Month: October 2020
NCSC: Stop delaying updates and get rid of Flash now null
Businesses have been urged not to skip important security updates just so that they can keep using Adobe Flash Player. The warning comes from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the government cybersecurity in the UK, which has warned of the potential dangers of delaying installing software updates. The NCSC…
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Figo’s connected sous vide promises to chill, seal and cook your meals
A company called Eat Figo has started crowdfunding for the Figo, an all-in-one connected sous vide that promises to vacuum-seal, refrigerate and cook your food. The idea is that you can prepare and season your meals, vacuum seal them and drop them in… Source
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Facebook’s latest integrations with Instagram could make it harder for regulators to break up the company
Today, let’s talk about a couple little things that could turn into a big thing. In January 2019, Mike Isaac reported a noteworthy development about Facebook at the New York Times. In the months to come, he said, Facebook would unify the technical infrastructure powering Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. To…
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One of the worst Windows 10 features will soon plague Android users too Windows 10
Microsoft search engine Bing has won an auction held by Google to determine which apps will be served as options to Android users when selecting their default search engine. The auction follows an antitrust settlement in Europe, which saw Google ordered to loosen its stranglehold on the search market. The…
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US court agrees with SEC that Kik’s $100 million coin offering violated the law
A US district judge for the Southern District of New York has agreed with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s assessment that Kik’s $100 million initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017 was a securities sale. Judge Alvin Hellerstein has granted SEC’s… Source
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Why does South Africa not have the Google Pixel phones? Google Pixel 4a
Google has the tech world talking after their recent launch of the Google Pixel 5. While South Africans are up-to-date on the latest products coming from Google, we’re left behind when it comes to availability in the country. This is especially true when it comes to their phones. Google Pixel…
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