In a bill passed by the New York state legislature last week, digital electronics manufacturers – such as Apple or Samsung – would need to make repair instructions and spare parts available to consumers and independent technicians. The “right to repair” legislation, which is awaiting the governor’s signature for it to become law, is the […]
Elon Musk Tells Executives He Intends To Cut 10% Of Workforce
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sent a follow-up email to company executives urging them to “pause hiring worldwide.” The billionaire also announced plans to cut 10% of Tesla’s workforce. “Tesla will be reducing salaried headcount by 10% as we have become overstaffed in many areas,” Musk said in the email. Musk also revealed in another […]
Microsoft Loosens Stance On Unions
Microsoft has promised to engage with employee unions in the company. The sudden shift marks a significant change in the disapproval of unions by the major technology platforms. Microsoft also stated that it will not prevent its employees from joining a union. Microsoft President Brad Smith called the campaign inevitable in his statement on the […]
Unprotected Elasticsearch Databases Now Being Ransomed
Online security provider firm Secureworks has detected a new cybercrime campaign wherein unsecured internet-facing Elasticsearch instances are used to steal databases and replace them with a ransom note to obtain the database back. Secureworks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) uncovered four different email addresses deemed liable for the compromise of over 1,200 different databases. Since the […]
