Container ships at the Port of Oakland. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. US beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) scrambling to manage their supply chains amid intermodal rail delays and rising truck prices are paying an extra $300 per container under existing contracts with some ocean carriers seeking to recoup their higher costs in the… Source: http://www.joc.com
Cambridge Analytica’s board suspends CEO Alexander Nix, saying it’s with immediate effect, pending a full, independent investigation (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Cambridge Analytica’s board suspends CEO Alexander Nix, saying it’s with immediate effect, pending a full, independent investigation — Board of Cambridge Analytica suspended CEO Alexander Nix with immediate effect, pending a full, independent investigation, according to a statement from the company. Source: http://www.techmeme.com
Microsoft readies new cloud SSD storage spec for the Open Compute Project
Microsoft’s latest planned contribution to the OCP is a new spec for standardizing SSD storage firmware interfaces for use in cloud datacenters. Source: http://www.zdnet.com
How to Prevent Facebook From Sharing Your Personal Data
Don’t consent to Facebook sharing data about you—or your friends—via websites, games, or apps. Here’s how to stop it. Source: http://feeds.pcmag.com
African Manufacturing Jobs Could be Threatened by US Based Robots, Report Says
Within less than two decades it will be cheaper to operate robots in US factories than hire workers in Africa, a new report warns. From the report: Falling automation costs are predicted to cause job losses as manufacturers return to richer economies. Some analysts say poorer countries could be less impacted by this trend, however the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) suggests otherwise. But its report adds African nations have time…
PSA says JNPT rail, barge transport systems working seamlessly
A PSA barge being loaded at its terminal at JNPT. Photo credit: PSA India. PSA International’s Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT) appears to have put its initial connectivity hiccups in order, setting the stage for further productivity improvements and amping-up the already intense battle for terminal superiority at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust… Source: http://www.joc.com
Facebook explains Fabric Aggregator, its distributed network system
The disaggregated design should help Facebook quickly scale its network capacity between data center fabrics. Source: http://www.zdnet.com
Critical Infrastructure: Stop Whistling Past the Cyber Graveyard
An open letter to former colleagues in Homeland Security, peers in private sector cybersecurity firms, those who own and operate critical systems, academics, and politicians. Source: http://www.darkreading.com
YouTube rolls out a new feature that lets users “go live” directly from the desktop site without encoding software, currently only supported in Chrome (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: YouTube rolls out a new feature that lets users “go live” directly from the desktop site without encoding software, currently only supported in Chrome — YouTube today is rolling out a new feature that will allow video creators to start a live stream from their web cam without … Source: http://www.techmeme.com
T.rex_scan v0.2 – Integrate Tools to Audit Web Sites
T.rex_scan only facilitates the visualization when auditing a web page. With this script you can optimize your time, reducing the time you audit a page web since T.rex_scan executes the task you indicate and filters the results. Combining different too…