Day: October 23, 2019

Not LibreOffice too? Beloved open-source suite latest to fall victim to the curse of Catalina

Move to bin? Or cancel? There are more options on this version of macOS, but it’s still a PITA Users who download and attempt to run LibreOffice on the new macOS Catalina are presented with two options – “Move to bin” or “Cancel”.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Amazon Sells Clothes From Factories Other Retailers Shun as Dangerous

After a 2013 factory collapse killed more than 1,100 people in Bangladesh, most of the biggest U.S. apparel retailers joined safety-monitoring groups that required them to stop selling clothing from factories that violated certain safety standards. Amazon didn’t join. The Wall Street Journal reports: According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, the site today offers…


ThreatList: Google’s Advertising Network Dominates Global Data Collection

With DoubleClick, Analytics and AdWords under its belt, Google continues dominating when it comes to global data collection for advertising, a new report found. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Last week’s Fortnite update helped Akamai set a new CDN traffic record

Akamai said CDN traffic peaked at 106 Tbps last week, passing the 100 Tbps mark for the first time. …read more Source:: ZDNet


And we’re back with the third review of Privacy Shield: Meh, sighs the European Commission

The US could do more, but it’s like pulling teeth The European Commission’s (EC) third review of Privacy Shield – the legal fig leaf on which basic EU citizens’ data can be sent to US companies for storage and processing – has found some improvements since last year, but deems the whole agreement as still…


10% of Small Businesses Breached Shut Down in 2019

As a result of cybercrime, 69% of small organizations were forced offline for a limited time and 37% experienced financial loss. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Tencent to support startup incubator scheme with Singapore university

Offering its cloud services and technology, the Chinese tech giant will establish a new startup incubator programme with the National University of Singapore. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Tweaked headlights net 2019 Lexus UX a Top Safety Pick Plus award – Roadshow

The IIHS award only applies to models with the improved headlights built after June, however. …read more Source:: CNet


2,000 WeWork Employees To Lose Their Jobs As Former CEO Adam Neumann Prepares To Walk Away With at Least $1 Billion

WeWork’s value has tumbled, about 2,000 employees are being cut and many investors are nursing losses after the firm’s bailout. But founder Adam Neumann is still a billionaire. From a report: SoftBank’s proposed rescue package of WeWork involves Neumann selling about $1 billion of stock and getting a $185 million consulting fee from the Japanese…


Put on your tech specs: Amazon Web Services has joined the Java Community Process

Latest Java-friendly move after Amazon’s Corretto OpenJDK distro Amazon has made another effort to be a good Java citizen by joining brewmasters at the Java Community Process (JCP), the group which develops specifications for the Java platform.… …read more Source:: TheRegister