Day: May 29, 2018

Mark Hamill and Guardians director James Gunn finally party together – CNET

Will Luke Skywalker come over to the Marvel side, or is this just two California neighbors chowing down on cobbler? …read more Source:: CNet


FCC Asks Amazon and eBay To Stop Selling Fake Pay TV Boxes

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and eBay CEO Devin Wenig asking their companies to help remove the listings for fake pay TV boxes from their respective websites. From a report: These boxes often falsely bear the FCC logo, the letter informed, and are used to perpetuate…


From frog to prince: How private equity may fish Barracuda from the industry’s boiling pot

Not just clouds of steam backup-security biz has to worry about Analysis Seven months ago Barracuda Networks was gobbled up by private equity biz Thoma Bravo because it saw latent possibilities that couldn’t be realized under public ownership.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


FireMon to Buy Lumeta

Network security policy vendor looks to expand its offerings to real-time situational awareness on-premise and in the cloud. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Dutch coachbuilder RemetzCar gives us the Tesla Model S wagon we want – Roadshow

The one-off RemetzCar Shooting Brake is a gorgeous green wagon for the well-heeled and electrically inclined. …read more Source:: CNet


USGS: Don’t roast marshmallows over Hawaii volcano vents – CNET

Give up on your dreams of Kilauea lava-fueled s’mores. …read more Source:: CNet


Intel Faces Age Discrimination Allegations Following Layoffs

Intel is under investigation for potential age discrimination in its approach to layoffs initiated in 2016, according to a report. Engadget: The Wall Street Journal has learned that the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating claims that Intel’s large-scale layoffs discriminated against older employees. In a May 2016 round that cut 2,300 workers, for…


Tiny $25 Spectrometer Aims to Identify Materials with Ease

Reflectance spectrometers work on a simple principle: different things reflect different wavelengths in different amounts, and because similar materials do this similarly, the measurements can be used as a kind of fingerprint or signature. By measuring how much of which wavelengths get absorbed or reflected by a thing and comparing to other signatures, it’s possible…


How to Empower Today’s ‘cISOs’

Although many security leaders have a C in their title, not all are true capital-C “Chiefs.” Here are three ways to live up to the job description. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Remember Atari’s Ted Dabney by replaying classic games – CNET

You can relive many classic Atari games using your web browser. …read more Source:: CNet