Day: April 23, 2019

ShadowHammer Targets Multiple Companies, ASUS Was Just One of Them

ASUS was not the only company targeted by supply-chain attacksduring the ShadowHammer hacking operation as discovered by Kaspersky, with at least six other organizations having been infiltrated by the attackers. From a report: As further found out by Kaspersky’s security researchers, ASUS’ supply chain was successfully compromised by trojanizing one of the company’s notebook software…


Laundry-folding robot Laundroid folds under $20M worth of pressure – CNET

Better get to work on all that unfolded laundry you had saved up. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Paint To Remain Part of Windows 10 After All

Microsoft had been planning to remove its popular Paint app from Windows 10, but the company has now reversed course. From a report: The software maker had been warning Windows 10 users for months that Paint would be removed, and those warnings vanished in the latest May 2019 Update (1903). “Yes, MSPaint will be included…


Five things to consider before buying a juicer – CNET

Celery juice, here you come. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook’s Sri Lanka crisis page let Islamophobic post get top billing – CNET

The top video on the page came with a caption that read, “can we assume all Muslims are guilty.” …read more Source:: CNet


You can return Amazon purchases to any Kohl’s store in the US soon – CNET

Amazon Returns at Kohl’s is launching nationwide. …read more Source:: CNet


Lightbits? More like Latebits amirite? Israeli outfit finally swings by the all-flash array party

Is it a nerd? Is it a control plane? No, it’s… SuperSSD Israeli NVMe/TCP pioneer Lightbits finally showed up to the all-flash array market today with an Ethernet-attached SSD appliance – the imaginatively named SuperSSD.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son Lost $130 Million on Bitcoin

Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder of SoftBank Group, made a huge personal bet on bitcoin just as prices for the digital currency peaked, losing more than $130 million when he sold out, WSJ (paywalled) reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report (alternative source): Mr. Son, who launched the world’s biggest venture-capital…


Fortnite-Avengers tie-in may let you wield Thor’s ax, Cap’s shield – CNET

Pop culture, assemble! The megateamup sees Fortnite players likely able to wield the iconic weaponry of Marvel’s mightiest heroes. …read more Source:: CNet


Verizon to offer YouTube TV to wireless and Fios customers – CNET

Pricing and availability haven’t been announced yet. …read more Source:: CNet