Month: June 2020
Space Force review: astonishingly bad show
On Wednesday, May 27th, Donald Trump got mad about a mild fact-check from Twitter. The president of the United States made false claims about voter fraud, and a note was appended to them suggesting that users “get the facts.” That evening, the president announced he would be signing an executive…
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Monzo to lay off up to 120 employees as the ‘economic situation’ remains challenging
Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank, continues to be faced with tough decisions linked to the coronavirus crisis and resulting economic downturn. Following the shuttering of its Las Vegas-based customer support office and almost 300 staff being furloughed in U.K., the company has announced internally that up to 120 U.K. staff…
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Zoom says free users won’t get end-to-end encryption so FBI and police can access calls
Video calling company Zoom confirmed this week that it won’t enable end-to-end encryption for free calls in part because it wants to give law enforcement access to these calls if necessary. “We think this feature should be a part of our offering” for professional customers, said Zoom CEO Eric Yuan…
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NASA contractor reportedly hit by ransomware
After congratulating SpaceX and NASA on their successful launch, the operators of the DopplePaymer ransomware announced that they had infected the network of one of NASA’s IT contractors The DopplePaymer ransomware gang revealed in a blog post that they had successfully breached the network of Maryland-based Digital Management Inc. (DMI).…
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Google accounts now work with NFC, USB-C, and Lightning security keys on iOS
Google account owners can finally take advantage of the recently added built-in support for physical security keys on iOS. It allows customers to use their USB-C, NFC, or Lightning security keys for an extra layer of security when signing into a Google account or using Google’s Advanced Protection program. Google…
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Amazon knocks $300 off the price of Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro
Amazon can’t resist price cuts for the 16-inch MacBook Pro, apparently. The internet retailer is once again selling Apple’s high-end laptop for $2,100 after a discount takes effect at checkout, or about $300 off. You’re getting the base version with… Source
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