Month: January 2024
The Pixel 8 Pro is one goofy way to take your temperature
Earlier this week, Google updated the Pixel 8 Pro to let its strange new temperature sensor finally take readings of human bodies. I regret to inform you that, having used it, it doesn’t make this feature any less baffling. To measure body temperature, you have to sweep the phone’s infrared…
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US NSA confirms it buys personal online data without a warrant
US National Security Agency (NSA) director Paul Nakasone has confirmed that the agency purchases personal data from web brokers without a warrant. In a letter to Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, the agency’s director stated that the data collected by the NSA, “may include information associated with electronic devices being used…
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Google Bard AI’s addition to Messages could change the way we text forever
Google’s experimental AI chatbot Bard may be coming to the Google Messages app in the near future – and it promises to bring some major upgrades to your phone-based chats. Tipster Assembler Debug uncovered the feature in the beta code of the Google Messages app. The AI-enhanced features are not…
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AWS is spending $10bn on two new US data centers
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to invest $10 billion in Mississippi, building two new data centers, marking the company’s continued investment in the states. Previously, Amazon has spent $2.3 billion in the state building five fulfillment and sortation centers, four delivery stations, five solar farms, a wind farm,…
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Abuse of residential proxy services, password spray key to Midnight Blizzard attacks, warns Microsoft — here’s what that means for you
The recent Midnight Blizzard attacks on Microsoft and HPE may be just the beginning, with the Russian threat actors are already targeting more global organizations, the former has warned. In its detailed breakdown of the threat actor and the attack on its infrastructure, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team noted, “This…
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It’s time for Apple to give me a Pencil for my iPhone – and iOS 17.4 could make that possible
It looks like Apple is finally ready to make my little dream of using the Apple Pencil on an iPhone come true – maybe. Recent reports on iOS 17.4 indicate that the next iPhone platform update will add the ability to locate your missing Apple Pencil using Find My. What’s…
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