Month: March 2022
Some of the most basic Android apps might be spying on you more than you’d think
Audio player loading… Google is constantly making improvements to the Play Store to prevent Android apps from spying on users but a new report claims that the company’s own apps have been collecting and sending user data back to the search giant. In a new research paper, computer science professor…
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Microsoft confirms Lapsus$ hackers stole source code via ‘limited’ access
The hacking group Lapsus$, known for claiming to have hacked Nvidia, Samsung, and more, this week claimed it has even hacked Microsoft. The group posted a file that it claimed contains partial source code for Bing and Cortana in an archive holding nearly 37GB of data. On Tuesday evening, after…
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Apple’s recovered from its second outage in two days
A few of Apple’s services experienced another outage on Tuesday, just one day after a good chunk of Apple’s services and online infrastructure were knocked offline on Monday. Apple’s system status page says that the issues with Apple Music, Podcasts, Books, and the App Store have been resolved, almost two…
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Starlink hikes prices for monthly service and starter kit, even if you put down a deposit
SpaceX’s internet-from-space program Starlink is increasing prices for both the purchase of Starlink kits and for the monthly service, according to a new email sent out to customers this afternoon reviewed by The Verge. The company says the “sole purpose of these adjustments is to keep pace with rising inflation.”…
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Apple services return to normal after second outage in two days
Refresh 2022-03-22T23:09:24.226Z And we’re back After roughly two hours, according to Apple’s Status Page reports, all systems are back to normal, or as the page puts it, “Resolved outage,” for the App Store, Apple Music, the Mac App Store, and Podcasts. The only remaining question is why this happened for…
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Multiple Apple services, including Music, appear down for the second day in a row
Refresh 2022-03-22T22:51:35.711Z (Image credit: Future) Issues resolved, outages ongoing Apple appears to have solved all its issues revolving around Apple Card, Game Center, iCloud.com, and Weather. The remaining five issues with Podcasts, Mac App Store, Apple Music, Apple Books, and the App Store are ongoing. All Apple’s outage reports note…
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