NSW government trials QR code scanner for COVID-19 contact tracingThe technology is being trialled by hospitality venues in Dubbo and venues owned by hospitality group Merivale.August 5, 2020 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Innovation
Google said it took down ten influence operation campaigns in Q2 2020Google said the influence ops were traced back to China, Russia, Iran, and Tunisia.August 5, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Security
Facebook pulls video from Trump's page labelling it as COVID-19 misinformationSocial media giant says Trump's claims about children being immune to coronavirus violated its policies around harmful misinformation.August 5, 2020 by Asha Barbaschow in Security
Etsy posts huge Q2 as sellers meet demand for COVID-19 face masksThe online marketplace acquired nearly 12 million new buyers on its platform in Q2, compared to 19 million for all of 2019.August 5, 2020 by Stephanie Condon in E-Commerce
New Windows 10 Dev Channel test build adds DNS settings tweaksMicrosoft is adding more granular controls for DNS in its latest Windows 10 Dev Channel (Fast Ring) test build.August 5, 2020 by Mary Jo Foley in Windows 10
US offers $10 million reward for hackers meddling in US electionsThis includes attacks against US election officials, election infrastructure, voting machines, but also candidates and their staff.August 5, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Security
Western Digital Q4 sees data center strength, but Q1 outlook disappointsAs for the outlook, Western Digital projected revenue between $3.7 billion and $3.9 billion with non-GAAP earnings between 45 cents a share and 65 cents a share. The outlook includes COVID-19 related costs.August 5, 2020 by Larry Dignan in Storage
LibreOffice 7: Now more Microsoft-compatible -- and still freeWith Microsoft abandoning PC-based office software, if you don't want to use cloud-based office suites such as Microsoft 365 or G Suite, LibreOffice 7 will be your best desktop office suite choice.August 5, 2020 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software
Black Hat: When penetration testing earns you a felony arrest recordCoalfire takes us through the story of security professionals arrested at a courthouse while conducting tests on behalf of the state.August 5, 2020 by Charlie Osborne in Security
GoDaddy posts solid Q2, now has more than 20M paying customersThe company announced it settled its entire Tax Receivable Agreements obligation for a one-time payment of $850 million, saving it an estimated $1 billion through 2028.August 5, 2020 by Stephanie Condon in Tech Industry
Brazil integrates Apple-Google exposure notification tech into coronavirus appThe new functionality is available to approximately 10 million users of the government-backed coronavirus app.August 5, 2020 by Angelica Mari in Mobility
Black Hat: How hackers gain root access to SAP enterprise servers through SolManResearchers demonstrated how the SAP Solution Manager could provide a bridge to full server access.August 5, 2020 by Charlie Osborne in Security
Twitter patches Android app to prevent exploitation of bug that can grant access to DMsActual bug resided in the Android 8 and Android 9 operating systems. Twitter updated its Android app to prevent exploitation.August 5, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Security
Black Hat: How your pacemaker could become an insider threat to national securityImplanted medical devices are an overlooked security challenge that is only going to increase over time.August 5, 2020 by Charlie Osborne in Security
Here's what's new with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2's screens and hingeThere are some small, but major, improvements coming to the foldable.August 5, 2020 by Jason Cipriani in 5G
New EtherOops attack takes advantage of faulty Ethernet cablesEtherOops attack can be used to bypass network defenses and attack devices inside closed enterprise networks.August 5, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Security
Evil AI: These are the 20 most dangerous crimes that artificial intelligence will createA new report tells us which criminal applications of AI we should really worry about.August 5, 2020 by Daphne Leprince-Ringuet in AI & Robotics
Salesforce intros new toolset for customer feedback managementThe Feedback Management suite is a new integrated toolset that aims to help companies gather real-time feedback on the needs and expectations of customers.August 5, 2020 by Natalie Gagliordi in Big Data