Day: July 29, 2021

Time for a ‘great experiment’ says Cisco as it lets team leaders set place of work

Fewer than one-in-four staff want to be in the office for more than three days a week Less than a quarter of Cisco’s 77,000-strong workforce want to spend three days or more in their office when COVID-19 restrictions lift – and so Switchzilla is embarking on a “great hybrid work experiment.”… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Google Bans ‘Sugar Daddy’ Apps From Play Store

Google’s updated its inappropriate content policy to ban “compensated sexual relationships” — i.e., sugar daddy or sugar dating apps. Ryne Hager writes via Android Police: If somehow you aren’t familiar with the term, a “sugar daddy” is more than a caramel candy on a stick. In the more common vernacular, a sugar daddy is a…


Security team finds Crimea manifesto buried in VBA Rat using double attack vectors

The Malwarebytes report said a new threat actor may be targeting Russian and pro-Russian individuals. …read more Source:: ZDNet


The beastly Vitamix 7500 is down to $290, its lowest price ever (by far) – CNET

It’s a flash sale and the blender is likely to sell out, but this powerful Vitamix has never been cheaper. Not even close. …read more Source:: CNet


Federal employees must get vaccinated or face regular COVID testing, Biden says – CNET

Citing a spike in COVID cases caused by the delta variant, the president announces initiatives to get more Americans vaccinated, including a call for local governments to offer $100 vaccine incentives. …read more Source:: CNet


48 Advocacy Groups Call On the FTC To Ban Amazon Surveillance

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: On Thursday, a coalition of 48 civil rights and advocacy groups organized by Athena asked the Federal Trade Commission to exercise its rulemaking authority by banning corporate facial surveillance technology, banning continuous corporate surveillance of public spaces, and protecting the public from data abuse. “The harms caused…


Amazon warns early-gen Kindle users their devices will soon lose internet access – CNET

The first- and second-gen Amazon Kindle e-reader use 2G and 3G cellular internet to connect — but 2G and 3G are being phased out in December. …read more Source:: CNet


Mercedes-Benz EQE electric sedan debuts in September with Hyperscreen – Roadshow

It will be unveiled at the Munich auto show alongside AMG’s first EV and a Maybach EQS SUV concept. …read more Source:: CNet


See astronaut’s wild view of a discarded ISS module burning up – CNET

The ISS said goodbye to the Russian Pirs module and sent it off to turn into a streaking fireball. …read more Source:: CNet


T-Mobile adds 1.4 million net subscribers in Q2

T-Mobile also raised its 2021 merger synergies outlook. …read more Source:: ZDNet