In a new essay Friday, technology pundit Robert Cringely remembers the day he got his first home fax machine in 1986, arguing that broadcast television is like a fax machine — in that “they are both obsolete.” Then he offers a quick history of television, cable TV, and the rise of Netflix, concluding “I’ll be…

Will this be enough to bring people back to Apex Legends? …read more Source:: CNet

Maker Media, the company that gave birth to the popular DIY event and publication has halted operations. Could it bounce back as a nonprofit? …read more Source:: CNet

The company said the game’s next update will include more player feedback, …read more Source:: CNet

The Internet Storm Center reports: RDP, the remote desktop protocol, made the news recently after Microsoft patched a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708). While the reporting around this “Bluekeep” vulnerability focused on patching vulnerable servers, exposing RDP to the Internet has never been a good idea. Botnets have been scanning for these servers and…

What did you miss? What do you need to see right now? We have them all here! …read more Source:: CNet

The video game giant showed off its highly anticipated games, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. …read more Source:: CNet

Will this be enough to bring people back to Apex Legends? …read more Source:: CNet

Draw deeply on the Force and learn all you can about this Jedi adventure after the gameplay reveal during EA’s presentation on Saturday. …read more Source:: CNet

“Nuclear experts have warned against re-opening a 43-year-old Scottish nuclear reactor riddled with cracks over fears of a meltdown,” writes the Daily Mirror. An anonymous reader quotes their report: Hunterston B nuclear power plant was shut down last year after it was found that Reactor 3 had almost 400 cracks in it — exceeding the…