Month: June 2021
New Foundation trailer teases Apple TV Plus’ ambitious sci-fi epic
Last week Apple revealed that Foundation, the upcoming sc-fi show based on a series of books by Isaac Asimov, would debut on Apple TV Plus in September. Now we have something even better: a proper trailer. It’s the first good look at the show since the debut teaser last year,…
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Surgical robotics company CMR raises $600M
UK-based robotics company CMR Surgical this morning announced a $600 million Series D. This latest round, led by Softbank’s Vision Fund 2 and co-led by Ally Bridge Group, joins an existing $384.8 million already raised by the Cambridge firm. It values the company at $3 billion. CMR’s flagship product is…
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Hackers compromised Microsoft support agent to launch attacks against customers Cartoon Phishing
Cybersecurity researchers from Microsoft have shared details about a recent and “mostly unsuccessfully” campaign by state-sponsored actors against several customers. Security experts at the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) note that threat actor Nobelium used an information-stealing malware on the computer of a customer support agent to launch a series…
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Netflix users on Android can now stream partially downloaded content
Netflix is launching a new feature for Android users that allows them to view partially downloaded titles — which will hopefully make exasperated attempts to quickly download content minutes before a flight a slightly less distressing experience. Beginning today, Android users on mobile and tablets (versions 7.64 and higher) will…
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Vivo V21 Pro set for launch soon Vivo V21
Vivo has introduced several smartphones in the Vivo V21 lineup, and it seems like the company is set to introduce another one soon. The new smartphone to join this lineup is the Vivo V21 Pro. According to reports by 91Mobiles, the Vivo V21 Pro is set for release in the…
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Linux kernel now officially supports Apple M1 Linus Torvalds
The latest Linux kernel release, version 5.13, has become the first official kernel to support Apple M1-powered devices. In the works for two months, the larger-than-usual release had a relatively uneventful development cycle. For reasons that continue to remain a mystery, the codename for this release has been changed to…
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