Month: April 2021
Apple’s new OS update, iOS 14.5, has the feature that Facebook is dead against The new privacy feature in ios 14.5
Apple has started rolling out its new OS update, iOS 14.5 (and iPad OS 14.5) that provides a few vital upgrades and handy features — including one that Facebook is stridently against. The update has a new privacy feature, named “App Tracking Transparency,” that requires permission for tracking. Basically, even…
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Apple Watch ECG functionality finally available to use in Australia Apple Watch ECG
Update (27/4/2021): Apple is now rolling out iOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4, and the latter adds the Apple Watch’s ECG feature to some models of the wearable. We’ve updated our original story from last week to reflect that change. During its Spring Loaded event in the wee hours of April…
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Update now: critical macOS security flaw patched in Big Sur 11.3 data privacy
The latest update to Apple’s macOS operating system has arrived today – Big Sur 11.3 – and security experts are urging all users to install the update as it contains a critical fix. The update patches a loophole discovered by security researcher Cedric Owens, which “allows an attacker to very…
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Tesla sees bitcoin as important financial tool to access cash quickly
Tesla’s relationship with bitcoin is not a dalliance, according to the comments made by the company’s CFO and dubbed “master of coin” Zach Kirkhorn during an earnings call Monday. Instead, the company believes in the longevity of bitcoin, despite its volatility. Tesla invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin this quarter and then…
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Tesla wants to make every home a distributed power plant
Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to turn every home into a distributed power plant that would generate, store and even deliver energy back into the electricity grid, all using the company’s products. While the company has been selling solar and energy storage products for years, a new company policy to…
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Thoma Bravo is buying Proofpoint in a $12.3 billion all-cash deal Proofpoint Headquarters
The cybersecurity and compliance firm Proofpoint has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction which values the company at approximately $12.3bn. Under the terms of the agreement, Proofpoint shareholders will receive $176 per share in cash and this…
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