Новости за 08.04.2016

A federal study has revealed that if Americans installed solar panels on every roof, it would supply 39% of the total power used by the U.S.

More than a dozen newspaper publishers yesterday threatened the maker of the new Brave browser with legal action if Brave Software goes ahead with plans to replace websites' ads with its own.

A proposal from two senior U.S. senators would force tech companies to give technical assistance to law enforcement agencies trying to break into smartphones and other encrypted devices.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will take steps to restore competition in the market for broadband services used by businesses, potentially saving them billions in costs.

Flash Player gets another emergency patch—this time, Adobe Systems is warning of a ransomware attack, exploiting a bug in the beleaguered software. So should you install the patch, or just uninstall Flash Player? What do you think…

Technological and legal changes over the last generation have dealt employers an increasingly strong hand in setting the terms of their relationships with the people they hire. Regardless of whether you think that this is a good thing or a bad one, it’s hard to deny employers’ clout.

Needham & Co analyst, Laura Martin, set the cat among the pigeons this week with her latest Apple analysis, calling it “an arms dealer that dominates the wealthiest segment” of the smartphone industry. It’s an extensive and extremely interesting report, and I’ve glanced through it to cherry-pick a few ideas.

Over the past two and a half years, cybercriminals have managed to steal over $2.3 billion from thousands of companies worldwide by using little more than carefully crafted scam emails.

The TomTom VIA 1505M 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator receives an average of 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon (read reviews). With a list price of $169.95, this substantial 47% discount knocks the price down to just $89.99.

Microsoft yesterday said its Edge browser would follow in the footsteps of Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari by freezing some content rendered by Adobe's Flash Player.

Adobe Systems released a security update for Flash Player to fix 24 critical vulnerabilities, including one that hackers have been exploiting to infect computers with ransomware over the past week.

The idea of embedding RFID tags into clothing is hardly new, having been part of the anti-theft efforts of manufacturers and retailers for more than a decade. But one European apparel manufacturer, Moncler, has come up with a new marketing twist. Instead of inviting consumer protests on invasion of privacy fears — remember this book? — it has flipped the argument. Moncler is positioning the RFID tags as customer tools to fight piracy and to verify that the product is legitimate.

Any day now, the Washington, D.C., Circuit Court of Appeals will rule on the Federal Communications Commission’s regulatory coup over the Internet, commonly known as net neutrality. And not a moment too soon. Because the FCC’s rules are quickly descending from tragedy to farce.  

Next time you schedule a meeting and an assistant named Amy or Andrew Ingram sets up the logistics, here's a pro tip: You may be chatting with a robot. And if it's one of x.ai's bots, you might never know the difference.

If you want to be one of the first to experience 5G mobile performance, get ready to bundle up.

The latest zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Systems' Flash player has been used over the past two weeks to distribute ransomware called Cerber, email security vendor Proofpoint said.

This two-store retailer sells computers, but also offers help-desk and other IT services for its small-business customers, according to a pilot fish at one of the stores.

An MIT conference this week about the Internet of Things was fun until the topic of security came up. The audience stilled and focused at the mention.

Facebook under fire for secret groups trading weapons in Middle East. Facebook says it closes them down 'swiftly' -- if reported by users.

A caravan of about a dozen self-driving, semi-trailer trucks for the first time finished a trip across parts of Europe this week.