Day: June 13, 2018

Citation needed: The EU claims Kaspersky wares ‘confirmed as malicious’

Motion passed to eject Russian software from bloc institutions The Kaspersky bad news train just keeps rolling on with Strasbourg Eurocrats having adopted a motion today (A8-0189/2018, en français) that could ban its wares from European Union institutions.… …read more Source:: Register


Twitter’s big new update will suck you into news – CNET

More news, less hate? …read more Source:: CNet


No, Netflix isn’t going to stream Minecraft video games – CNET

And the Stranger Things/Minecraft project isn’t going to be on Netflix at all. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft To Give Office 365, Office.com Apps a Makeover

On the heels of recent redesigns by Google and Apple, Microsoft is giving its Office apps a facelift over the coming months. From a report: Over the coming months, Microsoft will begin rolling out changes to the interface of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Office 365 and Office Online (Office.com) users. Key to the…


Microsoft Office update brings simplified design, better search – CNET

The classic productivity suite is getting a design update. …read more Source:: CNet


Aeon Flux getting a live-action reboot on MTV – CNET

The female assassin and her band of anarchist rebels return to TV in a live-action version of the popular ’90s animated series. …read more Source:: CNet


Samsung’s startup arm launches AI-focused fund for early-stage companies – CNET

The Q Fund, run by Samsung NEXT in Silicon Valley, won’t have an investment cap but will focus on companies early in their operations. …read more Source:: CNet


Facing Compliance Challenges, Surveillance Proves Essential to Cannabis Industry Success

With so many new businesses and operations in the emerging cannabis market in the U.S., the field is beginning to adopt many risk management best practices, even above and beyond the myriad compliance requirements that cannabis product growers, producers and vendors must abide by. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


The best moments in E3 history – CNET

E3 has been giving us great gaming moments since 1995. Here are our favorites. …read more Source:: CNet


Bitcoin’s Price Was Artificially Inflated Last Year, Researchers Say

A concentrated campaign of price manipulation may have accounted for at least half of the increase in the price of Bitcoin and other big cryptocurrencies last year, according to a paper released on Wednesday by an academic with a history of spotting fraud in financial markets. From a report, first shared to us by reader…