Miscellaneous Tech News
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Facebook boss 'happy to pay more tax in Europe'
The boss of Facebook says he accepts tech giants may have to pay more tax in Europe in future and recognises people's "frustration" over the issue.
Mark Zuckerberg also said he backed plans by think tank the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to find a global solution. Facebook and others have been accused of not paying their fair share of tax in countries where they operate. But some say the OECD is moving too slowly towards its goal of a 2020 deal. In the UK, Facebook paid just £28.5m in corporation tax in 2018 despite generating a record £1.65bn in British sales. At the time tax campaigner and MP Margaret Hodge said such a low bill was "outrageous", but Facebook said it pays what it owes. -
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook boss urges tighter regulation
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has called for more regulation of harmful online content, saying it was not for companies like his to decide what counts as legitimate free speech.
Citing China, Mr Zuckerberg also warned excessive control risked stifling individual expression.
He was speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. Social media giants like Facebook are under increasing pressure to stop the spread of false information. Facebook in particular has been criticised for its policy on political advertising. The company launched new policies for political advertising in the US in 2018 and globally the following year. These rules require political ads to display who had paid for them, and a copy of the ad is kept in a publicly-searchable database for seven years. -
Apple warns coronavirus will hurt iPhone supplies
Apple has warned that disruption in China from the coronavirus will mean revenues falling short of forecasts.
The tech giant said production and sales were affected, and that "worldwide iPhone supply would be temporarily constrained". The iPhone maker is the first major US company to say that the epidemic will hit its finances. Apple, which had forecast record revenues of up to $67bn in the current quarter, did not reveal the likely hit. "We do not expect to meet the revenue guidance we provided for the March quarter," the company said in a statement, adding that it was "experiencing a slower return to normal conditions" than expected. With most stores in China either closed or operating at reduced hours, sales of Apple products would be lower, the company said. -
Ring doorbell makes two-factor verification mandatory
Ring, Amazon's video doorbell system, has introduced additional steps to the way users log in to their accounts.
Users will need to enter a password and unique six-digit code when they first log in to view their security footage or access the Neighbors app. On Tuesday, Ring also said it would pause its data-sharing with third-party firms. The change comes as Ring and Amazon face increasing scrutiny about privacy protection and data sharing. A BBC report on Amazon - which owns Ring - showed the company's extensive level of data collection. In a blog post Ring's president Leila Rouhi said the company takes "digital security and privacy seriously" and would look at additional ways to improve security. -
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Facebook boss faces 'blow-dried armpit' jibes
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has faced jibes on social media over claims he has staff blow-dry his armpits before public appearances.
The claim is from a new book, Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy, that will be released later this month. A Bloomberg review included the anecdote about Mr Zuckerberg having a member of his communication team dry his "anxiety sweat" before a speech. A Facebook spokesperson said she doubted the story's accuracy. "I doubt this is true, and if so, it would have been at our communications team's request, but surely anyone who has ever worn a grey T-shirt can relate," said Liz Bourgeois, a Facebook spokesperson. The anecdote was first reported in a review of the book by Bloomberg News. -
Overview of the hardware specifications for the UMG-Pro:
Processor: Quad ARM Cortex-A57 Core at 1.7 GHz
System Memory: 2 GB DDR4
2 x 1/10G SFP+ WAN/LAN Ports
2 x 10/100/1000 RJ45 WAN/LAN Ports
1 x RPS DC Input
1 x Smart Power Outlet 125VAC (Max 10A)
1 x 1.3" Color LCD Touch DisplayThe UMG-Pro will be available in the EA store soon.
Note: The UMG-Pro will be adoptable to an external controller and will not host any controllers on it.
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Samsung explains mystery alert sent overnight
Samsung has apologised after it accidentally sent an alert to thousands of devices overnight.
Affected devices received a notification from Find My Mobile in the early hours of Thursday morning. Some customers complained on social media that it had woken them up, while others worried their device had been hacked. In a statement, Samsung said the alert had been sent unintentionally to a "limited number" of devices. Thousands of customers posted on social media and news site Reddit, many sharing screenshots of the notification and asking what it might mean. -
@Romo said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Processor: Quad ARM Cortex-A57 Core at 1.7 GHz
System Memory: 2 GB DDR4Ah, same CPU as a decent smartphone...in 2015.
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@Pete-S said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Romo said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Processor: Quad ARM Cortex-A57 Core at 1.7 GHz
System Memory: 2 GB DDR4Ah, same CPU as a decent smartphone...in 2015.
The lack of RAM in an edge device seems like the killer to me.
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/bug-in-wordpress-plugin-can-let-hackers-wipe-up-to-200000-sites/
WordPress site owners who use commercial themes provided by ThemeGrill are advised to update one of the plugins that come installed with these themes in order to patch a critical bug that can let attackers wipe their sites.
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@Pete-S said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Romo said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Processor: Quad ARM Cortex-A57 Core at 1.7 GHz
System Memory: 2 GB DDR4Ah, same CPU as a decent smartphone...in 2015.
Way more power than an average router
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I got this last night.
BBC News - Samsung explains mystery alert sent overnight
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I got this last night.
BBC News - Samsung explains mystery alert sent overnight
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51572775Me too. Ooops.
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@Pete-S said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Romo said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Processor: Quad ARM Cortex-A57 Core at 1.7 GHz
System Memory: 2 GB DDR4Ah, same CPU as a decent smartphone...in 2015.
Have you looked at the CPU used in most Cisco gear? There are reasons an ER-X outperforms any ASA, ever.
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@travisdh1 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Pete-S said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Romo said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Processor: Quad ARM Cortex-A57 Core at 1.7 GHz
System Memory: 2 GB DDR4Ah, same CPU as a decent smartphone...in 2015.
Have you looked at the CPU used in most Cisco gear? There are reasons an ER-X outperforms any ASA, ever.
Yeah, a modern Raspberry Pi CPU in a router is a big freaking deal. That's so much more power than they traditionally have.
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@travisdh1 isn't like a twenty year old 32bit MIPS the standard?
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@travisdh1 isn't like a twenty year old 32bit MIPS the standard?
For the higher end stuff, yes.
It's been a while, but if I remember correctly the low end ASA uses a single core 32 bit MIPS CPU. Yes, the ASIC handles all standard traffic, but do anything that has to touch the CPU and it just falls over. They're a lot like the CPUs SGI was using in the early 90s, so might be closer to 30 years old.
