Month: December 2022
The Morning After: New York’s governor signs a weakened right-to-repair bill
New York governor Kathy Hochul has finally signed a right-to-repair bill into law, over half a year since the state legislature was passed. Representatives for Microsoft and Apple pressed Hochul's office for changes, as well as industry association TechNet, which represents many notable tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Dell and…
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How to Build a Huge PC Game Library for Free
No matter how tight your budget is, you can still permanently secure plenty of games for years to come—as long as you’re patient and not too picky. Source
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Alibaba reshuffles top execs following cloud outage and US scrutiny
Audio player loading… Alibaba has announced a major reshuffle of its leadership team as it faces increasing competition in the public cloud hosting infrastructure provider space. In an announcement (opens in new tab), the company revealed that current CEO Daniel Zhang will become acting president of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. He…
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Google Home speakers could have been hijacked to spy on your conversations
Audio player loading… Some Google Home smart speakers could have been hijacked to control the device remotely, and even listen in on people’s private (opens in new tab) conversations, a security expert has claimed. The bug was discovered by cybersecurity researcher Matt Kunze, who received $107,500 in bounty rewards for…
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iPhone 15 tipped for better battery life thanks to new Apple A17 chip
Audio player loading… One of the improvements coming in 2023 with the iPhone 15 could be better battery life, with Apple’s chip maker of choice TSMC (the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) promising increased efficiency with its next generation of silicon. As per Bloomberg (opens in new tab), TSMC has announced…
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Google Voice now flags suspected spam calls
Google Voice has made it easier to filter out spammers trying to call your number. The tech giant has announced that the service will now flag suspected spam calls and will clearly label them as such, complete with a big red exclamation mark. Spam calls and texts have been a…
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