ProtonVPN, NordVPN Flaws Open Door to Privilege Escalation
The flaws disclosed this month are related to a critical bug previously discovered by VerSprite in April 2018. Source: www.threatpost.com
Day: September 10, 2018
Uber hires Coca-Cola veteran Rebecca Messina as its first chief marketing officer (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch)
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Uber hires Coca-Cola veteran Rebecca Messina as its first chief marketing officer — Uber announced today that it has hired Coca-Cola veteran Rebecca Messina to serve as its chief marketing officer. Messina is the first person to hold that title at Uber and will work with its international marketing teams … Source: http://www.techmeme.com
What Next for U.S.-India Military Ties?
This week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis met with their Indian counterparts, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, reaching a number of new defense-related agreements…
Intel acquires San Jose-based NetSpeed Systems, which it had invested in previously, for better tools to make system-on-a-chip designs (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Intel acquires San Jose-based NetSpeed Systems, which it had invested in previously, for better tools to make system-on-a-chip designs — Intel today is announcing another acquisition as it continues to pick up talent and IP to bolster its next generation of computing chips beyond legacy PCs. Source: http://www.techmeme.com
AMD Debuts Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 3 2300X For Prebuilt PCs
AMD announced two new second-generation Ryzen CPUs this morning. From a report: The Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 3 2300X bring Precision Boost 2 and XFR 2 to quad-core Ryzens without integrated graphics, but there’s a catch: these chips appear to be available exclusively to system integrators and OEMs for use in prebuilt systems. AMD is debuting the Ryzen 5 2500X in cooperation with Acer in the form of the…
At-cost Southeast US pool on the road to solving chassis conundrum
Chassis has been called the shipping industry’s conundrum, and with good reason. Providing a basic piece of equipment seems simple enough. Yet the issue has taxed US ports and railroad terminals for at least a decade, causing cargo disruptions, delays, and complaints about poor equipment. (Above: Savannah has room for… Source: http://www.joc.com
Why do people want a new iPhone? This research gives a fascinating clue
It’s often the assumption that people simply crave what’s new. Not necessarily. Source: http://www.zdnet.com
Tor Brings Onion Browser to Android Devices
In parts of the developing world, dissidents and journalists face hostile governments and other threats — and mobile is their only access to the internet. Source: https://threatpost.com
Hackers Can Steal a Tesla Model S in Seconds by Cloning Its Key Fob
Weak encryption in the cars’ key fobs allows all-too-easy theft, but you can set a PIN code on your Tesla to protect it.Source: https://www.wired.com
Delaware Joins 34 States in Passing C-PACE Legislation; A Cleaner Energy Supply to Follow
Last month, Delaware Governor John Carney signed Senate Bill 113 into law, enabling Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing in Delaware. Once implemented, PACE will offer a new method for financing commercial energy efficiency and …