An anonymous reader shares a column: Remember that story about the Polish dentist who pulled out all of her ex-boyfriend’s teeth in an act of revenge? It was complete and utter bullshit. 100% fabricated. No one knows who wrote it. Nevertheless, it was picked up by Fox News, the Los Angeles Times and many other…
Vizio TV sale: Save up to $500 on some of the best 65-inch, 75-inch TVs – CNET
Jumbo M-Series, P-Series and PX-Series Quantum sets are discounted to Black Friday prices. …read more Source:: CNet
Apple Arcade: Big updates come to Rayman-Mini, PAC-Man and 8 other games – CNET
Apple updated 10 games to help keep you entertained while social distancing. …read more Source:: CNet
Amazon Exec Called Fired Worker ‘Not Smart’ in Leaked Memo
A senior Amazon executive called a fired Staten Island warehouse worker “not smart or articulate” in internal discussions about how the company should respond to employee criticism of its handling of the pandemic, Bloomberg reported Friday. From a report: Amazon General Counsel David Zapolsky said fired worker Chris Smalls should be the focus of Amazon’s…
ESA missions back doing science after precautionary pandemic plug pull: We talk to space boffins about Mars Express emergency command line
Meanwhile, three-quarters of NASA staff now staying at home ESA’s mission operations centre in Germany has got back to doing interplanetary science after a short stand-down due to COVID-19.… …read more Source:: Register
Zoom’s Encryption Is ‘Not Suited for Secrets’ and Has Surprising Links To China, Researchers Discover
Meetings on Zoom, the increasingly popular video conferencing service, are encrypted using an algorithm with serious, well-known weaknesses, and sometimes using keys issued by servers in China, even when meeting participants are all in North America, according to researchers at the University of Toronto. From a report: The researchers also found that Zoom protects video…
Nailed It! is back for yet another season – CNET
The cooking competition show returns because what the world needs right now is baked goods. …read more Source:: CNet
Another SpaceX Starship prototype bites the dust during pressure testing – CNET
Elon Musk says it may have been “a test configuration mistake.” …read more Source:: CNet
Audi RS3 Nardo edition goes faster, carves corners with more precision – Roadshow
A fixed RS sport suspension and a higher top speed make the Nardo edition the ultimate RS3. …read more Source:: CNet
A Hacker Has Wiped, Defaced More Than 15,000 Elasticsearch Servers
For the past two weeks, a hacker has been breaking into Elasticsearch servers that have been left open on the internet without a password and attempting to wipe their content, while also leaving the name of a cyber-security firm behind, trying to divert blame. From a report: According to security researcher John Wethington, one of…
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