Day: January 14, 2020

2020 Nissan Leaf is much the same with more content – Roadshow

More safety gear and infotainment updates warrant the price increases. …read more Source:: CNet


Fisker Ocean will make 300-plus HP, high-performance model planned – Roadshow

That’s 300 horsepower with optional four-wheel drive, however. …read more Source:: CNet


Google To Phase Out User-Agent Strings in Chrome

Google has announced plans today to phase out the usage of user-agent strings in its web browser Chrome. From a report: UA strings have been developed part of the Netscape browser in the 90s, and have been in use ever since. For decades, websites have used UA strings to fine-tune features based on a visitor’s…


Google Chrome’s privacy changes will hit the web later this year – CNET

The search giant’s online ad business benefits from harvesting your personal data, but its browser team is pushing to make the web private by default. …read more Source:: CNet


Public Bug Bounty Takes Aim at Kubernetes Container Project

The cloud-focused program will pay out $10,000 as its top reward. …read more Source:: Threatpost


US hands UK ‘dossier’ on Huawei: Really! Still using their kit? That’s just… one… step… beyond

American security officials fly to London to ‘brief’ Boris It would be “nothing short of madness” to use Huawei gear in Britain’s 5G mobile networks, an American national security adviser has reportedly told UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.… …read more Source:: Register


Apple Responds To AG Barr Over Unlocking Pensacola Shooter’s Phone: ‘No.’

On Monday, Attorney General William Barr called on Apple to unlock the alleged phone of the Pensacola shooter — a man who murdered three people and injured eight others on a Naval base in Florida in December. Apple has responded by essentially saying: “no.” From a report: “We reject the characterization that Apple has not…


Anker’s over-the-ear wireless headphones with USB-C charging shouldn’t sound this good for $30 – CNET

They’re comfortable, they fold, they play for up to 60 hours on a charge — and they’re crazy-cheap right now. …read more Source:: CNet


New Resident Evil 3 remake trailer reveals Jill Valentine’s terrifying Nemesis – CNET

Tuesday’s trailer showed us more of Raccoon City’s horrors, and showcased the game’s hulking stalker. …read more Source:: CNet


The Military Is Building Long-Range Facial Recognition That Works in the Dark

An anonymous reader shares a report: The U.S. military is spending more than $4.5 million to develop facial recognition technology that reads the pattern of heat being emitted by faces in order to identify specific people. The technology would work in the dark and across long distances, according to contracts posted on a federal spending…