Day: September 2, 2020

Facebook Staff Accused of Blocking Right-Wing Views in India

India’s Minister of Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad accused some Facebook employees of blocking right-wing views in the nation, escalating a battle over content moderation in the social media company’s largest market by users. From a report: Prasad made the allegations in a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday. The note…


Hacker Driven to Build R/C Forza Controller

Generic video game console controllers have certainly gotten better and more ergonomic since the hard corners of the Atari joystick. As beautiful and engrossing as games have become, the controller is still the least engaging aspect. Why race your sweet fleet of whips with an ordinary controller when you could pretend they’re all R/C cars?…


5 Tips for Triaging Risk from Exposed Credentials

Not all exposed usernames and passwords present a threat. Here’s how to quickly identify the ones that do. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Give your PC the speaker system it deserves: The Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX for $100 – CNET

Save $40 on this top-rated powerhouse. Plus: A water-purifying water bottle on sale for $49. …read more Source:: CNet


Best car wash soap in 2020 – Roadshow

A trusty no-rinse wash? Something affordable? We’ve got our top picks for the best car wash products available today. …read more Source:: CNet


The UK is building its first commercial quantum computer

The government announced a £10 million investment to let businesses and researchers make the most of quantum capabilities. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Oracle Loses Appeal in $10 Billion Pentagon Contract Fight

A U.S. appeals court rejected Oracle’s challenges to the Pentagon’s disputed $10 billion cloud-computing contract. From a report: Oracle had raised a number of issues, including allegations of conflicts of interest with Amazon.com, and claims the Pentagon violate its own rules when it set up the contract to be awarded to a single firm. The…


Facebook Takes Down Network Of Fake Accounts Of Kremlin Trolls

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Hackers Exploit WP File Manager Flaw Affecting Over 350,000 Sites

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Six More Apps Containing Joker Malware Removed From The Google Play Store

…read more Source:: PacketStorm