Month: May 2020
Apple and Google’s COVID-19 contact tracing tech is ready
Today, Apple and Google are releasing their COVID-19 contact tracing technology to public health agencies (PHAs) around the world. So far, 22 countries on five continents have requested the API, which will allow PHAs to develop their own contact trac… Source
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COVID-19 exposure notification settings begin to go live for iOS users with new update
Apple has released iOS 13.5, which includes support for the Exposure Notification API that it co-created with Google to support public health authorities in their contact tracing efforts to combat COVID-19. The API requires third-party apps developed by public health authorities for use, and none have yet been released, but…
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Lego Super Mario is getting a Cat Mario ‘Power-Up Pack’ – and it’s purrfect
Lego Super Mario arrives on August 1, but that hasn’t stopped Nintendo from showing off a range of new ‘Power-Up Packs’ that players will be able to purchase. Based on classic costumes from the Super Mario video games, the Power-Up Packs unlock new ways to play with the plastic plumber.…
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Apple and Google launch exposure notification API, enabling public health authorities to release apps
Apple and Google today made available the first public version of their exposure notification API, which was originally debuted as a joint contact-tracing software tool. The partners later renamed it the Exposure Notification system to more accurately reflect its functionality, which is designed to notify individuals of potential exposure to…
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Twitter is testing a feature that limits who can reply to your tweets
Twitter today acknowledged that it’s begun testing a new setting that let users limit who can reply to tweets. The setting was first noted earlier this year. Similar to Facebook’s post view settings, the current implementation features a small glove icon in the corner. Tapping on it brings up a…
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Home Chef confirms breach after 8 million user records found on the dark web
Meal delivery service Home Chef has confirmed a data breach, two weeks after a data breach seller listed a database of 8 million customer records on a dark web marketplace. The Chicago-based company said customer names, email addresses and phone numbers were taken in the breach, along with scrambled passwords.…
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