Month: June 2023
Climate change makes food scarce, but Yellowstone bears are staying fat
Yellowstone’s grizzly bears have managed to stay just as fat over the years regardless of growing environmental stressors, according to new research. Fat is life for a bear; it needs lots of fat to make it through months-long winter hibernation and have healthy cubs. That’s why scientists monitoring the bears…
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Apple needs to prove why its mixed reality headset matters
Will Apple's rumored mixed reality headset set the company up for failure, or for a future where smart glasses are everywhere? That's the big question running through my mind as we prepare for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference next week. Despite Apple's track record with disrupting nascent technology — most…
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Apple iTunes has a serious security flaw you really should know about
A high-severity vulnerability has been discovered in Apple’s iconic iTunes program that could allow threat actors to escalate privileges locally, essentially giving them the keys to the kingdom. Cybersecurity researchers from Synopsys outlined the flaw in the Windows version of the multimedia hub, explaining that the app creates a privileged…
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Samsung promises a fix for blurry photos from Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus cameras
Samsung has acknowledged an issue concerning out-of-focus elements in shots captured by some Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus devices, after ongoing complaints by affected users. The company says it will issue a fix later in the year. Though the Samsung Galaxy S23 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus have been…
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Searching Gmail on your phone is (hopefully) about to get way better
When it comes to Gmail, I’m a native app loyalist. Try as I might to explore third-party clients for Android or iPhone — and yes, even my Mac — I always come back around to Google’s own app for simplicity’s sake. So anytime the company says meaningful improvements are coming,…
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Judge throws out DC’s privacy lawsuit against Meta
A judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed against Meta by the attorney general of Washington, DC, which alleged Meta’s “lax” privacy policies led to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as reported earlier by The New York Times. In a ruling on Thursday, Superior Court Judge Maurice A. Ross found that “Facebook…
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