Day: June 11, 2021

Amazon exec’s husband jailed for two years for insider trading. Yes, with Amazon stock

Couple now definitely past their Prime The husband of an Amazon financial executive was sentenced on Thursday to 26 months behind bars for insider trading of the web giant’s stock.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


HBO Max, explained: In the Heights, streaming ‘free’ and everything else to know – CNET

In the Heights is on HBO Max and in theaters at the same time, joining Conjuring 3 in this hybrid kind of release. But you need the right HBO Max tier to watch them. …read more Source:: CNet


Astronomers see giant star briefly vanish near the center of the Milky Way – CNET

A mammoth star is playing an interesting game of hide and seek. …read more Source:: CNet


Why wait for Prime Day? Resident Evil Village, Cyberpunk 2077 and more games are already on sale – CNET

Between early Prime Day deals and E3 promotions, you can score great deals on some great games. …read more Source:: CNet


Cloudflare network outage disrupts Discord, Shopify

And its CAPTCHA alternative challenged by security researcher Following in the rickety footsteps of Fastly, bedeviled by a bug earlier this week, network services biz Cloudflare briefly stumbled on Friday as an elevated error rate interfered with connectivity for customers in Chicago and Los Angeles.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


New York Senate Passes Landmark Right To Repair Bill

A Right to Repair bill that would give everyone the information, parts, and tools they need to fix their electronic devices passed in the New York State Senate, the first such bill to pass in the country. Kevin Purdy writes via iFixit: At a virtual session, the Senate approved S4104 by a margin of 51…


Trickbot Investigation Shows Details of Massive Cybercrime Effort

Nearly a score of cybercriminals allegedly worked together to create the Trickbot malware and deploy it against more than a million users, an unsealed indictment claims. …read more Source:: DarkReading


US lawmakers target Big Tech’s might with wide-ranging antitrust agenda – CNET

Five antitrust bills proposed by lawmakers in the U.S. House could meaningful restrain Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. …read more Source:: CNet


Women techs fume, offer crowdsourced fixes as Michelle Obama’s online keynote crashes

‘Unforeseen server conditions’ blamed Attendees at this week’s Women In Technology Online Festival were trying to watch keynote speaker Michelle Obama when the stream crashed within seconds of starting, leaving many unable to see the former US First Lady at all.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Amazon, eBay Fight Legislation That Would Unmask Third-Party Sellers

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Amazon and a who’s who of online-only retailers are trying to kill proposed federal and state legislation that would make the companies disclose contact information for third-party sellers. The bills would force Amazon and others to verify the identities of third-party sellers and provide consumers with…