Day: April 28, 2021

Game Developers Lost ‘Months’ of Productivity Due To COVID-19

More game developers have had projects delayed than in past years due to COVID-19, according to a recent state of the industry survey from Game Developer Conference organizers. From a report: Delays are an inevitable part of development, but there’s been a noticeable jump since pandemic’s arrival. According to GDC’s findings, 44 percent of the…


UK government gives Automated Lane Keeping Systems the green light for use on motorways

But at less that 37mph, don’t expect anything to be quick Limited to speeds of up to 37mph on motorways, Automated Lane Keeping Systems have been offered a route to their legal introduction on UK roads.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Microsoft Office SharePoint Targeted With High-Risk Phish, Ransomware Attacks

SharePoint servers are being picked at with high-risk, legitimate-looking, branded phish messages and preyed on by a ransomware gang using an old bug. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Best cheap gaming laptops under $1,000 for 2021 – CNET

Better entry-level graphics chips mean terrific performance for less money. …read more Source:: CNet


FCC gives SpaceX the go-ahead to drop Starlink satellite orbits by 500 kilometres or so

Low enough to witness Musk’s Twitter trolling of Jeff Bezos? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted an application by SpaceX to bring its broadband satellites closer to Earth.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


DigitalOcean Says Customer Billing Data ‘Exposed’ by a Security Flaw

DigitalOcean has emailed customers warning of a data breach involving customers’ billing data, TechCrunch has learned. From the report: The cloud infrastructure giant told customers in an email on Wednesday, obtained by TechCrunch, that it has “confirmed an unauthorized exposure of details associated with the billing profile on your DigitalOcean account.” The company said the…


Clever Gas Mixer Gets Just the Right Blend for Homebrew Laser Tubes

[Lucas] over at Cranktown City on YouTube has been very busy lately, but despite current appearances, his latest project is not a welder. Rather, he built a very clever gas mixer for filling his homemade CO2 laser tubes, which only looks like a welding machine. (Video, embedded below.) We’ve been following [Lucas] on his journey…


Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 vs. MacBook M1

Is Samsung on to something or is this just more Apple envy? …read more Source:: ZDNet


Google Chrome V8 Bug Allows Remote Code-Execution

The internet behemoth rolled out the Chrome 90 stable channel release to address this and eight other security vulnerabilities. …read more Source:: Threatpost


There is no escape: Atlassian to send Jira into places only Excel dares to tread

HR, finance, marketing and more in the crosshairs for Jira Work Management Atlassian has released Jira Work Management, which it plans to slip into fields beyond the usual IT and software suspects.… …read more Source:: TheRegister