Tag: News
Podcast: What the heck is a ‘Planetary Computer?’ Microsoft explains
What if we could track everything happening on Earth in real time? And — even better — what if all of that data was readily accessible? This week, Devindra chats with Lucas Joppa, Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Officer, about the company’s “Planetar… Source
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Nintendo blocks legacy logins after 160,000 accounts were compromised
Nintendo has shut down NNID logins and is encouraging Switch owners to lock down their accounts after a wave of fraudulent attacks. Nintendo itself has confirmed that the platform has fallen foul of hackers, who are accessing accounts and using linke… Source
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An unusual character string is causing Apple devices to crash
A new character-linked bug is doing the rounds on Apple devices, causing iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Watches to crash when they receive a particular string of characters via a notification. As reported on MacRumors, this one appears to comprise th… Source
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Google proposed, then abandoned, a website tipping feature
Google was at one point working on a tipping feature that would let people donate small amounts of money to websites as they were browsing them, but it abandoned the idea in favor of other pursuits. As reported by TechCrunch — which obtained mock-up… Source
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Apple says Mail app vulnerabilities don’t post an ‘immediate risk’ to users
Apple has downplayed the danger of a Mail bug disclosed recently by a security firm, according to a tweet from analyst Rene Ritchie. According to ZecOps, the app has a zero-day exploit that could let attackers infect your iOS device even if you don’t… Source
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Even pirate movie streaming services are launching kid-friendly modes
Popcorn Time, the app that makes it easy to find and watch pirated content, has just introduced a filtered kid-friendly mode. Seriously. The service, which obviously isn’t on the up and up, is most likely trying to cater to the market as people of al… Source
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