Day: February 22, 2019

Toyota’s ready to pour that sweet GRMN performance on the Corolla hatch – Roadshow

Just because we’ve never gotten a GRMN model in the US doesn’t mean we’re not keeping fingers (and toes) crossed this time. …read more Source:: CNet


Norwich’s Fortnite Live Festival Was a Complete Disaster

An anonymous reader shares a report: A festival designed to recreate Fortnite on the outskirts of Norwich has, somewhat predictably, not lived up to expectations. Event organisers flogged 2500 tickets to kids and parents. Entry cost upwards of $15 and unlimited access wristbands a further $26. In return, families got what amounted to a few…


Nerf Mods Via 3D Printing

Nerf guns are a great way to annoy parents. Simply give them as a gift to any child, and watch precious family heirlooms tumble to the ground as little Holly commando rolls behind the couch to avoid enemy combatants invading the loungeroom. Adults may find them lacking in stopping power and firing rate, but not…


Verizon wants to lock down phones to protect consumers – CNET

The carrier says 7,000 customers a month have their identities stolen by thieves who order new phones and sell them on the black market. …read more Source:: CNet


Entrust Datacard lined up to unburden Thales of nCipher biz as price for Gemalto buyout

Profitable secure SIM firm in the bag by March, Thales hopes French defence tech conglomerate Thales has flogged off its hardware security module biz nCipher Security, a sale demanded by competition regulators over Thales’ buyout of Gemalto.… …read more Source:: Register


Inside Elizabeth Holmes’s Chilling Final Months at Theranos

In the final months of Theranos, before the blood testing start-up was debunked and its founders charged with fraud, then-CEO Elizabeth Holmes brought a puppy, who she insisted was a wolf to others, with a penchant for peeing into the mix, according to Vanity Fair, which has detailed the chaos that ensued in the waning…


Video: HackerOne CEO on the Evolving Bug Bounty Landscape

Threatpost talks to HackerOne CEO Marten Mickos on the EU’s funding of open source bug bounty programs, how a company can start a program, and the next generation of bounty hunters. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Facebook receives personal info like your heart rate from popular apps – CNET

Facebook gets sensitive data about your heart rate and even a user’s period, testing from The Wall Street Journal showed. …read more Source:: CNet


GM grants stay of execution for Cadillac CT6, Chevy Impala until 2020 – Roadshow

The Detroit-Hamtramck plant was originally supposed to go idle this summer. …read more Source:: CNet


Fortnite overtime challenges: the final four have been revealed – CNET

Epic Games is giving us the season 8 Battle Pass for free if we complete the Overtime challenges and all of them are now available. …read more Source:: CNet