Troy Hunt: No, VTech cannot simply absolve itself of security responsibility
A few months ago, the Hong Kong based toy maker VTech allowed itself to be hacked and millions of accounts exposed including hundreds of thousands of kids complete with names, ages, genders, photos and their relationships to their parents replete with where they (and assumedly their children) could…
Hasnain says:
So they're effectively saying "we got hacked, it's no big deal, we'll just make our customers agree in the ToC that their data will be hacked by someone"
Posted on 2016-02-09T04:10:27+0000
Apple takes its eye off the ball: Why Apple fans are really coming to hate Apple software
There always have been two great virtues in Apple 's policy of keeping the development of hardware and core software in-house: their seamless integration with each other and their quality.
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Posted on 2016-02-09T03:57:52+0000
You can now fit 256 people into a WhatsApp group chat
The maximum number of people you can have in a WhatsApp group chat has increased to 256, rather than 100 as it was before. It's not clear why WhatsApp settled on the oddly specific number, but it'll be good news for those users for whom 100 just wasn't big enough.
Hasnain says:
It used to say "It's not clear why WhatsApp settled on the oddly specific number".
Did the journalist not think to ask a single tech person?
Posted on 2016-02-09T00:29:53+0000
An introduction to C++'s variadic templates: a thread-safe multi-type map
Trivia: One of our favorite motto in our C++ team at work is: you shall use dependency injections instead of singletons! It actually comes with our unit-testing strategy. If the various components of your architecture are too tightly coupled, it becomes a tremendous effort to deeply test small criti…
These Gorgeous Buildings Showcase the Surprisingly Innovative Future of Wood
Wood is the future. That’s the feeling you get after looking through the 2016 award winners named by WoodWorks, the United States wood building council.
The Rich Are Already Using Robo-Advisers, and That Scares Banks
Banks are watching wealthy clients flirt with robo-advisers, and that’s one reason the lenders are racing to release their own versions of the automated investing technology this year, according to a consultant.
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Posted on 2016-02-08T03:43:50+0000
Disappointed With Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Return Home
Many of the Iraqis who joined Syrians, Africans and Afghans in the great migrant wave to Europe last year with expectations of quick success are now turning around.
Hasnain says:
"Last summer, Facebook was filled with posts about making the trip. Now, some Iraqis in Europe are turning to social media to warn their countrymen away. One video posted recently shows an Iraqi man complaining of the food in Europe and saying, “I’m just waiting for my flight to Baghdad, and I will be back soon. I would advise everyone not to take the risk and come to Europe.”"
Posted on 2016-02-08T03:41:53+0000
The Rent-Seeking Is Too Damn High
This is In Real Terms, a new column analyzing the week in economic news. We’re still experimenting with the format, so tell us what you think. Email me or drop a note in the comments. And thank you…
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"A new poll from the Pew Research Center released Thursday gives some more perspective on voters’ anxieties. Nearly half of those polled said their family incomes aren’t keeping up with the cost of living; among those identifying as lower class, two-thirds said their incomes weren’t keeping up. And despite the improving job market — the latest jobs numbers will be released this morning — 58 percent of middle-class respondents said good jobs are difficult to find. (Among the lower class, 73 percent said this.)"
Posted on 2016-02-08T03:38:00+0000
GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and employees depart — and we have the full...
As GitHub grows up, disgruntled employees are telling startling stories. But it seems to be part of normal growing pains
Hasnain says:
""They are trying to control culture, interviewing and firing. Scary times at the company without a seasoned leader. While their efforts are admirable it is very hard to even interview people who are 'white' which makes things challenging," this person said.
Sanchez is known for some strong views about diversity. She wrote an article for USA Today shortly before she joined GitHub titled, "More white women does not equal tech diversity."
At one diversity training talk held at a different company and geared toward people of color, she came on a bit stronger with a point that says, "Some of the biggest barriers to progress are white women." Here's a photo of the talk, which was shared with Business Insider."
I don't even know where to start here.
Posted on 2016-02-06T19:56:02+0000
The U.S. Is Running Out of Nurses
The country has experienced nursing shortages for decades, but an aging population means the problem is about to get much worse.
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Posted on 2016-02-06T07:41:10+0000