Day: May 26, 2021

Amazon, MGM and outtakes from the Apprentice: Here’s what to know – CNET

Jokes by Stephen Colbert prompt questions on whether Amazon can release tapes that people who worked on the show say contain racist comments by Donald Trump. …read more Source:: CNet


Hulu: The 38 best TV shows to binge-watch tonight – CNET

Catch the season 3 premiere of crime drama Mr Inbetween tonight. …read more Source:: CNet


Scammy iOS App Discovered That Refuses To Open Unless You Give it a Good Review

App developer and scam app hunter Kosta Eleftheriou’s latest discovery is a real doozy: an iOS app that refuses to function until you give it at least a 3-star review in the App Store. From a report: Although the UPNP Xtreme app — which claimed to let users stream video to their TVs — now…


VMware Sounds Ransomware Alarm Over Critical Severity Bug

VMware’s virtualization management platform, vCenter Server, has a critical severity bug the company is urging customers to patch “as soon as possible”. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Cisco: Reduced Complexity in the SOC Improves Enterprise Security

SPONSORED: WATCH NOW — All it took was a global pandemic and a shift to working from home to expose security operations centers’ open secret: Too much software, systems, and data to filter. Dug Song, chief strategy officer of Cisco Secure, makes a strong case for why reducing that complexity is the only tenable way…


Best Apple MacBook deals: M1 MacBook Air, Pro at lowest prices yet with discounts up to $150 – CNET

Amazon is offering big discounts on Apple’s new M1-powered MacBooks. …read more Source:: CNet


Best outdoor games to play with friends and family in 2021 – CNET

Tired of Frisbee? Here are some great alternatives. …read more Source:: CNet


EU Set To Open Antitrust Probe Into Facebook’s Classified Ads Business

The EU is said to be on the brink of opening a formal antitrust investigation into Facebook following complaints from rivals about the platform’s classified ads business. From a report: Regulators have already sent questions to Facebook and its competitors asking whether the social media site distorted the classified ads market by promoting its Marketplace…


Will We Ever Understand Black Holes?

So, what would it feel like to fall into a black hole? From a report: “Well, at the moment you crossed the horizon, you wouldn’t feel anything — there would be nothing dramatic,” Peter Galison, co-founder of the Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, says over the phone. Huh. Doesn’t sound too bad. “But inevitably,…


Amazon puts an $8.5bn MGM in its shopping cart, clicks on checkout

For Bezos, clearly the world is not enough The streaming wars have gone up a notch after Amazon confirmed its intent to acquire veteran filmmaker MGM for $8.45bn.… …read more Source:: TheRegister