Miscellaneous Tech News
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The Catch-22 that broke the Internet
Google's big outage also blocked access to the tools Google needed to fix it.
Earlier this week, the Internet had a conniption. In broad patches around the globe, YouTube sputtered. Shopify stores shut down. -
Report: Google argues the Huawei ban would hurt its Android monopoly
Export ban would create a competitor to US operating systems, argues Google.
The Trump administration would probably describe its Huawei export ban as a move that improves national security. -
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Huawei: 'We stand naked in front of the world'
Huawei has denied that it has any links to the Chinese government.
Huawei's cyber-security chief John Suffolk told MPs on Monday that the tech giant had never been asked by China or any other government to "do anything untoward".
Mr Suffolk said Huawei welcomed outsiders to analyse its products and detect engineering or coding flaws.
"We stand naked in front of the world, but we would prefer to do that, because it enables us to improve our products." -
UK phone firms demand clarity over Huawei
The UK risks losing its position as a world leader in mobile connectivity, Britain's mobile operators are warning.
In a draft letter to Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill, seen by the BBC, operators will urge the government to clarify its position over Huawei.
The letter asks for an urgent meeting between industry leaders and the government to discuss their concerns.
Operators say they can't invest in infrastructure while uncertainty over the use of Chinese technology persists. -
@hobbit666 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
UK phone firms demand clarity over Huawei
The UK risks losing its position as a world leader in mobile connectivity, Britain's mobile operators are warning.
In a draft letter to Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill, seen by the BBC, operators will urge the government to clarify its position over Huawei.
The letter asks for an urgent meeting between industry leaders and the government to discuss their concerns.
Operators say they can't invest in infrastructure while uncertainty over the use of Chinese technology persists.Of course they can invest, they can upgrade their wiring, the towers and poles, the conduit etc. They just can't realistically purchase any 5G-esk technology or wireless equipment as they can acquire it for cheaper from Huawei than from anyone else.
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https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/06/11/malware-oracle-cryptocurrency-miner/
Security researchers have identified yet another cryptocurrency mining malware. This time it’s installing itself on enterprise application servers, and using a clever trick to remain hidden. If that wasn’t enough, the malware has already claimed its first major victim: Oracle servers.
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Microsoft Delivers Hefty June Security Patch Bundle
Microsoft released its monthly bunch of security patches on Tuesday.
Addressing 88 common vulnerabilities and disclosures (CVEs) for the month. -
Microsoft Announces Wave 2 Plans for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform
Microsoft used the occasion of its Business Applications Summit on Monday to announce its "Wave 2".
The Wave 2 plans included the announcement of three new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities coming this year or the next. -
AMD launches Navi as the $449 Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD claims performance-per-dollar leadership over Nvidia, but for how long?
AMD took the stage at E3 to announce its "Navi" family of GPUs. -
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If you haven’t patched Vim or NeoVim text editors, you really, really should
If you haven’t patched Vim or NeoVim text editors, you really, really should
A recently patched vulnerability in text editors preinstalled in a variety of Linux distributions allows hackers to take control of computers when users open a malicious text file. -
Microsoft 365 Business Tenants Getting Conditional Access and Trouble-Ticket Features
Microsoft added its conditional access security service to Microsoft 365 Business subscriptions, according to a Wednesday announcement.
and it also added new trouble-ticket features for Microsoft 365 administrators. -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
If you haven’t patched Vim or NeoVim text editors, you really, really should
If you haven’t patched Vim or NeoVim text editors, you really, really should
A recently patched vulnerability in text editors preinstalled in a variety of Linux distributions allows hackers to take control of computers when users open a malicious text file.Also
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/06/13/vim-devs-fix-system-pwning-text-editor-bug -
KDE Plasma 5.16 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here's What's New
The KDE Project released today the KDE Plasma 5.16 desktop environment, a major release that adds a plethora of new features and enhancements.
The KDE Plasma 5.16 has been in development for the past few months and it's now the latest version of the acclaimed graphical desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems. -
Windows 10 Preview Build 18917 Shows Off New Linux Integration
Microsoft's latest Windows 10 "fast-ring" preview release is showcasing a coming Delivery Optimization enhancement
along with the ability to try the newly emerged Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2. -
Ubuntu Devs Testing Chromium Browser Transition From Deb To Snap Package
Ubuntu will soon offer Chromium browser as a snap package instead of a regular deb package.
For a fist step, the Chromium deb package in Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) has been updated to install the stable snap on both upgrade or a new install. -
Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" Operating System to Be Released on July 6th, 2019
The Debian Project announced the proposed release date of their long-anticipated Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" .
Work on the Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" operating system series started two years ago, since early July 2017 -
RAMBleed Side-Channel Attack Method Disclosed by Researchers
Academic researchers this week published information about another side-channel attack method, called "RAMBleed," that can expose information from memory chips, including encryption key information.
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Cable companies can save money now that DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade is mostly done
Broadband investment happens in cycles—despite what the FCC tells you.
Cable-company spending on network equipment is dropping as major providers like Comcast and Charter finish up their nationwide DOCSIS 3.1 rollouts.
