Environmentally damaging old bangers to be replaced with greener veggie versions German motor manufacturing megalith Volkswagen has been involved in a major collision with public sentiment over the future of its most popular product: its VW-branded currywurst sausage.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Multiple benchmark refinance rates ticked up today. …read more Source:: CNet

Today a few major mortgage rates increased. See how that could affect your mortgage payments. …read more Source:: CNet

Throw away whatever image you have of someone who doesn’t want the shot — that group is much more diverse than you think. …read more Source:: CNet

Startup co-founded by former Applied Micro X-Gene execs emerges from stealth A Silicon Valley startup is stepping out of stealth mode today, publicly vowing to supply high-performance data-center-class RISC-V processors.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Intuit, the maker of TurboTax and QuickBooks software, is in talks to buy email marketing firm Mailchimp for more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. No final decision has been made and discussions could fall through, said the people, who asked to not…

First experiences suggest connection strength less good than claimed Logitech has introduced a new range of business peripherals supporting Bolt, a secure Bluetooth Low Energy protocol – but they will not connect to the existing “Unifying Receiver”.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Threat actors recently have used long holiday weekends — when many staff are taking time off — as a prime opportunity to ambush organizations. …read more Source:: Threatpost

South Korea’s poised to become the first country to clamp down on how mobile app stores operate. Others plan to follow. …read more Source:: CNet

New flash-and-platter architecture offers ‘breakthrough in storage that works differently,’ firm claims Western Digital has announced a “breakthrough in storage that works differently,” in the form of a new architecture combining traditional platters with solid-state flash: OptiNAND.… …read more Source:: TheRegister