Month: October 2021
Microsoft wants to help fill thousands of cybersecurity jobs
Software giant Microsoft has announced the launch of a national campaign to help train 250,000 people to boost the cybersecurity industry in the US. Announcing the news in a blog post, Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith said the four-year campaign looks to help fill a quarter-million jobs by…
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The Morning After: Facebook is now called Meta
While Facebook the social network is still Facebook, the overarching company that it created is now called Meta. Facebook Inc. is changing its name in order to distinguish its myriad parts from the social network, which has an increasingly poor reputation pretty much everywhere. Particularly in the last few weeks.…
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The Apple Watch Series 7 Isn’t a Huge Upgrade, but That’s OK
This new iterative smartwatch focuses on biking, and the battery life still stinks. Source
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You’ll struggle to get the Google Pixel 6 Pro anytime soon
Google’s new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro handsets are the best smartphones the company has released to date, and with an attractive price point to boot, they’re a popular buy right now. It looks like they may be too popular though, as the Pixel 6 Pro now comes with…
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Microsoft PowerToys get Windows 11 UI updates, universal mic mute, and find my mouse feature
Microsoft is updating its PowerToys for Windows with new UI changes for Windows 11, a universal video conference mute, and a find my mouse feature. The software maker has been gradually improving PowerToys ahead of the Windows 11 launch, with a settings interface to match the OS and now changes…
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LG TVs can now automatically disable motion smoothing for Prime Video
LG’s 2020 and 2021 4K and 8K TVs can now turn on Filmmaker Mode automatically when you’re watching content from Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service, LG has announced. Filmmaker mode was launched in 2019 as a convenient way to turn off picture processing features like motion smoothing and image sharpening,…
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