Month: August 2022
The Twitter whistleblower just got a subpoena from Elon Musk
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, the former Twitter security chief whose explosive disclosures alleged serious security flaws and misleading practices within the company, has received a subpoena to appear for a deposition in the ongoing lawsuit between Twitter and Elon Musk. The request puts Twitter’s whistleblower at the center of Musk’s ongoing…
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Snapchat rolls out its BeReal-esque dual camera feature
Snapchat is adding a new feature to its main camera, allowing users to capture photo and video using the front- and back-facing cameras on their phones at the same time. The dual camera feature was initially announced back in April as part of Snapchat’s to-be-released director mode, which will give…
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Microsoft Teams is adding one of the worst things about phone calls
Audio player loading… If you’ve ever been left waiting to connect to a Microsoft Teams call and thought, “what might make this experience even more tedious?”, then you may just be in luck. The video conferencing service has announced it will be adding hold music for users unlucky enough to…
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Tesla quietly built a virtual power plant in Japan
Tesla’s latest virtual power plant is in Japan. The company announced Friday that it has been quietly installing its Powerwall batteries at homes on the island Miyako-jima since 2021 and now has over 300 installed. It’s the largest commercial virtual power plant in Japan, according to the statement. Virtual power…
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Windows 11 is getting an update that IT admins will celebrate
Audio player loading… An update for Windows 11 is offering a new SMB compression feature that could make file transfers much smoother for IT admins. SMB compression allows an administrator, user, or application to request compression of files as they transfer over the network. This removes the effort involved in…
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‘Reality One’ might be Apple’s AR headgear moniker
Audio player loading… New filings spotted by Bloomberg News (opens in new tab) might point to a possible set of trademarks for Apple’s rumored augmented reality line of headgear – even though Apple itself hasn’t actually filed anything. It’s only fitting that news of Apple’s potential augmented reality headgear is…
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