Day: June 30, 2020

Best smartwatches in 2020: Apple and Samsung battle for a spot on your wrist

It’s been five years since the first Apple Watch was released, and it is clear that Apple’s wearable is the best smartwatch available today. It requires an iPhone, though, so others are better for Android phone owners and those looking for something different. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Hard-to-find Nintendo Switch Lite is back in stock at Amazon – CNET

Just updated: Here’s the retail status of the $200 portable version of Nintendo’s hot gaming console. …read more Source:: CNet


DDoS and dingoes: Australia to bolster cyber-defences with 500 hackers amid China spat

AU$1.35bn fund follows revelations that country was hit by state-run attack Australia will hire 500 hackers as part of a AU$1.35bn (£754m, $925m) boost to protect the nation’s networks from a wave of cyber attacks.… …read more Source:: Register


CISA: Nation-State Attackers Likely to Exploit Palo Alto Networks Bug

An authentication-bypass vulnerability allows attackers to access network assets without credentials when SAML is enabled on certain firewalls and enterprise VPNs. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Forza Motorsport will ban players for using Confederate flag – Roadshow

The Xbox racing series, which boasts an in-depth livery editor, now consides the flag “notorious iconography” like the swastika and other symbols. …read more Source:: CNet


How to Safeguard Data When the Majority of Your Workforce is Remote

More employees working remotely most likely means an increased reliance on cloud services and applications. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Disney Research Creates Face-Swapping Technique For High-Res Video

shirappu writes: A new paper by Disney Research shows off a newly developed neural network that can swap faces in photos and videos at high-resolution. The idea behind this technology is to replace an actor’s performance with a different actor’s face, or for roles that require de-aging or increasing age, or for portraying actors who…


PA Consulting catches £5.3m to develop web gateway that handles access to UK health data – including on COVID-19

Platform aims to help research into disease prevention and cures Health Data Research UK has awarded business advisory firm PA Consulting a £5.3m contract to develop a web application to manage researchers and private-sector firms’ access to health research data, including that held on the COVID-19 pandemic.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


AWS CodeGuru is out: AI tool checks code and suggests changes to save you money

AWS releases the AI code and app analysis tool its teams have been using to reduce computing infrastructure costs. …read more Source:: ZDNet


The search for life on Mars and the Space Tiger King – CNET

NASA has never found life on the red planet, but a cabal of fringe scientists believe they have. …read more Source:: CNet