Month: June 2022
Why big tech companies are so quiet on abortion rights
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, companies across the tech industry rushed out messaging on where they stood. Apple said its health plan had long covered travel costs for out-of-state reproductive health care; Microsoft said it would expand its health coverage to include travel costs for…
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High-severity Microsoft bug opened door to container cluster hijacking
Audio player loading… After being tipped off by cybersecurity researchers from Unit 42, a division of Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft has pushed out a patch for a high-severity vulnerability found in Service Fabric. Publishing a blog post (opens in new tab) to explain what happened, Microsoft said the vulnerability allowed…
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Ron Gilbert won’t post about the new Monkey Island anymore following online abuse
This week, we finally saw the first gameplay trailer of Return to Monkey Island, a follow-up to the first and second Monkey Island games that’s headed up by Ron Gilbert. Much of the game’s rollout has been delightful — an apparent April Fools’ joke by Gilbert about a new Monkey…
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Look away, LastPass: Google Password Manager just received a killer upgrade
Audio player loading… In a move that will doubtless keep other vendors on their toes, Google has rolled out a significant batch of updates for its password manager service. With this release, users are set for a more unified password management experience that’s the same across Google Chrome and Android.…
Read MoreBiden to call on FTC to protect abortion seekers’ data privacy
As early as this week, President Joe Biden plans to ask the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumer data privacy following the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a new report from Axios. Biden’s request is expected to come by way of a letter to…
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PSVR 2 looks like the most streamlined VR yet
Audio player loading… The first non-promotional picture of Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 has been released, showing us just how streamlined the upcoming VR headset really is. Developer Bit Planet Games uploaded a picture of a PSVR 2 system on Twitter. Although the studio was quick to delete the post, likely…
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