Month: April 2021
How Has The Pandemic Changed Your Relationship To Social Media?
Special life moments and important rites of passage have looked drastically different this past year. Perhaps you had to cancel a wedding, or hold a baby shower over Zoom. And with many of us changing the way we socialize and interact, you may have had to grapple with how much…
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Spotify is okay with Joe Rogan telling 21-year-olds not to get vaccinated
In a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the world’s most popular podcaster suggests that healthy young people don’t need the COVID-19 vaccine, contrary to the advice of health professionals trying to stem a pandemic that’s killed more than 3 million people. Rogan said he believes “for the most…
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Hackers abused a macOS security hole to infect users via poisoned search results MacBook
If you haven’t updated to the latest version of macOS yet, now is the time to do so as security researchers have identified a new campaign that uses fake application bundles to install malware on the Macs of unsuspecting users. In a recent blog post, the mac malware specialists at…
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Eddy Cue wanted to bring iMessage to Android in 2013
Eddy Cue pushed to bring iMessage to Android as early as 2013, according to a new deposition made public as part of the Epic case. Currently Apple’s senior VP of software and services, Cue wanted to devote a full team to iMessage support on Android, only to be overruled by…
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Intel ships record number of laptop CPUs thanks to rising mobile PC demand Intel
Intel is selling more laptop CPUs than ever, thanks to increased demand in the mobile PC market driven by the boom in the pandemic-era at-home workforce and distance learning needs. In an earnings call this week, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said: “The PC ecosystem, in particular, is experiencing a resurgence.…
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Biden administration says DHS can’t collect even more social media info at the border
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has denied a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) request to expand its collection of social media account information from people entering the country, saying that the DHS hadn’t proved the information collection was practically useful. The DHS was mandated by former President Donald…
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