From sci-fi to comedy-romance, Netflix has a lot for you to choose from. …read more Source:: CNet

“Chinese technology provider Huawei was recently accused of being able to monitor all calls made using Dutch mobile operator KPN,” writes the Conversation. Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shares their report: The revelations are from a secret 2010 report made by consultancy firm Capgemini, which KPN commissioned to evaluate the risks of working with Huawei infrastructure….

Deal would create entertainment giant to challenge Netflix and Disney Plus, Bloomberg reports. …read more Source:: CNet

Choose a 3-piece whole-home mesh router or one of two Wi-Fi range extenders. …read more Source:: CNet

A newspaper in Austin, Texas shares the story behind a cult-classic videogame, the 1985 Macintosh shareware game “Cap’n Magneto.” It was the work of Al Evans, who’d “decided to live life to the fullest after suffering severe burn injuries in 1963” at the age of 17. Beneath the surface, “Cap’n Magneto” is a product of…

Computers haven’t done much for the quality of our already poor handwriting. However, a man paralyzed by an accident can now feed input into a computer by simply thinking about handwriting, thanks to work by Stanford University researchers. Compared to more cumbersome systems based on eye motion or breath, the handwriting technique enables entry at…

Another busy week for restocks. What stores will have PS5s this week? …read more Source:: CNet

Slashdot reader storagedude writes: The MITRE cybersecurity product evaluations use adversarial attack techniques instead of basic malware samples, and as a result are the best tests of enterprise security products — particularly in light of dramatic recent attacks on SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline. What’s especially interesting is just how well first-generation antivirus vendors like Symantec,…

ITWire reports on how Norwegian firm Volue Technology handled a ransomware attack that began on May 5th: The company has set up a Web page with information about the attack and also links to frequent updates about the status of its systems. There was no obfuscation about the attack, none at all. The company said:…

Android 12, Chrome OS and TensorFlow are all getting sessions at Google I/O 2021. Here are a few themes to ponder. …read more Source:: ZDNet