Weekly Wash: The 5 Biggest Camera News Stories of the Week (July 14)

Weekly Wash

Amazon Prime Day is just a few days away and this week we have new product launches, scathing reviews, firmware fixes, and a big teaser from Canon. We were also very saddened to hear of the passing of esteemed photojournalist Thomas Hoepker at the age of 88. While the Nikon Z6 III left us feeling … Read more

ICYMI: The 7 biggest tech stories of the week from Samsung Unpacked to YouTube Music’s AI radio to free Prime Day games

A Samsung Z Flip 6, Galaxy Buds Pro3, Galaxy Ring, CMF Watch Pro 2, and CMF Phone 1 next to each other

This week we had two big phone reveals that are diametrically opposed in terms of price point. Galaxy Unpacked unveiled high-end foldable phones, and CMF by Nothing presented a new cheap and cheerful smartphone (that is surprisingly well equipped). We also saw other Samsung gadgets, got a sneak peek at Google and the Samsung XR … Read more

This week in security: Blast-RADIUS, Gitlab and Plormbing

The RADIUS authentication scheme, short for “Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service”, has been widely deployed for user authentication in a variety of scenarios. It’s a bit strange, because individual users authenticate to a “RADIUS Client”, sometimes also called a Network Access Server (NAS). In response to an authentication request, a NAS packages the authentication data … Read more

Asda scraps physically gruelling four-day working week, reveals critical factor in failure

Asda is abandoning plans to introduce a four-day working week after complaints from exhausted staff exposed a crucial misstep in the successful implementation of reduced working patterns. The supermarket chain launched a trial to have employees work their 44-hour week over four days instead of five for the same pay. That translated into 11-hour shift … Read more

Asda scraps four-day working week after 11-hour shifts leave staff exhausted

Asda has scrapped its four-day working week trial (Photo: Reuters) Asda has scrapped its flagship four-day working week policy after staff complained the extra hours were leaving them exhausted on their day off. The supermarket chain introduced a flexible work schedule last year, allowing managers to work 44 hours a day, spread over four days, … Read more

Asda scraps four-day working week after 11-hour shifts leave staff exhausted

ARCHIVE PHOTO: A worker pushes shopping trolleys in an Asda store in West London, Britain, April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

Tom SandersPublished Jul 8, 2024, 9:01 AM|Updated July 8, 2024, 11:28 AM Asda has scrapped its four-day working week trial (Photo: Reuters) Asda has scrapped its flagship four-day working week policy after staff complained the extra hours were leaving them exhausted on their day off. The supermarket chain introduced a flexible work schedule last year, … Read more

Asda ends four-day working week – after staff complained they were tired

ASDA has scrapped its four-day working week after staff complained the system left them feeling exhausted. Last year, the supermarket started a trial of flexible working hours for managers, but the reduced hours were rejected by employees. Employees in the trial at 20 Asda stores worked 44 hours over four days instead of five for … Read more

These 10+ Games Are Coming to Xbox Next Week (July 8-12)

Subscribe to Pure Xbox on YouTube25k Welcome to your Xbox games overview for July 8-12! There are some very intriguing titles coming to Xbox next week, especially when it comes to Xbox Game Pass, including Neon White, Tchia, and The Case of the Golden Idol! Here’s what’s coming to Xbox next week: On this page: … Read more

This week in security: hide your SSH, Polyfill and pack it

The big news this week was that OpenSSH has an unauthorized Remote Code Execution exploit. Or more precisely, it had one that was fixed in 2006, which was inadvertently reintroduced in 2021’s 8.5p1. The flaw is a signal handler race condition, where async-unsafe code is called from the SIGALARM handler. What does that mean? To … Read more

Samsung smart ring features leak ahead of rumored Galaxy launch next week

According to reports, the features of the brand new Samsung smart ring have already leaked ahead of the launch of the successful Galaxy next week. Samsung’s latest innovative piece of technology is set to wow potential buyers with jewelry that can measure the wearer’s stress levels, detect snoring and even measure skin temperature. Samsung’s smart … Read more