Half of government grant to infosec training biz suspended as MPs demand probe Infosec training biz Hacker House has been catapulted to Parliamentary prominence after reports that co-founder Jennifer Arcuri secured government funding because of her personal relationship with now-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.… …read more Source:: Register

The ability to look at a pile of trash, and see the for treasure is a skill we hold in high regard around here. [Meanwhile in the Garage] apparently has this skill in spades and built himself a metal bar bending machine using an old flywheel and starter pinion gear. To bend metal using muscle…

The White House released a transcript that showed President Trump urged Ukraine’s leader to contact Attorney General William Barr about opening an inquiry tied to Joseph R. Biden Jr. Two intelligence officials referred Mr. Trump’s activity to the Justice Dept. for a possible criminal inquiry. It declined to open one. The New York Times: President…

Best Buy is already aiming to be the CTO of your home and now it is aiming to grab a slice of the digital healthcare market via remote monitoring, services and integration with insurers. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Attackers continue to focus on bread-and-butter tactics, according to a quarterly threat report. …read more Source:: DarkReading

A known threat actor, Tortoiseshell, is targeting U.S. military veterans with a fake veteran hiring website that hosts malware. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Microsoft’s Xbox One game streaming service, Project xCloud, will get a public preview test in October, letting select testers play games like Gears 5 and Halo 5: Guardians on phones and tablets. From a report: The public preview of Project xCloud will initially be limited to players in the United States, United Kingdom, and Korea….

Guys, just pick up the phone and change! Following an Ofcom review of broadband pricing, a bunch of British ISPs have promised to allow loyal customers access to better deals once their contracts end.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Google has announced it has released a data set containing 3,000 deepfake videos it has created. From a report: Google hopes the release of the videos will allow researchers to develop ways to combat malicious deepfakes, giving them, news organizations, and the public ways to identify “synthetic” videos — that is videos manipulated by or…

It’s not going to simply be a regular XC40 with an electric powertrain, though. …read more Source:: CNet