Day: October 16, 2019

Former TalkTalk security director rattles the tin to cover costs of equal pay dispute against UK ISP

Compo pledged to women’s rights charities A former TalkTalk programme director is crowdfunding the legal costs of an equal pay claim against the budget ISP.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Huawei’s managed to sell a whole bunch of phones in spite of US ban – CNET

Trump’s ban hasn’t stopped the Chinese company from shipping 185 million phones in 2019. …read more Source:: CNet


Cardboard crazy: Worldwide parcel numbers are shocking

The volume of shipped parcels reported in a new global survey captures full scope of the new economy. …read more Source:: ZDNet


We’re free in 3… 2… 1! Amazon unhooks its last Oracle database, nothing breaks and life goes on

No Big Red now in use other than by third-party apps, firm claims Amazon has turned off its final Oracle database, completing a migration effort that has involved “more than 100 teams” in the consumer biz.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Windows 10 1809 update fixes one Start Menu bug – but there’s no update for 1903

Microsoft rolls out non-security updates for all versions of Windows 10, except version 1903. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Revealed: The dramatic changes tech firms are making ahead of Brexit

UK tech companies have told ZDNet about the big – and unexpected – changes they have made even before Brexit arrives. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Google Chief: I’d Disclose Smart Speakers Before Guests Enter My Home

After being challenged as to whether homeowners should tell guests smart devices — such as a Google Nest speaker or Amazon Echo display — are in use before they enter the building, Google senior vice president of devices and services, Rick Osterloh, concludes that the answer is indeed yes. The BBC reports: “Gosh, I haven’t…


Public cloud can add $450B to APAC economies through to 2023

Should public cloud spending remain on its CAGR trajectory of 25%, it will have an economic impact of $450 billion across six Asia-Pacific markets from 2019 to 2023, fuelling consumer spending and creating jobs. …read more Source:: ZDNet


A spot of after-hours business email does you good, apparently

You wouldn’t want to make workers anxious by cutting them off, wouldya? – survey Bosses worldwide will be rejoicing after a British academic declared that banning work email use out of hours could negatively effect underlings’ mental health.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Masters of Puppet say: There’s no magical one-size-fits-all answer to doing DevOpsery

Bigwigs on containers, consulting and the path ahead Puppetize PDX 2019 Despite standing squarely in the path of the GitLab juggernaut, DevOps automation outfit Puppet is betting that a one-size-fits-all approach will end up fitting nobody particularly well.… …read more Source:: TheRegister