F.C.C. Approves a $50 Monthly High-Speed Internet Subsidy - The money, aimed at low-income households, is part of an effort to bridge the access gap to broadb... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/technology/fcc-broadband-low-income-subsidy.html #federalcommunicationscommission #telephonesandtelecommunications #computersandtheinternet #coronavirus(2019-ncov) #rosenworceljessica #federalaid(us) #ruralareas
Researchers detected mass scanning activity targeting VMware vCenter servers vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability; VMware has issued a patch (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) - Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:Researchers detected mass scanning activity targeting VMware vCenter s... - http://www.techmeme.com/210225/p44#a210225p44
Tom & Jerry on HBO Max: How to Watch, release date, cast - CNET - Tom & Jerry are back and you don't have to visit the cinema to watch. - https://www.cnet.com/news/tom-jerry-on-hbo-max-how-to-watch-release-date-cast/#ftag=CAD590a51e
Best car dryer in 2021 - Roadshow - Whether you're looking for an air blower, chamois, towel or squeegee, we have our top picks for ea... - https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/best-car-dryer/#ftag=CAD590a51e
Animal Crossing's cuteness soars with Sanrio crossover items, villagers - CNET - As if this Nintendo game wasn't cute enough: Get ready to say Hello, Kitty to six new amiibo villa... - https://www.cnet.com/news/animal-crossing-cuteness-level-soars-with-sanrio-crossover-items-villagers/#ftag=CAD590a51e
New Nutanix CEO hints at mid-year product bundle launch - And reckons subscription acceleration means flat revenue is nothing to worry about Nutanix’s new C... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/02/26/nutanix_q2_21/
Microsoft confirms it has fixed a five-hour Xbox Live outage which prevented some users from signing in or making purchases (Tom Warren/The Verge) - Tom Warren / The Verge:Microsoft confirms it has fixed a five-hour Xbox Live outage which preven... - http://www.techmeme.com/210225/p43#a210225p43
Oddball x86 Instructions - David Letterman made the top ten list famous. [Creel] has a top ten that should appeal to many Hac... - https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/oddball-x86-instructions/ #softwaredevelopment #assemblylanguage #softwarehacks #assembler #x86
In YouTube's world, parental supervision means: 'Everyone sign in to Google, click once, and trust we get it right' - That's what's on offer in new 'supervised' YouTube mode for tweens and teens YouTube has introduce... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/02/26/youtube_supervised_mode/
Google debuts Sleep API which uses a phone's light and motion sensors and on-device AI to generate data which developers can use to build wellness apps (Abner Li/9to5Google) - Abner Li / 9to5Google:Google debuts Sleep API which uses a phone's light and motion sensors and ... - http://www.techmeme.com/210225/p42#a210225p42
Sony winds down Japan Studio to focus on Astro’s Playroom team - Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeSony has confirmed that Japan Studio, its internal video game devel... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/25/22302302/sony-playstation-japan-studio-winding-down-team-asobi
Cloud Strife’s muscle mass on PS5: a very important investigation - Image: Square EnixSquare Enix just announced Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, a PS5-enhanced ver... - https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2021/2/25/22302175/cloud-strife-arms-muscles-ps5-final-fantasy-vii-7-remake-intergrade
Tim Hortons marks two years in China with Tencent investment - Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee and doughnut giant, has raised a new round of funding for its Chine... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/hzMP78PMdlE/ #tc
2022 Land Rover Defender gets a V8 and a new top Carpathian Edition trim - Roadshow - There are other changes too, including infotainment upgrades and even more trim levels. - https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/pictures/2022-land-rover-defender-v8-carpathian-edition/#ftag=CAD590a51e
India's demand to identify people on chat apps will 'break end-to-end encryption', say digital rights warriors - Announced rules also require fast takedowns of content, online profile verification, and more Afte... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/02/26/india_information_technology_intermediary_guidelines_and_digital_media_ethics_code_rules_2021/
Newsela, a SaaS platform for K-12 educational content, raises $100M Series D at a $1B valuation led by Franklin Templeton and TCV (Natasha Mascarenhas/TechCrunch) - Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch:Newsela, a SaaS platform for K-12 educational content, raises $... - http://www.techmeme.com/210225/p41#a210225p41
Autodesk says it will acquire Innovyze, which makes a SaaS product for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water infrastructure, for $1B (Natalie Gagliordi/ZDNet) - Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet:Autodesk says it will acquire Innovyze, which makes a SaaS product for... - http://www.techmeme.com/210225/p40#a210225p40
Voxelflow wants to speed your car's driver-assistance systems way, way up - Roadshow - It's also partnering with Mercedes-Benz to apply its data to Mercedes' Live Map project. - https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/voxelflow-wants-to-speed-your-cars-driver-assistance-systems-way-way-up/#ftag=CAD590a51e
Lady Gaga's dog walker shot, her French bulldogs stolen: What happened? - CNET - There's unnerving video of the California attack. - https://www.cnet.com/news/lady-gagas-dog-walker-shot-her-french-bulldogs-stolen-what-happened/#ftag=CAD590a51e
Activision admits the complete Call of Duty experience no longer fits on an original PS4 - Image: ActivisionThe latest Call of Duty game collection may now too big to fit the base 500GB PlayS... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/25/22302057/call-of-duty-warzone-black-ops-modern-warfare-500gb-size
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