Month: March 2021
Apple reportedly denies Parler’s App Store appeal, citing derogatory terms and ‘Nazi symbols’
Apple has reportedly denied social media company Parler’s bid to reenter the iOS App Store, saying its platform hasn’t addressed problems with offensive content. Bloomberg reported the news earlier today, quoting a message reportedly sent on February 25th. According to Bloomberg, Apple said that Parler’s latest community guidelines still didn’t…
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Nyan Cat’s creator is running an event to sell memes like Bad Luck Brian and Keyboard Cat as NFTs
After selling Nyan Cat as an NFT, its creator, Chris Torres, has found himself working on an even bigger event: a week-long series of auctions where classic memes are being sold on the blockchain by their original creators. Torres calls the event Memeconomy, and he’s hoping it’ll bring both recognition…
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Datto snaps up threat detection firm BitDam security
The managed service provider (MSP) technology company Datto has announced that it has acquired the Israel-based cyber threat detection company BitDam for an undisclosed sum. BitDam’s cyber-defense platform helps organizations secure collaboration tools including Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace from malware, phishing and ransomware. The company’s threat detection technology was…
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YouTube’s search bar was spacing out in many web browsers today
So this was a weird one: depending on the browser you’re using, your space bar may not have worked in the YouTube.com search bar for a little while today. Pressing it would make absolutely nothing happen, so your YouTube searches ended up being one long string of words. The bug…
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The Department of Defense is establishing a working group to focus on climate change
The U.S. Department of Defense is setting up a working group to focus on climate change. The new group will be led by Joe Bryan, who was appointed as a special assistant to the Secretary of Defense focused on climate earlier this year. The move is one of several steps…
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Superpowered lets you see your schedule and join meetings from the Mac menu bar
A newly launched Mac app called Superpowered aims to make it easier to stay on top of all your Zoom calls and Google Meets, without having to scramble to find the meeting link in your inbox or calendar app at the last minute. Instead of relying on calendar reminders, Superpowered offers…
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