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Google is telling Chrome users that it has extended an advanced defensive technology to protect against attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in the browser's Blink rendering engine.
Chrome 77, which launched in September but was supplanted by Chrome 78 on Oct. 22, received the beefed-up site isolation, wrote Alex Moshchuk and Łukasz Anforowicz, two Google software engineers, in an Oct. 17 post to a company blog. "Site Isolation in Chrome 77 now helps defend against significantly stronger attacks," the two said. "Site Isolation can now handle even severe attacks where the renderer process is fully compromised via a security bug, such as memory corruption bugs or Universal Cross-Site Scripting (UXSS) logic errors."
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Omio (née GoEuro) has acquired multimodal travel veteran Rome2rio as it works on building out a global travel aggregator business, having taken the decision to zoom out from its home market of Europe earlier this year.
Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed. But Omio raised a $150 million funding round a year ago, so itpresumably splashing a portion of that capital now.
Itnot Omiofirst acquisition (others have includedBusRadar for beefing up its bus search capabilities). But it looks to be the first with its eye on a broader global business horizon.
Rome2rio is based in Melbourne, Australia, and offers search tools for travelers covering multiple transportation options all around the world.
Some 10 million locations are covered by its product, which serves results for more than 5,000 train, bus, flight, ferry and intra-city public transportation operators.
The 2010 founded startup has some 18 million users per month. It had only raised a very small amount of VC over nearly a decade of operations, per Crunchbase.
Omio says it will maintain Rome2rio as a separate brand, so the company will be operating two travel aggregator brands going forward. The companies will collaborate to &create new and better experiences& for global travelers by combining Rome2rioend-to-end journey planning offer with the extensive transport inventory thatbookable via Omio, it adds.
Commenting in a statement,Naren Shaam, CEO and founder of Omio, said: &We are excited to welcome the Rome2rio team to Omio. They have built a great product with innovative tech and delivered impressive growth. Together, our two brands will reach half a billion users every year and offer access to thousands of transportation operators globally, helping us deliver our vision to solve consumer travel globally.&
&Joining forces with Omio is a natural extension of our existing product experience,& added Dr. Michael Cameron, CEO and co-founder of Rome2rio, in another statement. &We have spent almost a decade refining our ability to help users figure out how to get from one corner of the globe to another. Now, with Omio, Rome2rio customers will be able to book tickets with more transport providers than ever before, and receive support throughout their journey.
&Rome2rio and Omio share a vision of creating simple, intuitive multi-modal transport products for our users. As a team, we are excited about the opportunity to work with Omio, integrate our technologies and leverage each otherexpertise to scale even more quickly.&
Further acquisitions look to be on the cards for Omio, which says it will look to buy its way into new geographies — as well as seeking to grow organically and via partnering with more transport providers.
Currently the 2013-founded travel business has an average of 27 million monthly users. It also says it has 18 million app downloads to date, as well as more than 800 partnerships with transportation providers.
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Write comment (95 Comments)In early September 2017 David Rimmer was on the final day of a corporate get-together in the US, organised by Equifax, the giant financial firm he worked for.
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If you're a curmudgeonly 30- or- 40-something that's neck deep in reliving your single-digit and teenage years through retro games, does Walmart have some deals for you.
The early Walmart Black Friday sale has now included a number of retro arcade cabinets from the likes of the retro wizards at Arcade 1Up and Japanese game developer-slash-hardware
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Write comment (98 Comments)The Shelby GT500 is a beast on the track. Itnot a surprise. After a day driving around Las Vegas, I found something that surprised me: The GT500 is as comfortable on the road as it is on the track.
The Shelby GT500 is an icon of motoring. The name implies a simple formula of stuffing a lot of power into a modest body. I&m pleased to report Ford stuck to the proven method for the 2020 GT500. A 5.2L supercharged engine provides 760 HP in this coupe. Itthe most powerful Ford ever mass-produced. The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is a future classic, and unlike its predecessors, the car is memorable for more than just going fast in a straight line.
The 2013-2014 GT500 was a monster. It was raw and unhinged and had the thumping soul of a muscle car from a bygone era. It was a Mustang in its purest form. Fast down the drag strip and prone to crash when burning out of Cars and Coffee. This time around, Ford created something different. The 2020 GT500 is still packed with power, but refined enough to create a vehicle thatcapable and comfortable.
On the track, The GT500 dives into corners and roars down the straights. On the drag strip, it hits the quarter-mile in less than 11 seconds (I did a 10.98). And on the street, itcomfortable driving between red lights. The GT500 is a car someone could drive daily to and from an office park. I took my tester to Starbucks and through the back streets of Las Vegas. Itsublime thanks to a brilliant implementation of a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
The DCT manages the communication between the engine and tires. Itlovely. The dual-clutch transmission is lightning quick, with shifts happening as fast as 80ms. On the track, thatcritical, and on the streets, it makes for easy driving. When cruising from red light to red light, the shifts are refined. They&re quick and light as they translate the engineobscene power into mild motoring.
During my short time with the 2020 GT500, I never felt overwhelmed with power when driving it on city streets. The 2020 GT500 is an exercise in controlled restraint. Somehow this 760 HP Ford can hit 60 mph in 3.3 seconds and still be easy to putz around town. Itsurprising and a testament to the advances made within Dearborn.
The on-street feel is critical to the success of the latest GT500. Not everyone is looking for a dragster or track superstar. With this performance car, Ford is punching up, appealing to entry-level Porsche and BMW buyers with sticker shock. The GT500 is not apologetic. Itnot trying to be a European sports car, and yet I find it competitive with some of the best from Germany.
Yet don&t sleep on this GT500. When instructed, the 760 HP engine will rip the soul from your body. Drop the pedal to the floor, and it hits 60 mph nearly as fast as FordGT supercar.
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The interior is lackluster for the price. When the GT500 is fitted with all the options, it approaches six figures. The performance is worth the sticker price, but the interior is that of a car costing around $30,000. The GT500 comes with upgraded seats, extra gauges and some materials are improved. In the end, the GT500 lacks the interior refinement of an M3 or AMG C Class, and it will likely cost Ford some sales.
Ford engineers fitted the Shelby GT500 with a powertrain that will devour tracks. The dual-clutch transmission keeps the 760 HP supercharged engine in line. During my time on the track, this DCT performed admirably, gleefully holding shifts until the right moment and rev-matching downshifts while dipping into corners. Sure, a manual transmission would be fun at times, but using this DCT means peak performance is more obtainable.
The 2020 Shelby GT500 attacks corners, unlike any most muscle cars, dipping and diving without a hint of the brakes fading. It grips better than expected, holding the tires on the tarmac even during the most extreme cornering. The on-track performance is impressive for any car, let alone a Mustang. The GT500 offers class-leading track performance. A Dodge SRT Hellcat Redeye will beat the Mustang to a quarter-mile, but the Mustang will pull ahead at the first corner.
On the drag strip, nearly anyone can hit an 11-second quarter mile. During my time at the track, there was a stiff headwind, and it took me four runs down the strip to go from 11.4 seconds to 10.98 seconds. Ford says the car can do it in 10.9, and I see little reason to doubt that time.
Monster burn-outs are a few menu options away. With just a couple button presses, a novice can lock the front wheels and spin the rears to create a massive plume of burning rubber.
Turn the exhaust to normal or track, and the car screams when the throttle is wide open. The noise is impressive. Itfull range and sounds more supercar than muscle car. I found the exhaust note to be more expansive than just an explosive rumble.
I asked a Ford engineer if the GT500 was louder than the GT350. He laughed before answering with a straight face. &First of all, both are legal,& he said, alluding to the explosive exhaust note. Unlike the GT350, the GT500 has a quiet mode. Itnot as soft as a Camry, but in this mode, the GT500 is less obnoxious, making it easier to drive daily.
Ithard to imagine where the Mustang goes from here. I spent a day racing the GT500 around desert roads and the Las Vegas Speedway. Itincredible and exceeded my expectations. The GT500power is endless, and the noise is intoxicating. How does Ford improve while maintaining the Shelby Cobra heritage? Likewise, will future versions lean on electric motors to squeak even more performance from Fordpony car?
Never mind about the future. As it sits right now, the 2020 GT500 is the pinnacle of muscle car performance.
Purists will decry Forduse of an automatic transmission in this car, saying the GT500 should have a standard instead. Itunderstandable. A manual transmission results in a commanding feeling of control. And for those looking for such experience, the much-less expensive GT350 is worth a look. The GT350 offers much of the usable power of the GT500 in a more traditional package. In the run-up to driving the GT500, I borrowed a 2019 GT350 for a week. Ita beast, and I loved it. The steering seemed more direct than the GT500, and the manual transmission resulted in the feeling of unhinged power thatsomewhat lacking in the carefully packaged GT500.
Want an over-the-top, muscle car feel? Get the GT350. Want a supercar experience at a pony car price? Get the GT500.
Itnearly a mischaracterization to call the GT500 a muscle car. The GT350 is a muscle car with its standard transmission and raw 5.2L flat-plane crank engine. The GT500, with its supercharged 760 HP engine and dual-clutch transmission, is something more refined. Itnot a supercar, nor is it a muscle car. Itjust a fantastic sports car living its best life.
Itundeniable: In 2019, we are living in the twilight of combustion engines. Electric is the future. And in these last days, internal combustion engines are a work of art. Automakers from all parts of the globe are turning out wonderful engines that are breathtaking in their efficiency and performance. The supercharged 5.2L found in the GT500 is a masterpiece.
The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is the most powerful Mustang to date, and I would venture to say, one of the last without an assist from an electric motor. Enjoy it while it lasts. These sorts of fossil fuel-burning, greenhouse gas-emitting monsters from Detroit are long for this world.
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A code of practice should govern when police forces deploy facial recognition technology, the information commissioner has said.
It comes after South Wales Police was found to have acted lawfully when a shopper complained his human rights were
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