Month: February 2021
Chrome 88 update includes important security fix for zero-day vulnerability
It’s more important than usual to update to the latest version of Chrome. Version 88.0.4324.150 of Google’s browser released on Thursday fixes a vulnerability which the search giant says is actively being exploited in the wild. The update is rolling out now across Windows, Mac, and Linux. Google isn’t providing…
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Twinco Capital scores €3M for its supply chain finance solution
Twinco Capital, a Madrid and Amsterdam-based startup making it easier to access supply chain finance, has raised €3 million in funding. Leading the round is Spanish VC fund Mundi Ventures, with participation from previous backer Finch Capital and several unnamed angels. Twinco Capital also has a debt facility with the…
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Xiaomi’s new concept phone has a waterfall display on all four edges
Xiaomi has announced its latest phone concept: a “quad-curved waterfall display.” This means that the unnamed phone’s screen not only has deep 88-degree “waterfall” curves on the left and right sides, but on the top and bottom as well, leaving no room for ports or buttons. Xiaomi says this is…
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Instagram is going TikTok-esque with vertically scrollable stories Instagram dark mode
Social media platforms often draw inspiration from their peers. One such feature is Stories that were first introduced by Snapchat but have become a part of almost all social platforms, including LinkedIn. Until now, these stories could be horizontally scrolled on most applications apart from TikTok, which followed a vertically…
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Baltimore’s spy planes will fly no more
Baltimore, Maryland city officials have unanimously voted to end the city police department’s spy plane surveillance program, according to The Baltimore Sun (via Vice). Sorry, wait, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) had a spy plane program? Yes, and it was called AIR, which stands for Aerial Investigation Research. The program…
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PayPal is shutting down domestic payments business in India
PayPal is shutting down its domestic business in India, less than four years after the American giant kickstarted local operations in the world’s second largest internet market. “From 1 April 2021, we will focus all our attention on enabling more international sales for Indian businesses, and shift focus away from…
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