ZDNet reports: Some of the world’s largest tech giants — Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce/Slack, Atlassian, SAP, and Cisco — have joined forces to establish the Trusted Cloud Principles in what they are claiming is their commitment to protecting the rights of their customers… Some of the specific principles that have been founded by the…

We wrestle with the future that Amazon’s Astro is pointing toward, take the measure of 007 blockbuster No Time to Die, get insights into the FCC’s efforts on robocalls and the digital divide, and much much more. …read more Source:: CNet

The American media company Ozy “boasted of a large audience for its general interest website, its newsletters and its videos,” remembers the New York Times, calling it “a Gen X dream of what millennial media ought to be: earnest, policy-focused, inclusive, slickly sans-serif.” Ozy was founded in 2013 with seed funding from Laurene Powell Jobs,…

“Days before Germany’s federal elections, Facebook took what it called an unprecedented step: the removal of a series of accounts that worked together to spread COVID-19 misinformation and encourage violent responses to COVID restrictions,” reports the Associated Press. The crackdown, announced Sept. 16, was the first use of Facebook’s new “coordinated social harm” policy aimed…

Halloween is basically built for the hacker. Besides the obvious fabrication of absurd costumes, there’s also the chance to showcase your skills, be they mechanical, audio, or video. It’s also a great time to show off our coolest tricks to inspire the young proto-hackers. If you need inspiration, we’ve got 150 ideas. <img data-attachment-id="499607" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2021/10/02/get-yer-halloween-on/candy-dispenser-800_thumbnail/"…

The idea of a domestic droid rolling around your house is fun, but the bot can scoop up oodles of personal data. …read more Source:: CNet

Explore new greens, blacks, herbals and oolongs with these top-rated monthly tea clubs. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A London secondary school is trying to stop its pupils from using “basically” at the beginning of sentences and deploying phrases such as “oh my days” in a crackdown on “fillers” and “slang” in the classroom. Ark All Saints academy has produced lists of “banned” language…

Here’s a look back at the biggest stories from the week ending Oct. 2. …read more Source:: CNet

You’ve heard the saying “drink until you can’t feel the cold,” but you’ll find these 10 suggestions will keep you much warmer (and less boozy) on game day. …read more Source:: CNet