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Topics Tech Cheaper, Ad-Supported HBO Max Subscription Launching in June Hackers hack at unhackable new chip for three months. Chip remains unhacked Nvidia's cryptocurrency mining limiter has been cracked, but it's not quite a farming frenzy yet AMD refuses to limit cryptocurrency mining: 'we will not be blocking any workload' White hat hacker investigation casts even more doubt on SMS-based 2FA m...

Topics Tech The SolarWinds Hack Gets Worse, But Offers A Tiny Bit Of Amusement Twitter addresses sharing 30% cut with Apple for Super Follow Not Very Uncarrier: T-Mobile Starts Selling Your Usage Data to Advertisers on April 26 Google Fi users won't have usage data shared by T-Mobile Researchers demonstrate new browser-based side-channel attack that affects Intel and M1 Macs Proposed 'Accessible,...

Topics Tech LastPass analytics code raises questions about potential security issues Instagram Live Now Supports Up to 4 People Simultaneously Apple ID held hostage when Apple Card payment failed Apple confirms it does not hold your Apple ID hostage due to missed Apple Card payment Google Says It Soon Won’t Track Your Browsing Anymore LinkedIn will stop collecting IDFA data on iOS due to Apple's A...

Topics Tech Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Told Staff Facebook Needs to 'Inflict Pain' on Apple Over Privacy Dispute NZXT is recalling 32,000 H1 PC cases in the US Apple fixes bug that let users begin macOS Big Sur installation without enough space available First Apple Silicon optimized malware discovered in the wild Windows Defender vulnerability finally patched after 12 years LastPass free restrict...

Topics Tech That Slack email you just got asking to reset your password is legit, not a scam Researcher Breaches Systems of Over 35 Companies, Including Apple, Microsoft, and PayPal Epic's new MetaHuman tool is pure uncanny valley Google apps on iOS are showing sign-in warning given lack of updates Gaming Terraria creator cancels Stadia port after being locked out of Google account E3 2021 Is Bein...

Topics Tech - Robinhood app controversy grows, with likely motive revealed - Google salvaged Robinhood’s one-star rating by deleting nearly 100,000 negative reviews - More Than a Dozen Apps With 'Misleading or Flat-Out Inaccurate' Privacy Labels Found on App Store - iOS 14.5 adds support for unlocking your iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a face mask - NZXT halts sale of H1 PC case for second...

Topics Tech Twitter launches new 'Birdwatch' initiative to combat misinformation iOS 14.4 Patches Two Vulnerabilities That May Have Been Actively Exploited Google apps won't have to show iOS 'Allow tracking' prompt Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Says Apple's Privacy Changes are Self-Serving and Anti-Competitive Disney+ Pulls Peter Pan, Dumbo, Aristocats From Kids-Only Profiles Over Racist Stereotype...

Topics Tech Tom Cruise Buys COVID-Robots To Patrol Mission Impossible Set – Report Twitter plans for presidential transition; interactive Parler map of Capitol videos Microsoft Investigating Windows 10 Exploit That Can Easily Corrupt Your Hard Drive Parler website back online; rioters banned from dating apps Steve Jobs to Be Memorialized in National Garden of American Heroes Brave is the first bro...

Topics Tech Roku Acquires Rights to Quibi Content for Less Than $100 Million Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account over 'risk of further' violence Parler app and website go offline; CEO blames Apple, Google 70TB of Parler users' data leaked by security researchers Samsung will update older Galaxy phones to convert them into baby monitors, security devices Medical study suggests iPhone 12 wi...

Topics Tech Over 100 million PCs still run Windows 7 a year after Microsoft ended support The Mandalorian Is 2020's Most Pirated Show Nvidia Announcing "Latest Innovations In Gaming" Next Week During CES Verizon Again Delays Plans to Shut Down 3G Network False election info will earn a channel strike on YouTube Tesla CEO Elon Musk Bumps Jeff Bezos To Become The Richest Person On Earth Gaming Epic...

Topics Tech FCC chairman Ajit Pai to resign next month after controversial four years under President Trump Salesforce to acquire Slack in $27.7 billion deal Uber and Postmates are now one and the same. Remote control of iPhones via WiFi was massive security fail Apple announces best App Store apps and games of 2020 Google Play Store lists best Android apps and games of 2020 Comcast to enforce 1.2...

Topics Tech - Deeper look at Apple’s recent server outage reveals potential Mac privacy concerns - United States military has been purchasing user location data from apps with millions of downloads - Twitter’s disappearing tweets, called Fleets, are now available for everyone - Following Apple TV+ exclusivity backlash, the holiday Peanuts specials will also air on PBS - Google is getting into digi...

Topics Tech - Solid, the privacy project created by web inventor, takes 1st step - The EU may be looking into breaking end-to-end encrypted chats - Everything Apple announced during its November event - Google moves from hero to zero as it announces the end of free high-quality storage on Google Photos Gaming - Capcom hit by ransomware attack, is reportedly being extorted for $11 million - Sony ex...

Topics Tech - Sony is paying almost one billion dollars to acquire some anime - Apple TV app coming to Xbox One, Series X, and Series S next week - THERE IS A RASPBERRY PI 400 HIDDEN IN THIS KEYBOARD Gaming - PS5 faceplate company is forced to cancel orders following a complaint from Sony - PlayStation 5: Launch Day Ordering Update – PlayStation. Blog - Sony re-confirms PS5 won't support SSD stora...

Special Guest: IdiosynAnca (@IdiosynAnca) The Weeb Closet: https://discord.gg/S3vQSbZjUU Tech - Google Pixel 4a Hands On/Review - PSA: Contact tracing apps on iPhone 12 may need re-enabling - YouTube introduces smart suggestions for dumb people who can't hold their phone good - Zoom finally gets end-to-end encryption, as well as YouTube livestreaming on mobile - Unstaffed store in Korea will sell...

Tech - Trump's Twitter hacked after Dutch researcher claims he guessed password – report - 'Infamous' GravityRAT spyware now hits Macs as well as Windows - Apple TV+ adding classic 'Charlie Brown' specials and new originals starting this month - Apple TV app launching on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 next month - Quibi video service shuts down 6 months after launch, 1 day after Apple TV app laun...

Topics Tech - Everything Apple announced during its October event: iPhone 12, HomePod mini, and more - New Beats Flex Earphones Take BeatsX to the Next Level for Just $49.99 - For only the second time, security researches found UEFI malware in the wild - T2 exploit team demos a cable that hacks Mac without user intervention - Twitter makes last-minute changes to retweets and viral information to -...

Topics Tech <u> GeForce RTX 3070 delayed until October 29 </u> <u> MSI Subsidiary Caught Scalping RTX 3080, 3090 Cards on eBay </u> <u> T2 security chip on Macs can be hacked to plant malware; cannot be patched </u> <u> Apple confirms iPhone 12 event, here’s what we know </u> <u> Apple to extend Apple TV+ free year trials through February 2021...

Topics Tech <u> Judge expects Epic vs. Apple trial in July 2021, says Epic was ‘not honest’ with its tactics </u> <u> Folding@home’s COVID-19 research now runs up to 60% faster on Nvidia GPUs </u> <u> Twitter Expands Rollout of Voice Tweets Feature for iOS Users </u> <u> Google Pixel 5 event: All the announcements that matter </u> Gaming <u> Xb...

Topics Tech - TikTok deal with Oracle and Walmart gets Trump’s approval, judge blocks WeChat ban - Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile Form ‘Coalition for App Fairness’ to ‘Fight Back’ Against Apple - Holy Sh*t, Ring, is That a Drone Indoor Security Camera? Gaming - Microsoft buying Bethesda and Zenimax for $7.5bn - Stream games from your console to your phone with the latest Xbox app beta - Xbox Series...

Topics Tech - ‘Apple One’ Bundles Introduced With Apple Music, Apple TV+ and More, Pricing Starts at $14.95/Month - Apple Watch Series 6 Features New Watch Faces With Memoji, Stripes, and More - Lower-Cost Apple Watch SE Unveiled With Series 6 Design, Lacks Features Like ECG and Blood Oxygen Tracking - Apple no longer including USB power adaptor with Apple Watch, ahead of iPhone 12 debut - Apple A...

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