Day: April 2, 2021

Best cyber insurance 2021

The cyber insurance industry is likely to go mainstream and is a simple cost of doing business. Here are a few options to consider. …read more Source:: ZDNet


This handheld portable color printer is on sale for $79 (save $191) and I must have it – CNET

Print on labels, boxes, fabric and more. Plus: Eight free PC games for Amazon Prime subscribers. …read more Source:: CNet


Python Will Soon Support Switch Statements

Rejoice! Gone are the long chains of if…else statements, because switch statements will soon be here — sort of. What the Python gods are actually giving us are match statements. match statements are awfully similar to switch statements, but have a few really cool and unique features, which I’ll attempt to illustrate below. Flip The…


From PowerShell to Payload: An Analysis of Weaponized Malware

John Hammond, security researcher with Huntress, takes a deep-dive into a malware’s technical and coding aspects. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Oil Companies Defeat New York City Appeal Over Global Warming

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected New York City’s effort to hold five major oil companies liable to help pay the costs of addressing harm caused by global warming. schwit1 shares a report: Ruling in favor of BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in…


Apple Arcade: Every game you can play on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV – CNET

Apple Arcade has over 180 games you can play right now for only $5 a month, and new ones are added nearly every week. …read more Source:: CNet


Biden Lets Trump’s H-1B Visa Ban Expire

The H-1B visa ban introduced by President Donald Trump last year expired on Wednesday, with President Joe Biden allowing the rules to come to an end. From a report: In an update on Thursday, the US Department of State said visa applicants who were previously refused due to Trump’s freeze may reapply by submitting a…


Hackaday Podcast 112: We Have an NFT, Racing a Möbius Strip, and Syncing Video with OpenCV and Blender

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys celebrate the cleverest projects from the week that was. We tried to catch a few fools on Thursday with our Lightmode and NFT articles — make sure you go back and read those for a good chuckle if you haven’t already. While those fall under not a hack,…


Microsoft pushes back ‘full’ Redmond campus reopening to September 7

Microsoft is now targeting September 7, at the earliest, as its ‘full’ reopening date for its Washington state offices, rather than July 6, as planned. …read more Source:: ZDNet


A Trove of Imported Console Games Vanish From Chinese Online Stores

An anonymous reader shares a report: In the world’s largest gaming market, China, console games play a relatively small part as their revenue has been meagre compared to mobile and PC games for years — at least by the official numbers. There remains a community of hardcore console lovers, but they are finding it harder…