Disney takes full control of Hulu as Comcast steps aside
Today, Disney takes the reins at Hulu. Disney and Comcast announced a deal saying that Disney will assume full operational control of Hulu, effective immediately. In turn, Disney and Comcast …
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WhatsApp vulnerability exploited to infect phones with Israeli spyware
Attackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in WhatsApp that allowed them to infect phones with advanced spyware made by Israeli developer NSO Group, the Financial Times reported on Monday, …
Bluetooth harvester signals hacking group’s growing interest in mobile
A Korean-speaking hacking group in operation since at least 2016 is expanding its arsenal of hacking tools to include a Bluetooth-device harvester in a move that signals the group’s growing …
Amazon to employees: Quit your job, we’ll help you start a delivery business
Enlarge / Completed customer orders are seen in their boxes, awaiting delivery, at the Amazon Fulfillment Centre on November 14, 2018, in Hemel Hempstead, England.
In efforts to fulfill orders …
Ubuntu 19.04: The Disco Dingo arrives and will really make your IT dept. happy
Enlarge / Behold, the default desktop for the latest Canonical release: Ubuntu 19.04, gloriously nicknamed “Disco Dingo.”
Scott Gilbertson
Canonical recently released Ubuntu 19.04, the latest version of its flagship …
FCC says carriers failed Florida after hurricane—but lets them off the hook
Enlarge / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai speaking at a press conference on October 1, 2018, in Washington, DC.
The Federal Communications Commission isn’t punishing carriers for their horrible response to …
Feds charge Chinese national in 2015 breach of health insurer Anthem
Federal prosecutors have indicted a Chinese national they say carried out sophisticated network intrusions on four US companies, including one on health insurer Anthem that stole personal information belonging to …
Open source bug poses threat to sites running multiple CMSes
Websites running the Drupal, Joomla, or Typo3 content-management systems are vulnerable to attacks that could possibly execute malicious code until administrators install just-released patches, developers and security researchers warned.
The …
SpaceX broadband testing to ramp up with launch of dozens of satellites
Enlarge / A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the hangar after a flight in April 2017.
SpaceX will launch dozens of demonstration broadband satellites next week as …
Drones used missiles with knife warhead to take out single terrorist targets
Enlarge / A see-through model of the original Hellfire missile. Imagine the center replaced with a set of pop-out blades, and you’ve got the “Flying Ginsu.”
Lockheed Martin
Drone strikes …