Category: internet
Florida city attacked by a hacker trying to poison its drinking water
The FBI is investigating an attempt by an individual or group of hackers to poison a city’s water supply. In an announcement caught by the Tampa Bay Times, public officials from Oldsmar, Florida, a community located about 25 minutes north of Tampa, s… Source
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Zoom’s meeting room features help you safely return to the office
There will come a time when it’s safe to return to the office, and Zoom wants to ease your concerns once you’re inside. It’s rolling out Zoom Rooms updates that help you minimize contact with others in meeting rooms and beyond. It starts at the front… Source
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Adobe adds new URL shortcuts to make signing PDFs easier
Despite being nearly synonymous with PDFs, Adobe’s Acrobat software hasn’t kept pace with the advancements we’ve seen the company’s competitors make to their online apps. In recent years, you’ve had to turn to the Acrobat desktop app if you wanted to… Source
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WhatsApp uses Stories to try and assuage users’ privacy fears
WhatsApp really, really wants to keep you from jumping to a rival chat service over its controversial new privacy policy, and it’s using some of its built-in features to get the message across. The Verge has learned that WhatsApp is now using Status… Source
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Apple just paid a record $25 million to buy a Sundance movie
Apple hasn’t been shy about spending lots of money to make TV+ a success, and that’s true even in an era when it can’t negotiate deals in person. Deadline and Variety report that Apple has bought Siân Heder’s coming-of-age tale CODA (“Children of Dea… Source
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Netflix delivers ‘studio-quality’ sound upgrade for Android viewers
Don’t be surprised if Netflix sounds nicer the next time you marathon a show on your Android phone. Netflix has upgraded its Android app to stream audio in xHE-AAC (Extended HE-AAC with MPEG-D DRC; yes, it’s a mouthful), promising “studio-quality” so… Source
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