Jason Koebler writes: The California Farm Bureau, a group that lobbies on behalf of farmers, reached a “right to repair” agreement with the Equipment Dealers Association (which represents John Deere and other manufacturers) last week. But the specifics of the agreement were written by the manufacturers, and falls far short of providing the types of…

Vulnerability still open to all despite multiple fixes A privilege escalation flaw in McAfee’s True Key software remains open to exploitation despite multiple attempts to patch it.… …read more Source:: Register

Nokia has demonstrated 5G Massive MIMO technology with Sprint in the US, with the networking giant also securing €500 million in funding from the European Investment Bank to accelerate its 5G R&D. …read more Source:: ZDNet

An anonymous reader shares a report: Tencent Holdings will shut a popular Texas Hold’Em poker video game, the Chinese tech giant said to its users on Monday, in a further step to comply with intensifying government scrutiny hitting the country’s gaming industry. Tencent said it would formally begin to shutter “Everyday Texas Hold’Em” from Monday…

Another serious hurricane is headed for the US, bringing with it the potential to cause “massive damage” to parts of the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. Technology can keep your informed, and helping to keep you and your family safe. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Designed to run on minimal hardware, Elive is very much a passion project of its leader, Samuel F Baggen. Based on Debian, the first version took a bow in 2005. The second stable version made an appearance in 2010 and it has been a long eight years for the third stable version to become available….

Oscilloscopes are especially magical because they translate the abstract world of electronics into something you can visualize. These days, a scope is likely to use an LCD or another kind of flat electronic display, but the gold standard for many years was the ubiquitous CRT (cathode ray tube). Historically, though, CRTs were not very common…

An anonymous reader shares a report: A cyber-criminal operation known as Magecart is believed to have been behind the recent card breach announced last week by British Airways. The operation has been active since 2015 when RisqIQ and ClearSky researchers spotted the malware for the first time. The group’s regular mode of operation involves hacking…

The self-riding R1200GS will someday lead to active safety systems on motorcycles similar to what we see in modern four-wheeled transportation. …read more Source:: CNet

Magecart attackers hit airline with the same “digital skimmers” they used on the entertainment company in June, researchers say. …read more Source:: DarkReading