Day: September 16, 2019

Wi-Fi woes and broken browser target both young and old in Microsoft patch land

The last Surface RT user just needs to fill in a web form to… oh heck The bad news bus has continued rolling for users of hardware both young and old as Wi-Fi woes plague Windows 10 and even Windows 8.1.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Asus, Lenovo and Other Routers Riddled with Remotely Exploitable Bugs

Independent researchers found 125 different CVEs across 13 different router and NAS models. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Data Leak Affects Most of Ecuador’s Population

An unsecured database containing 18GB of data exposed more than 20 million records, most of which held details about Ecuadorian citizens. …read more Source:: DarkReading


SoftBank Backers Rethink Role in Next Vision Fund on WeWork

The biggest backers of SoftBank’s gargantuan Vision Fund are reconsidering how much to commit to its next investment vehicle as an oversized bet on flexible workspace provider WeWork sours. From a report: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which contributed $45 billion to the $100 billion Vision Fund, is now only planning to reinvest profits from…


LastPass fixes a major exploit – CNET

Make sure you have version 4.33.0. …read more Source:: CNet


The Pixel 4 is set to be announced October 15 as Google sends out event invites – CNET

Google’s has invited the media to see a “few new things Made by Google.” …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon Changed Search Algorithm in Ways That Boost Its Own Products

Amazon.com has adjusted its product-search system to more prominently feature listings that are more profitable for the company, WSJ reported Monday citing people who worked on the project, a move, contested internally, that could favor Amazon’s own brands. From the report: Late last year, these people said, Amazon optimized the secret algorithm that ranks listings…


Linux 5.3 kernel bundles new, cuddlier, swear-free Torvalds with AMD Radeon Navi graphics support

Guv’nor explains regression again, without the expletives A softer, gentler Linus Torvalds released the Linux 5.3 kernel over the weekend and swung open the doors on 5.4.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Why Apple Arcade may be the game-changer that Nintendo Switch was – CNET

Commentary: Apple Arcade’s focus on complete games could get us off the never-ending treadmill that is freemium games. …read more Source:: CNet


The Smart-Enough City, book review: Putting people first

Ben Green offers a welcome antidote to most accounts of smart cities, arguing that citizens’ values, rather than technology itself, should be the starting point. …read more Source:: ZDNet