Day: May 28, 2020

$100 Million in Bounties Paid by HackerOne To Ethical Hackers

Bug bounty platform HackerOne announced today that it has paid out $100,000,000 in rewards to white-hat hackers around the world as of May 26, 2020. From a report: Since it started delivering vulnerability reports to its customers, HackerOne bug bounty hunters have found roughly 170,000 security vulnerabilities according to the company’s CEO Marten Mickos. Over…


After COVID-19 hiring spree, Amazon will reportedly offer 70% of new workers a permanent job – CNET

Surging demand led Amazon to hire 175,000 new workers in recent months. …read more Source:: CNet


How fit is your storage to deliver with speed and resilience?

Have your say – we want to hear your insights and experiences Reader survey It’s a truism that not only does business rely on the information it holds, for many it is that information that pushes the organisation’s growth and prosperity. This puts the storage infrastructure and its performance firmly in management’s sights, especially as…


What a Week’s Disasters Tell Us About Climate and the Pandemic

The hits came this week in rapid succession: A cyclone slammed into the Indian megacity of Kolkata, pounding rains breached two dams in the Midwestern United States, and on Thursday came warning that the Atlantic hurricane season could be severe. It all served as a reminder that the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed 325,000 people…


First new Docker release under Mirantis appears

Docker, the company, couldn’t make a go of it, but Docker Enterprise, under its new owner Mirantis, is moving forward. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Meet the world’s oldest bug, a 425-million-year-old millipede fossil – CNET

The millipede is making scientists rethink the evolutionary timescale for bugs and plants. …read more Source:: CNet


Gymkhana 11: Ford out, Subaru in as Travis Pastrana takes the reins – CNET

Ken Block will take a break from Gymkhana for this next go-round. …read more Source:: CNet


Meet the most colorful KitchenAid ovens yet – CNET

These commercial-style models for your home are smart, too. …read more Source:: CNet


How Baidu’s AI Produces News Videos Using Just a URL

An anonymous reader shares a report: AI for news production is one of the areas that has drawn contrasting opinions. On one hand, it might help media houses produce more news in a better format with minimal effort, on the other, it might take away the human element of journalism or take people out of…


Uber says 158,000 drivers will lose work if they’re reclassified as employees – CNET

Not all economists agree. …read more Source:: CNet