Day: August 19, 2021

Amazon Plans To Open Its Own Department Stores

According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon will soon open its own department stores, with a focus on apparel, electronics and household goods. The Seattle Times reports: The first stores are expected to be located in Ohio and California and will be about 30,000 square feet in size, which would be smaller than the typical…


Apple had ‘iPhone nano’ in the works, old Steve Jobs email appears to confirm – CNET

The device reportedly would have been a smaller and cheaper alternative to the iPhone 4. …read more Source:: CNet


How Ready Are You for a Ransomware Attack?

Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra, lays out the different layers of ransomware defense all companies should implement. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Eternals’ Lauren Ridloff, Marvel’s first deaf superhero, says film will have ‘massive impact’ – CNET

The actor discusses the importance of having people with disabilities be represented both on and off screen. …read more Source:: CNet


Toyota To Cut Global Production By 40% Due To Global Microchip Shortage

Toyota is to slash worldwide vehicle production by 40% in September because of the global microchip shortage. The BBC reports: The world’s biggest carmaker had planned to make almost 900,000 cars next month, but has now reduced that to 540,000 vehicles. Volkswagen, the world’s second-biggest car producer, has warned it may also be forced to…


Call of Duty Vanguard heads back to WWII, releases Nov. 5 – CNET

Play as four different soldiers on four different fronts of the war. …read more Source:: CNet


Critical Cisco Bug in Small Business Routers to Remain Unpatched

The issue affects a range of Cisco Wireless-N and Wireless-AC VPN routers that have reached end-of-life. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Trust Facebook to find a way to make video conferencing more miserable and tedious

Yes, it involves VR. Meanwhile, in the real world, the FTC would like a chat about competition Facebook, a company perhaps not top of mind when it comes to enterprise applications, trust, or privacy, sees an opportunity to make the unloved video conferencing experience more convoluted, costly, and cartoonish.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Scientists measure ‘chonkiest’ coral in the Great Barrier Reef – CNET

Absolute unit. …read more Source:: CNet


‘Green Steel’: Swedish Company Ships First Batch Made Without Using Coal

The world’s first customer delivery of “green steel” produced without using coal is taking place in Sweden, according to its manufacturer. From a report: The Swedish venture Hybrit said it was delivering the steel to truck-maker Volvo AB as a trial run before full commercial production in 2026. Volvo has said it will start production…