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Google delays Chrome’s cookie-blocking privacy plan by nearly 2 years
Stephen Shankland/CNET Google has delayed a major privacy change to its Chrome browser, pushing back a plan to block third-party cookies until late 2023 as it determines how to protect users while providing web publishers a way to make money. Last year, the search giant said it would prevent... Read more
A Well-Meaning Feature Leaves Millions of Dell PCs Vulnerable
Researchers have known for years about security issues with the foundational computer code known as firmware. It’s often riddled with vulnerabilities, it’s difficult to update with patches, and it’s increasingly the target of real-world attacks. Now, a well-intentioned mechanism to easily update the firmware of Dell computers is itself... Read more
Survey-style measurement of IT isn’t effective, a ‘rigged lottery’
Survey-style measurement of IT is a rigged lottery as it falls far short of providing a true measure of Digital Employee Experience (DEX).Read More Source link Read more
Prime Video: Everything coming in July 2021
The Tomorrow War with Chris Pratt on Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video In July, Amazon Prime Video is dropping a big one.  The Tomorrow War — starring Chris Pratt and directed by Chris McKay, one of the big brains behind The LEGO Movie — would most likely have... Read more
Immutable will launch Ethereum token for Gods Unchained
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. The gods are evidently fond of tokens. Immutable said today that the Gods Unchained blockchain card game will launch a new Ethereum token dubbed $GODS in partnership with Nine Realms. Sydney, Australia-based... Read more
Warren Buffett announces he’s stepping down from the Gates Foundation board
Warren Buffett announced on Wednesday that he’s donating $4.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway shares to five foundations — and he’s stepping down from his role as a trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest philanthropies in the world. The Berkshire Hathaway CEO made the... Read more
AV mogul John McAfee found dead by hanging in Spanish prison cell
Enlarge / John McAfee on his yacht off the coast of Cuba in 2019. Adalberto ROQUE / AFP / Getty John McAfee—the antivirus tycoon whose eccentric and often illegal antics on yachts and in tropical rain forests came to define him in later years—took his own life in a... Read more
2022 Honda Civic Hatchback is as stylish as it is versatile
Honda revealed its 11th-generation Civic in sedan form a couple months back, but now it’s time for the versatile five-door variant to take center stage. The 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback was officially unveiled on Wednesday evening and it’s pretty much what we expected. The hatch is basically the same... Read more
John McAfee Dies in Spanish Prison Cell After Extradition Order
On the day a Spanish court’s ruling in favor of his extradition was made public, John McAfee died in a prison cell outside Barcelona. The antivirus pioneer turned fugitive was 75 years old. McAfee had been detained in Spain since last fall, when he was arrested on allegations of... Read more
Veracode: 79% of devs don’t update third-party libraries in their code
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. The Veracode State of Software Security (SoSS) v11: Open Source Edition found that 79% of the time, third-party libraries are never updated by developers after being included in a codebase. This edition... Read more