On Hot Ones, Maisie Williams a.k.a. Arya Stark offered some behind-the-scenes info on Game of Thrones. …read more Source:: CNet

‘More changes than any version since years’ in Tor-touting OS Tails has released version 4.0 of the privacy-focused Linux distro, based on Debian 10, with numerous feature and usability improvements.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

If there is evidence, “it’s hidden really damn well,” says the whistleblower. …read more Source:: CNet

Disney clarified you won’t be able to hold onto some shows indefinitely. …read more Source:: CNet

A slightly less practical version of the Alpina B3 Touring, this four-door is even faster than its long-roof sibling. …read more Source:: CNet

Who are you and what have you done with Microsoft? As well as a fresh PowerShell peek, Microsoft sent an update of its Windows Terminal out into the world last night.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Two senior members of Congress, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), asked U.S. intelligence officials late Wednesday to determine whether the Chinese-owned social-networking app TikTok poses “national security risks.” From a report: In a letter to Joseph Maguire, the director of national intelligence, the lawmakers questioned TikTok’s data-collection practices…

At its user conference in Florida, IBM offered to demystify the term AI. The effort seemed only mildly successful, but the company nevertheless conveyed a lot of energy and drive behind its various offerings that pertain to machine learning and that may be enough to excite its customers. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Twitter says it has achieved a major milestone in its attempts to improve the “health” of its platform. From a report: According to the company’s most recent earnings report, 50 percent of abusive tweets removed this past quarter were pulled before a user even flagged the content. That’s up from 38 percent in Q1. Twitter…

Soft-shoe shuffle Bill McDermott is joining cloud-wrangler ServiceNow as president and CEO in the new year following his handover period at SAP.… …read more Source:: TheRegister