https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-fends-off-zero-day-vulnerability-with-new-chrome-update
Author Archives: NickW
Urban broadband deserts
Digital redlining is a policy, not an accident. https://onezero.medium.com/urban-broadband-deserts-c7388d3abb06
NY can’t force ISPs to offer $15 low-income broadband plans, judge rules
We need more ISPs to compete with the monopolies. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/ny-cant-force-isps-to-offer-15-low-income-broadband-plans-judge-rules/ The city of Chattanooga, TN has fast, affordable broadband: https://www.thedailybeast.com/chattanooga-has-its-own-broadbandwhy-doesnt-every-city
Lenovo’s Yoga 7i series
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/yoga/yoga-2-in-1-series/Yoga-7i-15/p/88YGC701457
Intel in talks to acquire RISC-V firm SiFive for $2 billion
https://www.techradar.com/news/intel-in-talks-to-acquire-risc-v-firm-sifive-for-dollar2-billion
Researchers say reinforcement learning is the key to cracking general AI
https://thenextweb.com/news/deepmind-reinforcement-learning-enough-general-ai-syndication
Shockingly Invasive Malware Stole Data from 3.25 Million Windows Computers
https://gizmodo.com/this-shockingly-invasive-malware-stole-data-from-3-25-m-1847079897
The GCC Steering Committee takes a step away from the FSF
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-gcc-steering-committee-takes-a-step-away-from-the-free-software-foundation/
Microsoft debuts Automatic HTTPS for Edge in secure browsing upgrade
https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/microsoft-debuts-automatic-https-for-edge-in-secure-browsing-upgrade
Patch Released for 7-Year-Old Privilege Escalation Bug In Linux Service “Polkit”
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/21/06/12/174231/patch-released-for-7-year-old-privilege-escalation-bug-in-linux-service-polkit