The VW ad ran on Instagram briefly before the company pulled the spot amid backlash. …read more Source:: CNet

By committing to independent testing to determine value, vendors will ensure that their products do what they say they do. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Shotwell case ends with Rothschild Patent Imaging backing off for good The GNOME Foundation has settled a US lawsuit brought against it by Rothschild Patent Imaging, complete with an undertaking by the patent assertion entity that it will not sue GNOME for IP infringment again.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

In a move that illustrates how swiftly the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the global economy, Facebook said today that it would begin allowing most of its employees to request a permanent change in their jobs to let them work remotely. From a report: The company will begin today by making most of its US job…

Still watching? If not, Netflix will give you a nudge to go ahead and cancel that inactive account. …read more Source:: CNet

More people are working from home because of the coronavirus crisis. …read more Source:: CNet

Yes, it’s the Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition Samsung is aiming a new version of the Galaxy S20 flagship phone at military customers. Dubbed the “Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition“, the chaebol describes its latest blower as “mission ready”. And it certainly looks the part.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify would keep its offices closed till 2021 and allow most employees to work remotely on a permanent basis after that, Chief Executive Officer Tobi Lutke said in a tweet on Thursday. “Office centricity is over,” Lutke said here in the tweet. The company employs about 5,000 people. of this story at…

For years, there’s been a security problem with how the GNU C Library dealt with single-linked-lists. Now, Check Point has released a patch, which will fix the problem once and for all. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Netflix said Thursday it will ask customers who have not watched anything on the on-demand video streaming service in a year or more if they wish to maintain their subscriptions — and will cancel the subscription if it does not receive a confirmation. From a report: The company said it has started to notify customers…