Day: January 18, 2021

Scottish Environment Protection Agency refuses to pay ransomware crooks over 1.2GB of stolen data

Which is exactly what you should do Scotland’s environmental watchdog has confirmed it is dealing with an “ongoing ransomware attack” likely masterminded by international “serious and organised” criminals during the last week of 2020.… …read more Source:: Register


Best Buy just kicked off a 4-day sale — save on TVs, laptops, cameras, Apple gear and more – CNET

You can save $250 on a 75-inch Hisense TV, $400 on a Dell gaming laptop, $350 on a large Aerogarden and much more. …read more Source:: CNet


Hungary Mulls Sanctions Against Social Media Giants

Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga on Monday raised the prospect of sanctioning social media firms over what she called “systematic abuses” of free speech. From a report: The minister said she would meet the Hungarian competition watchdog this week to discuss possible penalties for what she described as unfair commercial practices as well as convening…


Pandemic Chip Shortages Are Shutting Down Automotive Production

Once upon a time, the automobile was a mostly mechanical beast, but no longer. Advanced electronics have weaved their way into the modern car, from engine to infotainment and climate control to the buttons now sprinkled throughout the passenger cabin. The gains in amenity and efficiency can’t be sniffed at, but it leaves manufacturers reliant…


Those WandaVision retro commercials hint at dark things to come – CNET

That Stark Industries toaster and Hydra-labeled watch suggest a dark side beneath the suburban sunshine for Marvel’s Wanda and Vision. …read more Source:: CNet


WandaVision episode 1 and episode 2 Easter eggs and Marvel references – CNET

What secrets did you spot in the first two episodes? Warning: Spoilers ahead. …read more Source:: CNet


Debut firing of NASA’s Space Launch System core stage cut short following ‘Major Component Failure’

This is why we test The Moon moved a little further from NASA over the weekend as the first firing of the Space Launch System’s core stage came to an abrupt halt after only 67.2 seconds.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Movies, TV shows and books on systemic racism – CNET

To celebrate the birthday of the civil rights leader, here are materials to help educate all ages about the fight for racial justice. …read more Source:: CNet


Safari 14 Added WebExtensions Support. So Where Are the Extensions?

At WWDC last year, Apple announced it was going to support Chrome-style browser extensions (the WebExtensions API) in Safari. Months after Safari 14’s release, are developers bothering with Safari? Jason Snell: The answer seems to be largely no — at least, not yet. The Mac App Store’s Safari extensions library seems to be largely populated…


Bye bye, said Trump admin to Huawei: You give a cheque-ie to our techies, but there’s no licence to ply

And them good ol’ boys revokin’ sanction to buy, singin’, ‘Soon will come the day that we fly’ As parting gifts go, this one ranks pretty low. With less than three days until the inauguration of Joe Biden, the Trump Administration has reportedly revoked several licences that would allow Huawei to buy US-made tech, and…