The U.S. Department of Defense’s internet-defending Cyber Command teamed with “a foreign government” in two operations which shut down a major overseas ransomware group by hijacking its servers, reports the Washington Post. Several U.S. officials told …
Is Modern Software Development Too Complex?
“It has never been more difficult to be a software developer than it is today,” says Nigel Simpson, a former director of enterprise technology strategy at Walt Disney.
And they’re not the only one who thinks so, writes the U.K. Group editor of InfoWo…
US Passes Massive Infrastructure Bill, Investing in Clean Energy, Electric Cars, and Broadband Internet
Late Friday night U.S. Congressmen passed a long-awaited Bipartisan Infrastructure bill. “The infrastructure package contains $550 billion in entirely new investments, including money for electric-car charging stations and zero-emission school buses,” …
After Open Source Community Outcry, Microsoft Reverses Controversial<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET Change
“Microsoft is reversing a decision to remove a key feature from its upcoming .NET 6 release, after a public outcry from the open source community,” reports the Verge.
“Microsoft angered the .NET open source community earlier this week by removing a k…
The Sad Tale of a Silicon Valley-Funded, Libertarian ‘Startup City’
RestOfWorld.org tells the story of a libertarian ‘startup city’ in Honduras that was “supposed to be a privatized, Silicon Valley-funded paradise.”
Co-founded by 37-year-old Venezuelan Erick Brimen, “Próspera’s founders promised to enrich the…
Is It Time to Stop Paying For a VPN?
“I’m done with paying for a virtual private network,” writes the New York Times’ lead consumer technology writer. [Alternate URLs here and here.]
The reality is that web security has improved so much in the last few years that VPN services, which charg…
Snapchat is Boosting Its Efforts To Root Out Drug Dealers
Deadly counterfeit versions of prescription medications are “widely available on social media platforms,” reports NBC News, and “2 in 5 of those seized and tested in the United States contain enough fentanyl to kill, according to a warning issued by th…
PETA Criticizes ‘Far Cry 6’ On Its Choice of Animal-Themed Minigame
“The recently released Far Cry 6 video game from Ubisoft has drawn the ire of the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA),” reports ComicBook.com:
While PETA has been known to issue statements on the handling of an…
Facebook VP Suggests a Fix: a Prompt Urging Teen Instagram Users to ‘Take a Break’
“Facebook is trying to mend its reputation in the wake of whisleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony,” reports Engadget, “and that includes promises of features lessening the potential harm for teens.”
CNN and Reuters report that Facebook Global Affairs…
What Really Motivated the Breaches of Twitch and Epik?
The Washington Post explores recent breaches at Twitch and Epik — and asks whether they really signal an upsurge in “hacktivism”:
The perpetrators of these hacks are distancing themselves from financially driven cybercriminals and ransomware gan…