The financial services company is making the prediction based on preliminary reports across 30 states, says Bloomberg. …read more Source:: CNet

The 2020 spring edition of the Pwn2Own hacking contest has come to a close today. This year’s winner is Team Fluoroacetate — made up of security researchers Amat Cama and Richard Zhu — who won the contest after accumulating nine points across the two-day competition, which was just enough to extend their dominance and win…

If you use C or C++, you have probably learned how to open a file and read data from it. Usually, we read a character or a line at a time. At least, it seems that way. The reality is there are usually quite a number of buffers between you and the hard drive, so…

The isolation caused by the spread of coronavirus means people are sitting inside all day streaming music, right? Actually, maybe not. At least for the most popular songs, people in some highly affected countries are streaming far fewer songs during the pandemic than before. From a report: In Italy, one of the countries hardest hit…

The code demonstrates a relatively simple method to exploit a vulnerability in more than a billion devices. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Caution – Windows Insider builds may bork your PCs (just like ours) Microsoft celebrated its Teams success with a fresh build of Windows 10 that was so light on features that chief product officer Panos Panay felt the urge to tease on other upcoming toys.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

In a press conference today, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced orders for residents to stay at home amid rising COVID-19 concerns. The governor was careful to avoid terms like “shelter in place” during the otherwise typically blunt presser, but noted a “100% workforce reduction,” with the exclusion of services deemed essential. The rules…

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams undertake a journey through the week of fantastic hacks. Add a new level of complexity to model rockets by launching them from a silo via pneumatic ram before the combustibles even get involved. The eyes of that sculpture are actually following you — and with laser focus! The…

Though hopefully the rush for kit will have subsided by then The people of Great Britain will soon be able to get their hands on Huawei sub-brand Honor’s latest ultrabook – the Magicbook 14.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

YouTube has switched to standard definition streaming by default in Europe. From a report: We asked the company if it planned to do this yesterday, and today a spokeswoman confirmed the step. It’s a temporary measure in response to calls by the European Commission for streaming platforms to help ease demand on Internet infrastructure during…