Day: March 6, 2020

Morrisons puts non-essential tech changes on ice as panic-stricken shoppers strip stores

It’s like Christmas all over again, source tells us Exclusive Morrisons has slowed the conveyor belt for tech changes to avoid any IT crashes as British shoppers continue a coronavirus-inspired panic-buying spree.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Fortnite Chapter 2 season 2 challenges and where to find Deadpool’s toilet plunger – CNET

There are also some bosses to fight this week. …read more Source:: CNet


‘Unfixable’ hole in Intel ROM exposes all but latest chips to attack – CNET

Security researchers have found a massive hole that impacts all but the latest Intel chipsets. …read more Source:: CNet


Before Clearview Became a Police Tool, It Was a Secret Plaything of the Rich

Investors and clients of the facial recognition start-up freely used the app on dates and at parties — and to spy on the public. From a report: One Tuesday night in October 2018, John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of the Gristedes grocery store chain, was having dinner at Cipriani, an upscale Italian restaurant in Manhattan’s…


John Legend voice cameo is leaving Google Assistant on March 23 – CNET

Get serenaded while you still can. …read more Source:: CNet


Securing Our Elections Requires Change in Technology, People & Attitudes

Increasing security around our election process and systems will take a big effort from many different parties. Here’s how. …read more Source:: DarkReading


India’s Yes Bank Breakdown Disrupts Walmart’s PhonePe Among Dozen Other Services

Tens of millions of merchants and users in India are struggling to make online transactions and use several popular services after the nation’s central bank seized control of Yes Bank, the fourth largest lender in the country. From a report: The emergency takeover of the private sector bank has taken off several financial startups that…


One for the super rich fanbois: Ultra-rare functional Apple-1 computer goes on auction

Historic tech real estate costs $300k Deep-pocketed fans of historical computing gear, take note: a fully functional Apple-1 computer is going under the hammer, with a guide price of $300,000.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


TurboGrafx-16 mini delayed due to coronavirus – CNET

Don’t expect to play Bonk anytime soon. …read more Source:: CNet


Kubernetes jumps in popularity

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation finds in its latest survey that Kubernetes and other cloud-native programs exploding in popularity. …read more Source:: ZDNet