Month: April 2021
Google is removing its Play Movies and TV app from every Roku and most smart TVs
The Google Play Movies and TV app will no longer be available on any Roku set-top box or any Samsung, LG, Vizio or Roku smart TV starting July 15th, Google has announced (via 9to5Google). If you have movies or TV shows purchased or rented through the service, you’ll still be…
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Here’s another important reason to patch your VPN now VPN
Security experts always recommend that organizations install the latest patches when they become available but this advice has gone unheeded by many owners of Fortinet’s enterprise VPN devices. Back in 2019, the path traversal vulnerability in the web portal of FortinetOS’ SSL VPN devices (tracked as CVE-2018-13379) became widely known.…
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Battery Resourcers raises $20M to commercialize its recycling-plus-manufacturing operations
Equipment at Battery Resourcers’ new cathode sintering and analysis facility in Novi, Michigan. (Photo: Battery Resourcers) As a greater share of the transportation market becomes electrified, companies have started to grapple with how to dispose of the thousands of tons of used electric vehicle batteries that are expected to come…
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Daily Crunch: Microsoft acquires Nuance for $19.7B
Microsoft makes a big healthcare tech acquisition, Twitter is building a presence in Africa and Apple may be cooking up some new smart home products. This is your Daily Crunch for April 12, 2021. The big story: Microsoft acquires Nuance for $19.7B Microsoft announced this morning that it’s acquiring speech-to-text…
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The first trailer for Samsung’s new branded Hulu show is suspiciously light on Samsung
The first trailer for Exposure — the upcoming, Samsung-branded reality TV show from Hulu that’s one part photography competition, one part Galaxy S21 Ultra advertisement — is here. But for a show that’s been paid for by Samsung explicitly to highlight the power of the cameras on Samsung’s phones, it’s…
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Airbnb is trying to preemptively cancel post-pandemic bacchanals
Airbnb is attempting to put the kibosh on disruptive post-vaccine summer parties by launching its “Summer of Responsible Travel” plan, focused on offering more support to hosts and their neighbors, and adjusting its policies to prevent Airbnbs from being used for things other than calm, socially distanced stays. Airbnb’s most…
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