Richi Jennings
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United Kingdom
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Update: Log4Shell RCE Zero-Day—Reactions and Recriminations
Last week’s critical bug in Log4j still reverberates ’round the racks. In today’s SB Blogwatch, we wave goodbye to Java. → Read More
Troy Hunt Flags Up ‘Sensational’ Sextortion Bug in Grindr
Grindr, the popular dating app, had a ridiculous bug in its password-recovery flow. To make matters worse, Grindr ignored the bug for a week. → Read More
Open Source Sucks, Says Ballsy Infosec Firm
Security bugs are exploding in open source software, according to one vulnerability management service in a recent research white paper. → Read More
Was This Huawei’s Failed Attempt at a Linux Backdoor?
A Huawei employee submitted a large, buggy patch to the Linux kernel—apparently it contained a “trivially exploitable” security hole. → Read More
Facebook Forces Users to Give Email Password (wait, what?)
Facebook's latest scandal: The company has been demanding that some users enter their email passwords, so they can be “verified.” → Read More
Brexit: This is what it means for Tech
Britain votes to leave the EU, but what does this mean for the technology industry? Let’s take a look at the situation in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland... → Read More
EU searches for huge penalty in Google antitrust case [updated]
Google will be fined €1.1 billion by the European Union. So say secret sources close to the Euro bloc, which has been probing Google's search monopoly since 2009... → Read More
Microsoft IE 8, 9, 10 to go and live on a farm next week
Microsoft is killing support for Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10, finally. There’ll be no more patches after January 12: It’s a mercy killing... → Read More
Talko
Microsoft buys Talko, Ray Ozzie’s latest failed startup. Nobody’s really saying why Redmond bought it, but it’s not for the microscopic installed base... → Read More
Backblaze B2
Backblaze is no longer just a backup company. It now also offers Backblaze B2—a full object storage cloud service, using the same DIY, Pod-based architecture. → Read More
What’s Apple up to at this “secret” facility in North Taiwan?
A new Apple facility in Longtan, North Taiwan, is shrouded in secrecy. But it seems to be developing a new iPhone display technology that’s brighter and uses less power. Some assume it’s OLED, but others joined the dots to the building’s previous owner, Qualcomm. The workers there were developing “IMOD”—essentially a color e-ink display, based on arrays of teeny-tiny “MEMS” mirrors. And it seems… → Read More
FBI needs no warrant to see your browsing history, reveals @nickcalyx
Nicholas Merrill, who runs a small ISP and hosting company, was instructed by the FBI to give up all kinds of personal information about one of his customers.. → Read More
Is Chrome OS dead? Android wins Google power struggle
Looks like Google will kill off Chrome OS, folding it into Android. In 2017, we're told, Chromebooks will get a new name. But what will we call the, umm, “merged” platform? → Read More
OnePlus X smartphone looks amazing for $250... Wow
The OnePlus X is the king of inexpensive smartphones—or so say people who've seen the new $250 device. However, OnePlus continues to insist on this ridiculous invitation system... → Read More
BlackBerry PRIV
The BlackBerry PRIV is almost here; you can pre-order it today. It's shipping 11/6. But can it revive the struggling, eponymous Canadian company? → Read More
HTC One A9 is blatant ripoff of Apple iPhone (No it's not! Yes it is! ...etc...)
HTC's new flagship smartphone, the One A9, is just an Apple copy. Critics accuse the company of ripping off the iPhone 6 design. But HTC has hit back, accusing Cupertino of stealing the Taiwanese designs... → Read More
Jailbreak! iPhone iOS 9.0.2 hack is here, claims Pangu Team
Now you can jailbreak your iOS 9.0, 9.0.1 or 9.0.2 iPhone or iPad. Are you ready to escape from Apple's pomaceous walled garden of parody-free, sexless, family friendliness? Pangu Team delivered, so here are the best jailbreaking resources... → Read More
YES! John McAfee runs for President
John McAfee is running for the 2016 U.S. Presidency. He'll be steering the Cyber Party. Break out the popcorn and settle in -- this is bound to be entertaining... → Read More
Facebook used a billion suckers on Monday
For the first time, Facebook recorded more than a billion active users in a day: Monday saw about 15% of the world's population log in to watch cat videos, argue about politics, stalk ex-lovers, and publicly complain about bad service... → Read More
Google cloud ''loses'' data (sky falling; film at 11)
Google is sorry to report it's lost some cloud customers' data. Lightning struck four times near its St. Ghislain, Belgium data center. From cloud to cloud, as't were, causing some storage to go bye-bye... → Read More