Day: March 30, 2020

Van Gogh painting stolen overnight while Netherlands museum on lockdown – CNET

The theft occurred in the early hours of Monday. …read more Source:: CNet


SoftBank is Letting Internet Satellite Company OneWeb File For Bankruptcy

SoftBank has decided to let satellite internet provider OneWeb file for bankruptcy rather than pump billions of dollars into the start-up to save it. From a report: SoftBank, which has already invested $2 billion into OneWeb, was in talks to provide more capital to the satellite operator but ultimately backed down after making the decision…


SOLID Promises A New Approach To How The Web Works

As it stands on the modern Internet, your data is no longer your own. Your emails, photos, and posts all live on servers owned by large corporations. Their policies give them access to your data, which is mined to generate advertising revenue. And if you want your data back, there are innumerable hoops to jump…


Hacker Hijacks Microsoft YouTube Accounts To Broadcast Crypto Ponzi Scam

A hacker has hijacked all of Microsoft’s official YouTube accounts and is broadcasting a cryptocurrency Ponzi scam to all of the company’s subscribers, ZDNet reported Monday. From the report: The hijacked accounts are still streaming at the time of writing, despite being reported to YouTube’s moderators for more than an hour. The hacker is currently…


Microsoft qualifications will pad the CV for another year, Teams for ventilator boffins, and Windows 10 threatened with very retro news app

1903 still rules roost, Azure Fabric 6.5 support extended, and more Roundup Cross out the expiry date on your rapidly ageing role-based certification – you’ve got an extra six months. But that wasn’t the only thing to break from Redmond in the past week, here are the best bits.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Hacker hijacks Microsoft YouTube accounts to broadcast crypto Ponzi scam

Several of Microsoft’s YouTube accounts appear to have been hacked. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Giving birth during coronavirus: ‘Something has been stolen from us’ – CNET

Parents welcoming babies into the world during the strange chaos of COVID-19 face an unusual new set of challenges and fears. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Wants To Sell More Consumers a Software Subscription

Microsoft unveiled a consumer subscription service with added Office programs and tools to protect children and older adults, part of an effort to shift more customers to ongoing payment plans that provide a smooth revenue stream. From a report: Microsoft 365 Personal and Family will begin rolling out April 21 at $6.99 a month for…


Microsoft’s Chromium Edge is Getting Vertical Tabs, Smart Copy, and Password Monitor

Microsoft today announced upcoming features for its Edge browser based on Google’s Chromium open source project, the same browser Google’s Chrome is based on. Consumer features like Vertical Tabs, Smart Copy, and Password Monitor are coming soon. Microsoft also shared a few updates for existing or already announced features like Collections, InPrivate mode, and Immersive…


UK civil service has a new boss: Alex Chisholm dubbed permanent secretary for the Cabinet Office

Set to replace John Manzoni on 14 April, but no word on the new chief digi officer John Manzoni – permanent secretary for the Cabinet Office and CEO of the UK civil service who had an agenda to introduce more digital services – has been replaced with Alex Chisholm.… …read more Source:: TheRegister