Day: May 16, 2019

Facebook Has Struggled To Hire Talent Since the Cambridge Analytica Scandal

An anonymous reader shared a report: Facebook is still reeling from the fallout of its Cambridge Analytica scandal more than a year ago, as multiple former recruiters say candidates are turning down job offers from what was once considered the best place to work in the United States. More than half a dozen recruiters who…


Microsoft and Sony will partner on game streaming, AI – CNET

But Xbox and PlayStation are missing from the announcement. …read more Source:: CNet


Let’s check in with our friends in England and, oh good, bloke fined after hiding face from police mug-recog cam

Well, it is the nation that brought us Nineteen Eighty-Four Video A man was pulled to one side, grilled, and fined by cops after he hid his face from a facial-recognition system being tested on the streets of south east England.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Tesla’s Buffalo factory will now build Supercharger V3 and energy storage, report says – Roadshow

The Buffalo, New York, factory is finally looking like it’ll live up to its potential, with several new lines planned in the near future. …read more Source:: CNet


OK, Google, please do a half-hearted U-turn: Stay of execution for smart home APIs after Big G goes cuckoo in the Nest

Plan to force everyone onto Assistant stalled after customers say: Mess with the Nest, die like the rest Google has backtracked on a plan to kill off the popular Works with Nest smart home program after customer fury.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Forrester’s 2019 CIO predictions redux: Innovation and adaptiveness accelerate

We put ourselves to the test: Did our 2019 predictions for CIOs hit the mark? …read more Source:: ZDNet


The best Google Home commands for health, nutrition and fitness – CNET

Use Google Home to track workouts, count calories, put you to sleep and more. …read more Source:: CNet


‘Game of Thrones’ Fan Petition for Final Season Do-Over Snowballs

A petition by an angry fan demanding that HBO remake the final season of “Game of Thrones” has now been signed by more than 502,000 people. From a report: Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are the target of the petition, which asserts that the pair, who have shepherded the HBO hit from the beginning,…


Mobile Risks Boom in a Post-Perimeter World

The bloom is on mobile, whether it be the enterprise, employees or the cybercriminals plotting new ways to slip past a corporate defenses in a post-parameter world. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Forbes Becomes Latest Victim of Magecart Payment Card Skimmer

The web skimming script was recently found stealing payment data on the websites of Forbes Magazine as well as seven others. …read more Source:: Threatpost