Security researchers have discovered a novel piece of Android malware that uses the VNC technology to record and broadcast a victim’s smartphone activity, allowing threat actors to collect keyboard presses and app passwords. From a report: First spotted in March 2021 by Dutch security firm ThreatFabric, this new piece of malware, named Vultur, is a…

Survey puts potential losses at $126 million per business for not grasping more holistic development productivity measures. …read more Source:: ZDNet

New policies give users more control, but ad tracking still on by default Google has shared details of upcoming changes to Android including the ability to blank a device’s advertising ID, and a new safety section for apps in the Play store.… …read more Source:: Register

When it comes to turning a raw block of metal into a useful part, most processes are pretty dramatic. Sharp and tough tools are slammed into raw stock to remove tiny bits at a time, releasing the part trapped within. It doesn’t always have to be quite so violent though, as these experiments in electrochemical…

Doing both in one system might be ‘somewhat elegant’ but user experience remains to be seen, analyst says Couchbase, the NoSQL database beloved of modern applications developers, is trying to build a bridge to the old world with its 7.0 release.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

LinkedIn will allow most employees to opt for full-time remote work as offices gradually reopen, Chief People Officer Teuila Hanson told Reuters. From the report: This new policy from Microsoft’s professional social networking site is a reversal of the company’s initial indication last October that employees would be expected to work from an office 50%…

Your office desk will be made exponentially cooler (or warmer) with the addition of this tiny appliance. …read more Source:: CNet

With distance and hybrid learning the new norm, students worldwide need to make sure they have the right equipment to be able to study effectively, no matter where they are. …read more Source:: ZDNet

More than 90 chief executive officers, including those at Apple, Amazon and Facebook on Thursday urged Congress to pass a law offering a citizenship path to young immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children. From a report: In a letter to President Joe Biden and congressional leaders, the executives said thousands of the immigrants…

Former state monopoly talks up FTTP build out, as does Virgin Media BT’s revenues slipped during the three months to the end of June – when French-owned Altice took a 12.1 per cent stake in the business and the telco went some way to resolving an industrial dispute.… …read more Source:: TheRegister