Day: September 1, 2021

Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework Bugs Plague WordPress Sites

Two vulnerabilities in the site-building plugin could be useful tools in the hands of a skilled attacker, researchers warned. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Amazon’s Answer To Delivery Driver Shortage: Recruit Pot Smokers

Amazon.com has a solution for a potentially crippling shortage of delivery drivers: Recruit pot smokers. From a report: The company is advising its delivery partners — the mom and pops that operate the ubiquitous blue Amazon vans — to prominently advertise that they don’t screen applicants for marijuana use, according to correspondence reviewed by Bloomberg…


Pokemon Go developer vows better communication with players after recent outcry – CNET

Niantic will publish developer diaries and set up “regular communications” with members of the Pokemon Go community to improve its transparency with players. …read more Source:: CNet


So How Does a Rocket Fly Sideways, Anyway?

It’s often said that getting into orbit is less about going up, and more about going sideways very fast. So in that sense, the recent launch conducted by aerospace startup Astra could be seen as the vehicle simply getting the order of operations wrong. Instead of going up and then burning towards the horizon, it…


Acura NSX engineers make sure Type S is much more than just a badge – Roadshow

The project’s engineers talk about the in-depth development that went into the final NSX. …read more Source:: CNet


Australian Powers To Spy on Cybercrime Suspects Given Green Light

A government bill to create new police powers to spy on criminal suspects online, disrupt their data and take over their accounts has been passed with the support of Labor. From a repoort: The identify and disrupt bill passed the Senate on Wednesday, despite concerns about the low bar of who can authorise a warrant,…


Apple Secures First States To Support Digital Driver’s Licenses, But Privacy Questions Linger

Apple’s plan to digitize your wallet is slowly taking shape. What started with boarding passes and venue tickets later became credit cards, subway tickets, and student IDs. Next on Apple’s list to digitize are driver’s licenses and state IDs, which it plans to support in its iOS 15 update expected out later this year. From…


Best Lenovo Labor Day laptop deals: Discounted ThinkPads, Yogas, Legions and more – CNET

Lenovo’s Labor Day sale is live with deals on its laptops and two-in-one convertibles with the latest AMD and Intel silicon. …read more Source:: CNet


Qualcomm debuts lossless Bluetooth audio streaming with aptX Lossless – CNET

A new feature of Snapdragon Sound Technology, aptX Lossless is designed to deliver CD quality 16-bit 44.1kHz lossless audio quality over Bluetooth. …read more Source:: CNet


LockBit Jumps Its Own Countdown, Publishes Bangkok Air Files

The ransomware gang claims to have pulled off successful attacks against two airlines and one airport with help from its Accenture attack. …read more Source:: Threatpost