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CISA Gets a New Director Amidst Ongoing Ransomware Dumpster Fire
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2021 02:41
America's top cybersecurity watchdog, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, finally has a permanent director again--and not a moment too soon.
Fortnite's weird inflatable cow disguise is all about aliens
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2021 00:28
Last month, a big Fortnite leak revealed the existence of a still-unannounced disguise called Inflate-A-Bull. As its name suggests — sort of — the disguise is an inflatable cow costume that players will allegedly be ...
Ring end-to-end encryption goes global: How to turn it on
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2021 16:05
Ring is switching on end-to-end encryption for video worldwide, adding extra security to its camera and video doorbell streams. The expansion follows Ring’s technical preview of encryption that launched earlier in the ...
Google Drive for Desktop offers a unified syncing solution
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2021 04:49
Google is a company that often has multiple solutions to the same problem. That sometimes works well in weeding out ineffective products, but, most of the time, it results in confusion, inconsistency, and uncertainty. Th...
Speedtest for Videos is now on Android
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2021 04:24
Most people only start to fret about their Internet’s download speeds once those actually dip to the point of being noticeable. Ookla’s Speedtest has long been regarded as one of the go-to tools for benchmarking thos...
OnePlus Nord 2 display confirmed to be like last year's
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2021 03:38
OnePlus’ new Nord series seems to be all over the place in more ways than one. The first OnePlus Nord was highly popular, but the models that launched in the US were a few steps down the ladder. While the OnePlus Nord ...
Disney Is Jacking Up the ESPN Plus Subscription Cost Yet Again
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2021 02:35
Disney is raising the monthly and annual fees for ESPN Plus effective August 13, marking the second price hike the service will undergo in the first seven months of 2021 alone.
ESPN+ is getting another price hike, but there's one big exception
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2021 02:10
ESPN+, the on-demand sports streaming app, is getting another price increase, the service has revealed. The price increase will impact both the monthly and annual pricing options, but consumers do still have one way to a...
Researchers tweak tobacco plant to grow with fewer harmful compounds
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2021 01:14
Researchers have successfully tweaked a tobacco plant so that it grows leaves containing fewer harmful compounds and lower levels of the addictive chemical nicotine. The findings pave the way for potentially altering oth...
YouTube Shorts take on TikTok in a big way with worldwide expansion
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2021 23:39
YouTube Shorts, the platform’s short-form video experience similar to what you get on TikTok, is now rolling out to users in more than 100 countries. The TikTok competitor first arrived in a limited fashion in India la...
Deadpool and Korg Want to Show You Their New Superpower: Corporate Synergy
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2021 23:30
While much of the fuss around Disney's 2019 acquisition of 20th Century Studios (née Fox) was about which Marvel characters might finally make their debuts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, here's something else people ...
Notorious Ransomware Gang REvil Mysteriously Disappears After Causing Global Havoc
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2021 23:20
After causing international mayhem, a notorious cybercrime group appears to have disappeared.
Apple Pay Is Reportedly Getting a "Buy Now, Pay Later" Feature
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2021 23:10
Sorry, iPhone users. Your wallets are about to take a huge hit.
Watch Thousands of Fish Get Dropped From a Plane Into a Utah Lake
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2021 22:55
Thousands of 3-inch fish splashed down into about 200 high-altitude lakes in Utah over the past week, as the state's wildlife department restocked its water bodies by plane. The work is done by plane because the lakes ar...
Apple is reportedly working on a pay later feature for Apple Pay
Engadget - 13 Jul 2021 22:53
If you've done any online shopping in the last little while, there's a good chance you've run into services like Affirm and PayPal's Pay in 4. They allow you to purchase something and pay for it later by splitting up the...
'Company of Heroes 3' will take the classic RTS series to the Mediterranean in 2022
Engadget - 13 Jul 2021 22:40No, Reddit Didn't Kill 2 Popular Video-Downloader Bots
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2021 22:33
Unlike many other platforms, Reddit's earned a reputation for embracing the countless weird and wacky bots its users have created to run wild on the platform. And while some of these bots have gone to that great Github i...
Razer Barracuda X wants to be your go-to headset for Switch, PS5, PC, and Android
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2021 22:30
Razer today announced the Barracuda X headset, which it’s pitching to consumers as a multi-platform headset that can be used across gaming and mobile devices. More specifically, Razer is targeting four different platfo...
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Best Moment Is About the Horror of Mecha Warfare
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2021 22:20
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway, the latest entry in the beloved mecha franchise, isn't really a movie that's focused on its action. It's more interested in the politics of its world than it is the giant robots that have ma...
Apple Pay leak claims 'buy now, pay later' feature is in the works
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2021 22:09
Apple is working with Goldman Sachs to launch its own ‘buy now, pay later’ installment service, according to a new report. People said to be insiders on the matter have shed light on the alleged upcoming feature, cla...
Facebook Groups can now have dedicated topic 'experts'
Engadget - 13 Jul 2021 22:04Apple introduces MagSafe Battery Pack to charge the iPhone 12 on the go
Ars Technica - 13 Jul 2021 22:02
It costs $99 and ships this month.