Day: July 23, 2020

Garmin Suffers Reported Ransomware Attack

Garmin’s services, websites and customer service have all been down since Wednesday night. …read more Source:: Threatpost


UK and US Say Russia Fired a Satellite Weapon in Space

The UK and US have accused Russia of launching a weapon-like projectile from a satellite in space. Joe2020 shares a report: In a statement, the head of the UK’s space directorate said: “We are concerned by the manner in which Russia tested one of its satellites by launching a projectile with the characteristics of a…


Facebook ditches Like button in new Page design test – CNET

The new layout aims to make it easier for users to see how many people follow specific Pages set up by businesses and celebs. …read more Source:: CNet


Google forced to defend new trademark foundation as Knative community takes umbrage at ‘neutrality’ claims

Two directors from Google, no other vendors represented. That’s vendor-neutral? Google’s open source director Chris DiBona has defended the web giant’s motives in forming a new foundation to manage open-source trademarks during a Knative community meeting.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


384 Neon Bulbs Become Attractive Display

Neon lights have inspired much prose over the years, with their attractive light output receiving glowing adulation. [Pierre Muth] is a big fan, and decided to spend lockdown creating something suitably pretty for his desk. An 8×8 segment of the total panel. The display draws 40W at 5V with all pixels on at the same…


SDCC 2020 Star Trek panel drops Lower Decks scene, looks to Trek’s future – CNET

The stars of Discovery, Lower Decks and Picard gathered virtually to talk Trek at Comic-Con@Home. …read more Source:: CNet


T-Mobile will reportedly require new devices to support VoLTE – CNET

Internal documents obtained by Android Police say that the requirement starts August 4 — and in January, older-gen devices might not work at all. …read more Source:: CNet


A doctor’s prescription for successfully curing burnout

The root cause of work-related burnout is less about where you are, or what you do, and more about how you feel about where you are and what you do. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Amazon car insurance? Yeah, it’s a thing in India – Roadshow

Through Amazon Pay and a partnership with Acko, insurance is now another product that Amazon offers. …read more Source:: CNet


Bridgecrew: Our mission is to set cloud security free

Infrastructure-as-Code cloud misconfiguration screw-ups are ‘completely avoidable’ Sponsored First came the cloud and then, in its wake, a small snowstorm of initialisms that explained how it was going be offered to love-struck customers as services that could be paid for without stressing the capital budget. The famous examples are PaaS (Platform as a Service), IaaS…