Day: October 7, 2020

Newly discovered dinosaur species had one less finger than its relatives – CNET

Fossils offer more insight into how Oksoko avarsan dinosaurs, which only had two fingers on each forearm, thrived more than 68 billion years ago. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Gets Mixed Reception in High Court Clash With Oracle

Alphabet’s Google got a mixed reception at the U.S. Supreme Court as it sought to overturn a ruling that could force the company to pay billions of dollars for improperly using Oracle’s copyrighted code in the Android operating system. From a report: Holding a low-tech telephone session in one of the biggest software fights in…


BAHAMUT Spies-for-Hire Linked to Extensive Nation-State Activity

Researchers uncovered a sophisticated, incredibly well-resourced APT that has its fingers in wide-ranging espionage and disinformation campaigns. …read more Source:: Threatpost


New Window 10 test build adds set-up customization options

Microsoft is testing a new optional set-up page, plus the ability for enterprise users to modify file associations on a more granular basis as part of its latest Windows 10 Dev Channel test build. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Google Accounts get security boost with new critical alerts system – CNET

Another feature allows you to use Google Assistant without interactions being linked to your account. …read more Source:: CNet


EU Lawmakers Ask Jeff Bezos Whether Amazon Spies on Politicians

A cross-party group of MEPs has written to Amazon’s chief executive, Jeff Bezos, demanding information on the online retailer’s monitoring of trade union activists and politicians in response to deleted job postings that described unions as “threats.” From a report: The letter, from 37 members of the European parliament, said they were concerned Amazon deliberately…


Early Prime Day headphone deals: Big discounts on Sony earbuds, Soul S-Fit for $56 – CNET

A recent Sony sale returns: The highly rated WF-1000XM3 noise-canceling earbuds are $52 off, and the recently released WF-SP800N and WF-XB700 Extra Bass are also being discounted. …read more Source:: CNet


How to see the Draconid meteor shower without staying up late this week – CNET

A famously unpredictable celestial event could surprise with some early evening shooting stars. …read more Source:: CNet


Death of the PC? Do me a favour, says Lenovo bigwig: ‘I’m expecting the biggest growth in a decade… for 2021’

Exec adopts a build-and-they-will-come mentality Canalys Forum 2020 Forecasting tech sales is a dark art at the best of times but in a pandemic it takes on a whole new level of complexity. Unperturbed, Lenovo’s president and COO is predicting shipment growth not seen in a decade for 2021.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


A freshly formed English council waves £18m at UK tech industry, asks: Can somebody design and run pretty much everything for us?

The IT services wish list is about what you’d expect from an 18-month-old Barely 18 months old, newly formed Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has offered £18m to private sector IT and consultancy firms, asking if they can take on, well, almost everything.… …read more Source:: TheRegister