Day: July 18, 2021

Will a New Law Help the Chinese Government Stockpile Zero-Days?

“Starting September 1, 2021, the Chinese government will require that any Chinese citizen who finds a zero-day vulnerability must pass the details to the Chinese government,” reports SecurityWeek, “and must not sell or give the knowledge to any third-party outside of China (apart from the vulnerable product’s manufacturer).” Brief details are provided in a report…


HDMI ARC and eARC: Audio Return Channel for beginners – CNET

Reduce wires, clutter and confusion with HDMI Audio Return Channel. Here’s how. …read more Source:: CNet


Military-grade spyware reportedly found on phones of journalists, activists – CNET

Phones linked to murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi were also attacked, an investigation finds. …read more Source:: CNet


The Case Against SQL

Long-time Slashdot reader RoccamOccam shares “an interesting take on SQL and its issues from Jamie Brandon (who describes himself as an independent researcher who’s built database engines, query planners, compilers, developer tools and interfaces). It’s title? “Against SQL.” The relational model is great… But SQL is the only widely-used implementation of the relational model, and…


WWE Money in the Bank 2021: Start times, how to watch and NBC Peacock – CNET

Live crowds are back — thank goodness — as Roman Reigns defends his Universal Championship against Edge. …read more Source:: CNet


Faulty Electrolytic Caps Don’t Always Look Bad

Old electrolytic capacitors are notorious for not working like they used to, but what exactly does a bad capacitor look like, and what kinds of problems can it cause? Usually bad caps leak or bulge, but not always. In [Zak Kemble]’s case, a bad cap caused his Samsung HT-C460 Home Cinema System to simply display…


Boeing Slows ‘Dreamliner’ Production After New Manufacturing Issue

“A new production problem has surfaced with Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, further delaying deliveries of the popular wide-body jets…” writes the Wall Street Journal. Long-time Slashdot reader phalse phace shares their report: Boeing halted handing over Dreamliners to airlines in late May, after federal air-safety regulators declined to approve the plane maker’s proposed method of inspecting…


Fear Street all parts on Netflix: That ending and post-credits scene explained – CNET

Was Sarah Fier evil in the end? Let’s dive into the Netflix horror story’s biggest questions. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon’s Elasticsearch Fork ‘OpenSearch’ Reaches General Availability 1.0 Milestone

Mike Melanson’s “This Week in Programming” column shares an update on Amazon’s ongoing battle with scalable data search solution ElasticSearch: Earlier this year, AWS completed its fork of ElasticSearch with the first release of OpenSearch. If you haven’t followed along, the whole affair was a bit of a tug of war between AWS and Elastic,…


Best shave club for 2021: Dollar Shave Club, Harry’s and More – CNET

The secret to getting cheap razors? Buy them online and have them delivered on a schedule. …read more Source:: CNet