Day: June 1, 2021

Royal Yacht Britannia’s successor to cost about 1 North of England NHS IT consultancy framework

Yep, UK.gov to build literal flagship – for about £200m Boatnotes Britain is to get a new ocean-going gin palace to schmooze VIPs, negotiate trade deals and fly the flag for UK Plc, the government confirmed at the weekend.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Mozilla streamlines Firefox in browser rejuvenation project – CNET

But use of Firefox continues to dwindle as Chrome dominates the browser world. …read more Source:: CNet


How Mobile Ad Fraud has Evolved in the Year of the Pandemic

Mobile ad fraud has always been a challenge for network operators in all parts of the globe, but the pandemic has made users more vulnerable than ever before due to the sheer amount of time they now spend with their devices. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Cybersecurity Group Hopes to Push 30 More National Priorities

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission worked with legislators and the Trump administration to get 27 recommendations implemented in policy last year. It’s aiming for 30 more in 2021. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Cyberattack Forces Meat Producer to Shut Down Operations in U.S., Australia

Global food distributor JBS Foods suffered an unspecified incident over the weekend that disrupted several servers supporting IT systems and could affect the supply chain for some time. …read more Source:: Threatpost


NHS GP data grab: Royal College of General Practitioners urges health body to communicate better

We’ve kind of got a lot going on right now with vaccinating etc… maybe you could do the comms bit, huh? The UK’s Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has written to NHS Digital to call for better communication with the public about their rights in opting out of what has been dubbed the “biggest data…


If a kiosk borks when nobody is using it, can it be said to have borked at all?

Fond memories of the before times and Windows Aero at a shuttered McDonald’s order point Bork!Bork!Bork! Today marks a return of an old favourite as the DNS of bork, McDonald’s, pops up again to show us how unattended kiosks should be run nowadays.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Cloudera to be acquired, turned private by CD&R, KKR in $5.3 billion deal

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and KKR are the buyers, in an all-cash transaction. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Mortgage refinance rates on June 1, 2021: Rate ticks higher – CNET

Refinance rates were mixed, but one key rate climbed higher. …read more Source:: CNet


Current mortgage interest rates on June 1, 2021: Rates go up – CNET

Today a number of major mortgage rates increased. If you’re in the market for a home loan, see how your payments might be affected. …read more Source:: CNet