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Amazon slams media for not saying nice things about AWS, denies it strip-mines open-source code for huge profits
In its recent lawsuit against AWS, open source biz Elastic, cited in the New York Times article and a business which is public in its disaffection with Amazon, did not accuse AWS of copying its open source search software – which anyone can copy by virtue of its open source license. Rather, the …
Since the FCC won't act, Congress finally moves on robocalls by passing half-decent TRACED Act
The new law is likely to prove effective: it gives the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the power to fine robocallers up to $20,000 every time they make "unwanted calls or text messages from a caller using an unauthenticated number." This could swiftly add up to massive fines, given the h…
Oracle finally responds to wage discrimination claims… by suing US Department of Labor
In a lawsuit [PDF] filed Wednesday in a Washington DC district court, Big Red accuses the US Department of Labor of “unprecedented overreach by an executive agency,” and claims the agency doesn’t have the authority to cut Oracle out of government contracts for its discriminatory practices or sue…
Airbus A350 software bug forces airlines to turn planes off and on every 149 hours
The revised AD, effective from tomorrow (26 July), exempts only those new A350-941s which have had modified software pre-loaded on the production line. For all other A350-941s, operators need to completely power the airliner down before it reaches 149 hours of continuous power-on time.
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Why telcos 'handed over' people's GPS coords to a bounty hunter: He just had to ask nicely
Matthew Marre was charged [PDF] last month with allegedly obtaining "confidential phone record information ... by making false and fraudulent statements and representations." It is claimed he called a hotline run by various mobile networks, and asked for the GPS location of specific cellphones –…
Ex-Mozilla CTO: US border cops demanded I unlock my phone, laptop at SF airport – and I'm an American citizen
"On this trip, the kiosk directed me to a Customs and Border Patrol agent who kept my passport and sent me to secondary inspection," Gal said. "There I quickly found myself surrounded by three armed agents wearing bullet proof vests. They started to question me aggressively regarding my trip, my…