Earlier this month, The New York Times reported that a number of smart TV makers include services from companies that track a range of viewer information about their customers. Now, two Democratic US senators are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate privacy problems related to Internet-connected televisions. From a report: “Many Internet-connected smart TVs…

The color is relatively rare here, but the paint is failing prematurely on Australian models thanks to bad paint prep at the factory. …read more Source:: CNet

It’s the place to be to see if it’s just you. …read more Source:: CNet

Charges filed against dozen suspected Russian spies American prosecutors have accused 12 suspected Russian spies of hacking Democrat and Hillary Clinton campaign officials to publicly leak their sensitive emails and influence the 2016 US Presidential Election.… …read more Source:: Register

Hurry! The deal ends in 12 hours. …read more Source:: CNet

Amazon Web Services already dominates the market for cloud services. Now, reports The Information, it is eyeing a part of the cloud business it doesn’t already control: the $14 billion global market for data center switches [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source]. From the report: AWS is considering selling its own networking…

Randall Stephenson says he expected the government to pursue an appeal to stop its merger with Time Warner. But he’s confident his company will win. …read more Source:: CNet

The indictments were a part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. …read more Source:: CNet

This is your last weekend to get your project together for the Power Harvesting Challenge in this year’s Hackaday Prize. We’re looking for projects that harvest energy from the ether, and power electronics from solar, thermal, wind, light, or random electromagnetic fluctuations. Is it going to save the world? Maybe, but it’s a great excuse…

Recent fears that this year’s most prolific ransomware threat has acquired new WannaCry-like propagation capabilities appear unfounded at the moment. …read more Source:: DarkReading