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Apple rubberstamped Trump's request to secretly scoop up data on two members of Congress
The Verge - 12 Jun 2021 02:18
The Steve Jobs Theater at Apple's Apple Park headquarters. | Dieter Bohn / The Verge The New York Times is reporting on a new wrinkle in the story of how the Trump administration's Department of Justice used Big Tech to ...
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Mashable - 12 Jun 2021 04:30Telecom Companies Win Injunction to Put New York's Affordable Internet Law on Hold
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2021 03:37
In a huge win for internet service providers, a federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction to stall a New York law mandating affordable internet for low-income households.
Whale Takes One Bite, Sends Man Right Back to Kitchen
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2021 06:49
A humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod bit off more than it could chew on Friday when it accidentally caught a commercial lobster diver in its mouth. Michael Packard told CNN affiliate WBZ he was diving off the coast...
China's New Power Play: More Control of Tech Companies' Troves of Data
Wall Street Journal - 12 Jun 2021 06:01
Beijing is calling on tech giants to share the huge amounts of personal information they collect--and asserting its authority over data held by U.S. companies operating there as well. The efforts are part of Xi Jinping's...
Astronomers discover 'blinking giant' star near the center of the Milky Way - CNET
CNET - 12 Jun 2021 08:41
A mammoth star is playing an interesting game of hide and seek.
How to check your AirPods' battery charge so they don't die on you
Mashable - 12 Jun 2021 02:05DARPA's non-explosive drone takedown system uses giant 'party streamers'
Slash Gear - 12 Jun 2021 01:30
DARPA has wrapped up work on a system designed to take down small drones operating over places where an explosive countermeasure wouldn’t be acceptable. Put simply, this system involves launching a device into the air ...
Climate 'tipping points' could push us past the point-of-no-return after less than 2 degrees of warming
Live Science - 12 Jun 2021 14:00
Nearly one-third of the 3 million simulations run by scientists showed disastrous effects within 2 degrees of warming, and scientists say their estimates are conservative.
China's Mars rover Zhurong just snapped an epic self-portrait on the Red Planet (photos)
SPACE.com - 12 Jun 2021 03:53
China's Mars rover Zhurong used a tiny camera to snap a self portrait of itself with its lander on the Red Planet.
Lawsuit claims iPhone and other Apple devices infringe on wireless patents
AppleInsider - 12 Jun 2021 00:00
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that virtually all of its products that support Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity infringe on a set of wireless communication patents. Credit: Andrew O'Hara, AppleInsiderCredit: A...
Nvidia to drop Windows 7 and Windows 8 driver support in October
The Verge - 12 Jun 2021 14:13
Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge Nvidia is planning to drop support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 later this year. Nvidia drivers will be exclusively available for Windows 10 in October, with only critical sec...
McDonald's latest company to be hit by a data breach
Phys.org - 12 Jun 2021 11:02
McDonald's has become the latest company to be hit by a data breach after unauthorized activity on its network exposed the personal data of some customers in South Korea and Taiwan.
Avaddon ransomware group closes shop, sends all 2,934 decryption keys to BleepingComputer
ZDNet - 12 Jun 2021 04:38
Bleeping Computer worked with Emisoft to create a free decryptor that any Avaddon victim can use.
House Lawmakers Say They Want to Break Up With Big Tech
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2021 02:44
A bipartisan coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced new antitrust legislation aimed at prying open Big Tech's death grip on our lives. If the lawmakers get their way, it could mean that some of Ame...
This week on the Space.com forums: Parallel universes, the moon, UFOs and a solar quiz!
SPACE.com - 12 Jun 2021 13:00
This week, the community gets chatty in response to some of this week's coverage and we take on a solar quiz!
Did a dark energy discovery just prove Einstein wrong? Not quite.
SPACE.com - 12 Jun 2021 13:00
The Dark Energy Survey just released its most comprehensive results. But did they really prove Einstein wrong?
Surf and bitcoin, El Salvador beach town rides crypto wave
Phys.org - 12 Jun 2021 11:10
The beach town of El Zonte on El Salvador's Pacific coast is a laid back surfer's haven with white beaches, palm trees, and a small population of 3,000 people.
Here's how Tesla's new Auto Shift works - Roadshow
CNET - 12 Jun 2021 01:16
It's not quite as close to magic as Elon would have you believe.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 3 launch dates tipped
Android Central - 12 Jun 2021 00:43
The next Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Z Fold could be announced in late July or early August. What you need to know Release dates for the next Galaxy devices have reportedly been unveiled. The Galaxy Watch 4 is said to ship o...
Epic wants to see Fortnite players' best UFO photography
Slash Gear - 12 Jun 2021 00:34
Epic has announced its first Fortography contest for its new Chapter 2 – Season 7. This new challenge, as you’d expect, revolves around the new alien theme in the game, including its UFOs, futuristic weapons, and ali...
Facebook's Oculus acquires studio BigBox VR for multiplayer games - CNET
CNET - 12 Jun 2021 00:29
The Population: One battle royale game will still be available for other VR headsets besides Facebook's Oculus products.