Day: November 19, 2020

Workday Q3 results beat expectations, raises year outlook for the second time in a row

The cloud software maker said it has now reached 1,000 customers for its financials application. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Facebook sues Turkish software developer who ran 20+ Instagram clone sites

Facebook says the Turkish developer operated Instagram clone sites like jolygram.com, imggram.com, imggram.net, finalgram.com, pikdo.net, and ingram.ws. …read more Source:: ZDNet


German COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Vulnerability Allowed RCE

Bug hunters at GitHub Security Labs help shore up German contact tracing app security, crediting open source collaboration. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Intuit Q1 tops expectations with steady growth in small business ecosystem

In its small business and self employed unit, Intuit said revenue increased 13% to $1.2 billion. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Election Misinformation Often Evaded YouTube’s Efforts To Stop It.

YouTube videos endorsing the false idea that there was widespread election fraud were viewed more than 138 million times on the week of Nov. 3, according to a report from an independent research project that has been studying misinformation trends on the video site. From a report:The report by the project, called Transparency.tube, looked at…


US Senate approves deepfake bill to defend against manipulated media

Proposed legislation calls for research to detect synthetic shams online On Wednesday, proposed US legislation to fund defenses against realistic computer-generated media known as deepfakes was approved by the US Senate and the bill now awaits consideration in the US House of Representatives.… …read more Source:: Register


Amazon’s 2nd-gen Echo Frames are available to preorder for $250 – CNET

The new smart glasses are slated to launch on Dec. 10. …read more Source:: CNet


Famed Arecibo Telescope, On the Brink of Collapse, Will Be Dismantled

The Arecibo telescope’s long and productive life has come to an end. From a report: The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today it will decommission the iconic radio telescope in Puerto Rico following two cable breaks in recent months that have brought the structure to near collapse. The 57-year-old observatory, a survivor of numerous hurricanes…


Black Friday 2020 deals: The best smartphone sales

The very best Black Friday 2020 deals on smartphones. …read more Source:: ZDNet


GO SMS Pro Android App Exposes Private Photos, Videos and Messages

The vulnerable version of the app, which has 100 million users, uses easily predictable URLs to link to private content. …read more Source:: Threatpost