TechRepublic shares a remarkable calculation by the not-for-profit IT leadership group the Consortium for Information and Software Security: CISQ’s 2020 report, The Cost of Poor Software Quality in the U.S., looked at the financial impact of software projects that went awry or otherwise ended up leaving companies with a larger bill by creating additional headaches…

You can save on an Echo Show, TVs, smartwatches and smart speakers, not to mention outdoor wear, Shutterfly photo books, Keurig and more. …read more Source:: CNet

The Washington Post reports: Online misinformation about election fraud plunged 73 percent after several social media sites suspended President Trump and key allies last week, research firm Zignal Labs has found, underscoring the power of tech companies to limit the falsehoods poisoning public debate when they act aggressively. The new research by the San Francisco-based…

The encrypted-messaging app was offline after experiencing a surge in new users. …read more Source:: CNet

Long-time technology reporter/commentator Kara Swisher weighs in on the de-platforming of U.S. president Trump, arguing Trump “was only following the rules set for him and it was entirely the fault of the tech companies for giving him the kind of latitude that allowed him to go that far.” Like a parent who gives a child…

“American automakers are asking the U.S. government to help solve a debilitating shortage of computer chips that is closing auto factories worldwide and could restrict production until the fall,” reports Bloomberg: The American Automotive Policy Council — a lobbying organization for General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and the U.S. operations of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles…

On CNET’s I’m So Obsessed podcast, director Alex Winter and Frank Zappa’s son Ahmet discuss making the documentary Zappa. …read more Source:: CNet

Machine learning has long been a topic of interest for humanity, but only in recent years have we had broad access to great computing power to enable to the average person to dive in. [Yosh] recently decided to put an AI to work learning how to race in Trackmania. After early experiments with supervised learning,…

These picks will turn your bed, and your room, into the coziest place to be when the weather drops. …read more Source:: CNet

Our big CES takeaway? When in crisis mode, summon the robots. …read more Source:: CNet