Day: March 21, 2019

Russian hackers are targeting government systems ahead of the EU parliament election, according to cybersecurity company FireEye. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/21/russia-hackers-influence-eu-election-phishing/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D4476%252C2916%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1042%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2018-11%252F9a640c80-eb71-11e8-ba75-14651486be29%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D4f871043135b9b1bc39e7047b173381a2f5d2ac4&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=7aa3ca8d67951a6a5290b830181d9a54de056f38

AT&T and Comcast are partnering to authenticate calls made between the two networks, letting customers know when there’s a genuine caller — not a spammer — on the phone. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/20/18274775/att-comcast-robocalls-system-combathttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63272593/DSCF2964.0.jpg

BMW has said that it wants to build all variants of its cars (hybrid, gas, electric) on the same production lines. So, a 3 Series with an internal combustion engine (ICE) will be built right beside one with a battery pack. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/20/bmw-future-ev-motor-battery/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?resize=2000%2C2000%2Cshrink&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2019-03%2F76251c30-4a0b-11e9-bffc-332d7970420a&client=a1acac3e1b3290917d92&signature=8c306c71d9fe6ef13505a3cc00a6db26ac4bcd0a

Facebook is making it a bit easier to keep track of who’s talking to who in a busy group chat. It’s rolling out a thread feature for Messenger that lets you reply to specific messages (including media and emoji). from https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/20/facebook-messenger-threads/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1600%252C900%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C900%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-03%252F71f3bd20-4b40-11e9-9efb-40aea9b02b52%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Dfd00a60886a5247a45bc375f740717f1b353e95d&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=42589ced8e7a2952e5cb4cd6701a3d5052ddcafc

At an Economic Club event in Washington, DC today, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson was interrupted on stage by a robocall, pausing an interview in front of dozens of people and driving home that absolutely no one is safe from the spam epidemic. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/20/18274519/att-ceo-robocall-randall-stephenson-live-interview-fcc-ajit-paihttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63270622/876843460.jpg.0.jpg