JustAnotherOldGuy writes: Chinese authorities have banned all new video games from being released indefinitely, as the government attempts to tackle what it calls gaming addiction in the under-18s. The suspension was revealed at a meeting with game com…
Indonesian Intelligence Agency Compromised in Suspected Chinese Hack
Chinese hackers have breached the internal networks of at least ten Indonesian government ministries and agencies, including computers from Indonesia’s primary intelligence service, the Badan Intelijen Negara (BIN). From a report: The intrusion, discov…
Apple Risks Losing Billions of Dollars Annually From Ruling
Mark Gurman, reporting on Friday’s ruling in Apple and Epic lawsuit: So how much does Apple stand to lose? That all comes down to how many developers try to bypass its payment system. Loup Venture’s Gene Munster, a longtime Apple watcher, put the range…
Study Links Too Much Free Time To Lower Sense of Wellbeing
Research shows there is a ‘sweet spot’ and subjective wellbeing drops off after about five hours. The Guardian: The lesson of Goldilocks, that one can have too much of a good thing, even when it comes to the size of a chair, has applied in fields from …
A Secretive Pentagon Program That Started on Trump’s Last Day in Office Just Ended. The Mystery Has Not.
A Pentagon program that delegated management of a huge swath of the Internet to a Florida company in January — just minutes before President Trump left office — has ended as mysteriously as it began, with the Defense Department this week retaking con…
Apple Pays Hackers Six Figures To Find Bugs in Its Software. Then It Sits On their Findings.
Lack of communication, confusion about payments and long delays have security researchers fed up with Apple’s bug bounty program. The Washington Post: Hoping to discover hidden weaknesses, Apple for five years now has invited hackers to break into its …
Wide-Ranging SolarWinds Probe Sparks Fear in Corporate America
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into the SolarWinds Russian hacking operation has dozens of corporate executives fearful information unearthed in the expanding probe will expose them to liability, Reuters reported Friday, citing…
Google Could Be Violating Labor Laws With Pay for Temp Workers
The company realized months ago that it could be running afoul of pay laws in a number of countries but has been slow to fix the problem, according to internal documents. From a report: In December, a group of Google managers responsible for overseeing…
WhatsApp Will Finally Let Users Encrypt Their Chat Backups in the Cloud
WhatsApp said on Friday it will give its two billion users the option to encrypt their chat backups to the cloud, taking a significant step to put a lid on one of the tricky ways private communication between individuals on the app can be compromised. …
Microsoft Suggests Those Divisive Windows 11 System Specs Deliver a 99.8% Crash-free Experience
PCGamer reports: Microsoft continues to double down on its assertion that the Windows 11 system requirements are absolutely necessary, and this whole TPM 2.0 schtick is vital for the safety of you, your PC, and maybe even the world. Okay, I made that l…