Day: November 13, 2018

We definitely don’t need more towers, says new Vodafone boss scraping around for €8bn savings

Steady as she goes with 5G Vodafone’s new group CEO has vowed to keep shareholders happy by continuing to pay out dividends in his first earnings conference, despite reporting a €7.8bn loss and falling revenue.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


The best Black Friday deals of 2018: The Cheapskate’s picks – CNET

There are bargains to be had, oh, yes. These are the deals that deserve your dollars. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon picks New York City, northern Virginia for HQ2 – CNET

The company will also open a new Operations Center of Excellence in Nashville that’ll create more than 5,000 jobs. …read more Source:: CNet


Waymo to launch its public self-driving service in December, report says – Roadshow

It’ll have a new name, but nobody knows what it is yet. …read more Source:: CNet


Open the pod bay doors: Voice of HAL 9000 Douglas Rain dies at 90

2001: A Space Odyssey‘s villain raised bar for killer robot trope Canadian actor Douglas Rain has died at the age of 90.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Alice Evans: Brucellosis, or Why We Pasteurize Milk

It’s easy to forget how much illness and death was caused by our food and drink just one hundred years ago. Our modern food systems, backed by sound research and decent regulation, have elevated food safety to the point where outbreaks of illness are big news. If you get sick from a burger, or a…


Data-nicking UK car repairman jailed six months instead of copping a fine

Data Protection Act isn’t our only legal weapon, beams ICO +Comment A UK car industry worker who abused his customer database access to send data to telephone scammers has been sentenced to six months in prison.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Corporate America’s Blockchain and Bitcoin Fever is Over

S&P 500 executives are dropping blockchain buzzwords less on earnings calls and during presentations to analysts and investors. Analysts are also asking about it less. From a report: The hype was just that. The odds of a company turning blockchain “headlines into reality” are slim, as Forrester Research predicts. The prospect of incorporating blockchain technology…


Podcast: IoT Firms Face a ‘Tidal Wave’ of Lawsuits, Attorney Explains

An attorney in the infamous 2015 Jeep hack predicts that more lawsuits related to IoT security are looming in the future. …read more Source:: Threatpost


A Look at How One of the Largest Record Companies in the World Once Owned Rockstar Games and Sold it For a Pittance

Question: what is entertainment’s highest-grossing weekend debut of all time? Hint: It only took place two weeks ago. From a report: It was claimed by a Western-themed video game called Red Dead Redemption 2 — the second in a series dubbed ‘Grand Theft Auto on horseback’ — which generated over $725m in just three days….