Day: June 7, 2020

Boffins step into the Li-ion’s den with sodium-ion battery that’s potentially as good as a lithium cousin

Posted on by Robin Edgar

scientists in America and China have created a sodium-ion-based battery that can potentially perform at close to the levels of Li-ion, paving the way for a cheaper, commercially viable alternative to lithium. The key challenge in creating this battery is that sodium-ion cells tend to break down faster than their lithium-ion cousins. Sodium crystals collect Read more about Boffins step into the Li-ion’s den with sodium-ion battery that’s potentially as good as a lithium cousin[…]

Lenovo certifies all desktop and mobile workstations for Linux – and will even upstream driver updates

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Lenovo has decided to certify all of its workstations for Linux. “Our entire portfolio of ThinkStation and ThinkPad P Series workstations will now be certified via both Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu LTS – a long-term, enterprise-stability variant of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution,” said a Tuesday statement from GM and executive director of Read more about Lenovo certifies all desktop and mobile workstations for Linux – and will even upstream driver updates[…]

Zoom won’t encrypt free calls because it wants to comply with law enforcement

Posted on by Robin Edgar

If you’re a free Zoom user, and waiting for the company to roll out end-to-end encryption for better protection of your calls, you’re out of luck. Free calls won’t be encrypted, and law enforcement will be able to access your information in case of ‘misuse’ of the platform. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan today said that the Read more about Zoom won’t encrypt free calls because it wants to comply with law enforcement[…]

GSMA suggests mobile carriers bake contact-tracing into their own apps – if governments ask for it

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The GSM Association, the body that represents mobile carriers and influences the development of standards, has suggested its members bake virus contact-tracing functionality into their own bundled software. The body today popped out a paper [PDF] on contact-tracing apps. After some unremarkable observations about the need for and operations of such apps, plus an explanation Read more about GSMA suggests mobile carriers bake contact-tracing into their own apps – if governments ask for it[…]

Marketers Bring Antitrust Suit Against Google

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Three online advertisers are suing Google for allegedly violating antitrust laws by monopolizing “digital advertising markets.” “Google leveraged its stranglehold on online search and search advertising to gain an illegal monopoly in brokering display advertising on other companies’ websites,” the marketers allege in a class-action complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court for the Read more about Marketers Bring Antitrust Suit Against Google[…]

Have I Been Pwned breach report email pwned entire firm’s helldesk ticket system

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A hapless IT bod found the Have I Been Pwned service (HIBP) answering its own question in a way he really didn’t want – after a breach report including a SQL string KO’d his company’s helpdesk ticket system. A pseudonymous blogger posting under the name Matt published a tortured account of what happened when a Read more about Have I Been Pwned breach report email pwned entire firm’s helldesk ticket system[…]

Trump’s Make Space Great Again video pulled after former ‘naut says: Nope

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A funny thing happened overnight in the world of space and politics as a campaigning video featuring SpaceX’s commercial crew launch and promoting US President Donald Trump was abruptly pulled from YouTube. “Make Space Great Again” was uploaded to YouTube following the successful launch, attended by Trump, and featured a mix of footage including some Read more about Trump’s Make Space Great Again video pulled after former ‘naut says: Nope[…]

Did Instagram Just Say It’s Rewriting Online Copyright? Use their embedded API at your peril

Posted on by Robin Edgar

In one fell swoop, Facebook may have changed its mind about how the online news media will operate from here on out. Undermining a now age-old assumption, Facebook told Ars Technica on Thursday that embedding from Instagram may not shield news organizations from freely cross-posting on their sites. A spokesperson said: While our terms allow Read more about Did Instagram Just Say It’s Rewriting Online Copyright? Use their embedded API at your peril[…]