Day: November 29, 2018

Why is my Windows 10 preview build ticking? Microsoft reminds users that previews have timebombs

Build 18290 is here to save the day. Now with extra Fluent Design While getting a release of a wobble-free Windows 10 is proving an impossible mission for Microsoft, the Windows Insider team are at pains to warn its army of unpaid testers that older preview builds will soon self-destruct.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Mass Router Hack Exposes Millions of Devices To Potent NSA Exploit

More than 45,000 Internet routers have been compromised by a newly discovered campaign that’s designed to open networks to attacks by EternalBlue, the potent exploit that was developed by, and then stolen from, the National Security Agency and leaked to the Internet at large, researchers say. From a report: The new attack exploits routers with…


Ford teases hi-po Shelby GT500 before 2019 Detroit Auto Show debut – Roadshow

That’s one big blower. …read more Source:: CNet


Best Buy promises big deals on Apple, Samsung, Microsoft products with 20 Days of Doorbusters – CNET

It’s like an advent calendar except with gadgets. …read more Source:: CNet


Katrina Nguyen Automates Her Mice

When embarking on a career in the life sciences, it seems like the choice of which model organism to study has more than a little to do with how it fits into the researcher’s life. I once had a professor who studied lobsters, ostensibly because they are a great model for many questions in cell…


Amazon makes lift-and-shift play for Windows File, Lustre workloads

FSx off on-premises guys Amazon is in on-premises application landgrab mode and has released two fully managed services that lift and shift Windows File Server and Lustre workloads to AWS.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


New Porsche 911 is wider and safer and sultrier, too – Roadshow

It’s time for a new generation of 911, the 992. The 2020 Carrera S has a refined look and revised tech to create a car that’s faster, sleeker and yet safer than before. …read more Source:: CNet


Dunkin’ Donuts Serves Up Data Breach Alert

Forces potentially affected DD Perks customers to reset their passwords after learning of unauthorized access to their personal data. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Nintendo Switch sales forecast edges past PS4, Xbox in 2019 – CNET

It would be the company’s first time in the lead since 2009. …read more Source:: CNet


UK High Court agrees to hear full challenge of Snooper’s Charter

Civil rights group given all-clear to launch judicial review at bulk surveillance regime Civil rights group Liberty has been granted permission to launch a full legal challenge at the UK government’s bulk surveillance regime in the High Court.… …read more Source:: TheRegister