Month: August 2021
This dangerous security bug affects nearly all hospitals in North America Hospital
Researchers from the IoT security firm Armis have discovered nine critical vulnerabilities in the Nexus Control Panel which is used to power all current models of Translogic’s pneumatic tube system (PTS) stations by Swisslog Healthcare. The vulnerabilities have been given the name PwnedPiper and are particularly concerning due to the…
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NLRB officer says Amazon violated US labor law
An initial assessment from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recommended workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama hold a new election to determine whether to unionize with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). The recommendation comes from the hearing officer assigned to the case and…
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There’s now a subscription service for college textbooks
Pearson, the largest publisher of college textbooks in the US, has announced Pearson Plus, a new subscription service for digital textbooks. The Pearson Plus app, available in both mobile and desktop form, will be available on US college campuses this fall and is expected to roll out globally in the…
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Vizio’s free streaming service WatchFree Plus gets a new look and more channels
Vizio has revamped its WatchFree streaming experience, given it a brand new look, and tacked a “plus” on the end of its service’s title. (Because if a streaming service doesn’t include the symbol, does it even really count?) With the update announced today, the service formerly known as WatchFree is…
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Daily Crunch: Zoom will pay $85M to settle lawsuit over ‘Zoombombing,’ user privacy
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Monday, August 2, 2021. What a day. Square kicked off this week’s news cycle with a megadeal, Google popped up…
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Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show release date set for September 2022 Amazon Lord of the Rings
The seemingly fablbed Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show finally has a release date: September 2, 2022, according to an official tweet. The tweet didn’t just have a date– it included a single still frame from the show, of a figure in white on a green hill overlooking a grand…
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