilted seat. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Contractors Allege Company Prevents Them From Whistleblowing, Writing Silicon Valley Novels

Google contract employees are alleging the company’s confidentiality agreements prevent them from a range of legal rights from whistleblowing to telling their parents how much they make, according to a recent court filing. From a report: A California appeals court recently discussed a lawsuit accusing Google and one of its staffing firms, Adecco, of violating…


When is iPhone 12 coming out? We may have guessed Apple’s launch date – CNET

We’ve narrowed the iPhone 12 announcement date down to two potential dates in October. Here’s why we think it’ll happen then. …read more Source:: CNet


How to watch SpaceX launch a Space Force GPS satellite on Friday – CNET

Elon Musk’s company is ready to escort a new Space Force spacecraft into orbit. …read more Source:: CNet


Seek and Ye Shall Command

If we count all the screens in our lives, it takes a hot minute. Some of them are touchscreens, some need a mouse or keyboard, but we are accustomed to all the input devices. Not everyone can use the various methods, like cerebral palsy patients who rely on eye-tracking hardware. Traditionally, that only works on…


Coronavirus pandemic 7 months later: Everything we know right now – CNET

Testing, vaccines, prevention and more — everything we know about COVID-19, and also what we still don’t. …read more Source:: CNet