Day: October 3, 2019

Google gets tougher on HTTPS with ban on mixed content

Google to stop loading “mixed content” in Chrome starting next year. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Audi A6 Allroad is the mild RS6 Avant – Roadshow

Audi may bring another wagon to the US in the form of the A6 Allroad. …read more Source:: CNet


2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray Convertible gets hardtop looks – Roadshow

The mid-engine Corvette’s new hardtop convertible variant offers few trade-offs and looks darn good. …read more Source:: CNet


Cowabunga! Ninja Turtles arcade machine is radical retro fun – CNET

Go, ninja, go, ninja, go! …read more Source:: CNet


Attorney General Bill Barr Will Ask Zuckerberg To Halt Plans For End-To-End Encryption Across Facebook’s Apps

Attorney General Bill Barr, along with officials from the United Kingdom and Australia, is set to publish an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg asking the company to delay plans for end-to-end encryption across its messaging services until it can guarantee the added privacy does not reduce public safety. From a report: A draft…


American Express Insider Breaches Cardholder Information

The ex-employee accessed names, Social Security numbers, card numbers, and more in an attempt to commit fraud. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Twitter pulls Nickelback clip tweeted by Trump over copyright complaint – CNET

Don’t mess with Canadian rockers. …read more Source:: CNet


No Need to Watch Your Tea, This Robot Does It For You

For anyone who’s ever had to make their own tea, steeping it for the right amount of time can be a pain. That’s precisely the problem that the automatic tea brewing robot solves with its painless approach to brewing tea, built by Slovenian electrical engineering student [Kristjan Berce]. You can use the robot by setting…


Amazon and Disney in tug-of-war over Fire TV ads – CNET

Amazon’s bid for more ad revenue could reportedly push Disney apps off Fire TV devices. …read more Source:: CNet


Too Dangerous to Be Ignored: Cybersecurity Trends that Affect Everyone

Today, the average American leaves the house with a smartphone that has more computing power than the systems that landed humans on the moon. The Internet of Things (IoT) enables refrigerators to tell you that you’re running out of milk and cars to provide assisted driving. The reality is that the knowledge economy is in…