German Court Bans Tesla Ad Statements Related To Autonomous Driving
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Germany has banned Tesla from repeating what a court says are misleading advertising statements relating to the capabilities of the firm's driver assistance systems and to autonomous driving, a Munich judge ruled on Tuesday. Tesla can appeal the ruling. The case was brought by Germany's… Read More »
Posted on 14 July 2020 | 5:10 pmIBM Job Ad Calls For a Minimum 12 Years' Experience With Kubernetes -- Which is Six Years Old
IBM's Global Technology Services has posted a job ad calling for candidates with a "minimum 12+ years' experience in Kubernetes administration and management." From a report: Which is a little odd because the first GitHub commit for the project was made on June 7, 2014. And the feature freeze for version 1.0 was announced on May 22, 2015.… Read More »
Posted on 14 July 2020 | 4:30 pmTrump Administration Rescinds Rule on Foreign Students
Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic. From a report: The decision was announced at the start of a hearing… Read More »
Posted on 14 July 2020 | 3:35 pmMicrosoft Warns of a 17-Year-Old 'Wormable' Bug
Since WannaCry and NotPetya struck the internet just over three years ago, the security industry has scrutinized every new Windows bug that could be used to create a similar world-shaking worm. Now one potentially "wormable" vulnerability -- meaning an attack can spread from one machine to another with no human interaction -- has appeared in… Read More »
Posted on 14 July 2020 | 3:10 pmChina Will Sanction Lockheed Martin Over Arms Sales To Taiwan
China firmly opposes US arms sales to Taiwan," Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a press conference. Taiwan is a self-ruled… Read More »
Posted on 14 July 2020 | 2:30 pmBiden Announces $2 Trillion Climate Plan
Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Tuesday a new plan to spend $2 trillion over four years to significantly escalate the use of clean energy in the transportation, electricity and building sectors, part of a suite of sweeping proposals designed to create economic opportunities and build infrastructure while also tackling climate change. DogDude… Read More »
Posted on 14 July 2020 | 1:50 pm