The twin challenges of the pandemic and now the semiconductor shortage have been particularly hard on the designers of event badges, as events have been cancelled and uncertain supply issues render their task impossible. When an event goes virtual, how do you even start to produce a badge for it? Make the badge and rely…

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was suing Uber for charging wait-time fees to passengers with physical disabilities. From a report: The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act for charging fees to passengers who, because of disability,…

These are the best current and upcoming deals on smart speakers, smart doorbells and more. …read more Source:: CNet

Twitter is building a new division for “all things blockchain at Twitter,” called Twitter Crypto, and has hired Tess Rinearson as the team’s engineering lead to “set the strategy for the future of crypto at (and on) Twitter,” the company said in a release Wednesday. From a report: “First, we’ll be exploring how we can…

Surface Go users need not apply As the monthly Patch Tuesday excitement got under way this week, Microsoft issued a reminder that the first Windows of the pandemic, Windows 10 2004, was due for the chop. An upgrade to Windows 11 is in order, unless one is using Surface hardware bought around that time.… …read…

The more useful M1 Mac Mini with a 512GB SSD is only $750 right now on Amazon. …read more Source:: CNet

The distributed computing vendor patched the flaw, affecting Citrix ADC and Gateway, along with another flaw impacting availability for SD-WAN appliances. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Russian cybercrime group known as T505 is targeting SolarWinds Server-U systems that haven’t been patched for a remote code execution vulnerability fixed this summer. …read more Source:: DarkReading

American financial services company Robinhood has suffered a data breach that affects seven million customers. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine

YouTube today announced its decision to make the “dislike” count on videos private across its platform. The decision is likely to be controversial given the extent that it impacts the public’s visibility into a video’s reception. From a report: But YouTube believes the change will better protect its creators from harassment and reduce the threat…