IEEE President’s Note: Let’s Get Practical
If you ask longtime IEEE members why they have remained a member, you will get many different reasons. For me, IEEE is a community of technological professionals who help each other stay current, develop valuable professional skills, and work together to make the world a better place today and for generations to come. IEEE provides […]
The Privacy Danger Lurking in Push Notifications
To send those notifications that awaken a device and appear on its screen without a user’s interaction, apps and smartphone operating system makers must store tokens that identify the device of the intended recipient. That system has created what US senator Ron Wyden has called a “digital post office” that can be queried by law […]
The Supreme Court and the Constitution were never going to save us from Donald Trump
The Supreme Court has ordered the most important of former President Donald Trump’s four criminal trials to be put on hold indefinitely. It’s an extraordinary victory for Trump and a devastating blow to special counsel Jack Smith. The Court’s decision also raises serious doubts about whether these justices will allow a trial to take place […]
Layoffs in the games industry: When it rains, it pours | Kaser Focus
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. We’re only two months into 2024, and we’ve already seen 7,800 members of our industry laid off. Sometimes I feel that fact needs to be reiterated, because it’s very easy to become […]
Change Healthcare hack continues to inflict major damage
According to lawyer Sara Goldstein of the law firm BakerHostetler, the Change Healthcare massive attack has caused approximately 120 of the company’s IT products and services to go offline since February 21. This cyber disruption substantially and extensively affects the whole healthcare business, including major companies. The cybercriminals claimed to be from BlackCat/Alphv. From eligibility […]
CDC ditches 5-day COVID isolation, argues COVID is becoming flu-like
Enlarge / A view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. COVID-19 is becoming more like the flu and, as such, no longer requires its own virus-specific health rules, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday alongside the release of a unified “respiratory virus guide.” In a lengthy background […]
Waymo can now charge for robotaxi rides in LA and on San Francisco freeways
Waymo received approval Friday afternoon from the California Public Utilities Commission to operate a commercial robotaxi service in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Peninsula and on San Francisco freeways. The approval removes the last barrier for the Alphabet company to charge for rides in these expanded areas. Importantly, it opens up new territory for Waymo […]