Day: June 1, 2018

Now Fighting for Top Tech Talent: Makers of Turbines, Tools and Toyotas

The tussle over technology talent is reaching far beyond Silicon Valley. From a report: Firms from industrial giants to car makers are rethinking the way they recruit as they compete with each other and traditional technology outfits for people with expertise in high-tech fields like machine learning, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. For some positions that…


Telegram: Apple Has Blocked Updates since April

Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov claims the messaging service has not been able to make technical updates anywhere in the world. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Original Jurassic Park for $4 at Amazon, plus big $5 movie sale at Vudu – CNET

There are plenty of digital movie deals heading into the weekend. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook is shutting down its Trending Topics section – CNET

R.I.P. Trending Topics: 2014-2018. …read more Source:: CNet


Brit bank TSB facepalms at critical mass as users report receiving letters meant for other people

Plus: SIM-swapping scam costs customer thousands TSB customers have reported receiving letters from the bank containing other people’s details in the embattled firm’s latest cock-up.… …read more Source:: Register


Facebook, Amazon, and Hundreds of Companies Post Targeted Job Ads That Screen Out Older Workers

Older workers are accusing Facebook, Ikea, and hundreds of other companies for discriminating against job seekers in their 50s and 60s through targeted job ads posted on Facebook. From a report: The Communications Workers of America, a labor union representing 700,000 media workers across the country, added the companies to a class-action lawsuit on Tuesday,…


Apple’s WWDC 2018: Shame we won’t get that iOS 12 code rewrite

Apple’s iOS is showing its age and we’ve seen this movie before. Like every popular software platform there comes a time where the code piles up and you need a do-over. Apple’s iOS is at that point. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Cybercrime Is Skyrocketing as the World Goes Digital

If cybercrime were a country, it would have the 13th highest GDP in the world. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Spies Get To Keep Monitoring All Traffic At World’s Biggest Internet Hub

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Knowing Your Customer: You need to, but regulation makes KYC extra-crispy…

Machines join the march against identity fraud There’s a conundrum called know your customer (KYC), the process of verifying the identity of a company’s clients. A decade ago, KYC was a mild inconvenience that could be tackled using some familiar procedures.… …read more Source:: TheRegister