Month: August 2020
Facebook linked to free speech crackdown in India after lobbyist files charges
A Facebook policy executive out of the company’s India offices has filed a criminal complaint against a journalist, Awesh Tiwari, alleging his critical post he published on the social network constitutes sexual harassment, criminal intimidation, and defamation. Yet the complaint produces no evidence Tiwari engaged in such conduct, according to…
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Zoom is taking over your smart display Zoom on Smart Display
Zoom is expanding its Zoom for Home initiative to include a number of widely used smart displays in order to make video conferencing even more accessible to remote workers. Users will soon be able to join meetings from the Amazon Echo Show, Portal from Facebook and Google Nest Hub Max…
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How organizations and individuals can defend against would-be identity thieves null
It’s currently a buyers market for criminals with an eye for identity theft. Thanks to ongoing lockdown measures, workforces everywhere are scattered, individual employees are more vulnerable than ever to social engineering tactics, and sensitive data that was once protected by robust on-premise security and corporate networks is now accessible…
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League of Legends lag could soon be eliminated forever – but only for some players league of legends
League of Legends (LoL) developer Riot Games has joined forces with networking giant Cisco in a bid to enhance the competitive experience for professional players. The pair have entered into a multi-year agreement that will see Cisco provide a range of different networking technologies, to be deployed in a live…
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Lucid Motors boasts it will have ‘the fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered’
Lucid Motors announced that its forthcoming all-electric sedan, the Lucid Air, will be the “fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered.” The company claims the Air will have the capability to charge at rates of up to 20 miles per minute — which translates to 300 miles in about 20 minutes.…
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Instacart will cover the cost of its shoppers’ COVID-19 screenings
Instacart will cover the cost of COVID-19 screenings and virtual medical appointments for shoppers until the end of the year. The company ran a pilot project on that front earlier in the summer in Pennsylvania and Washington, DC, and now it’s rolling… Source
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