Month: May 2022
A pig virus may have contributed to the death of first pig heart transplant patient
A preventable infection by a porcine virus might have contributed to the death of the first patient to have a heart transplant with a pig organ, MIT Technology Review reported this week. David Bennett Sr, who had severe heart disease, received a genetically modified pig heart in early January of…
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Amazon’s made it a little harder to buy Kindle books on Android
It felt like a sneaky hack because, for years, you could buy a Kindle book on the Amazon app on an Android device when you couldn’t do the exact same thing on an iOS one. But that unique relationship has ended, as first noted by Ars Technica. When attempting to…
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Another top NFT company has been hit by a phishing attack
Audio player loading… The official Discord channel of the NFT marketplace OpenSea was recently infiltrated by cybercriminals who used it to distribute a phishing link. According to The Verge, a bot in the channel made a fake announcement that the NFT marketplace was partnering with YouTube and that users should…
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Microsoft’s Xbox streaming stick and TV app are less than 12 months away — again
In November 2020, Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealed you’d likely be able to stream Xbox games to your TV “in the next 12 months.” And, in June 2021, the company confirmed it would soon offer both a smart TV app and an Xbox streaming stick to make it happen.…
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19 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts on Sale Now
Did Mom’s special holiday sneak up on you, too? Don’t sweat it. Source
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AirTags are sending a new kind of false alarm, report says
Apple’s AirTags have been sending out “phantom” alerts that are confusing iPhone users, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. The AirTags, which launched last year, feature anti-stalking measures that are designed to alert users when an unknown AirTag has been detected on their person over an extended period…
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