Apple Temporarily Closed An Apple Store In Texas Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Tech giant Apple has close one of its Southlake, Texas retail stores Wednesday after many staff members contracted COVID-19.
Cox Data Breach Exposes Customers’ Personal Info
Cox Communications, a digital cable provider and telecommunication company has disclosed a data breach after a threat actor has accessed customers' personal information impersonating a support agent.
Tesla In-Car Video Games Raise Drivers Safety Concerns
Billionaire Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla has reportedly updated its software that allows drivers to play video games on the center touchscreen while driving, which raises safety concerns.
Microsoft Teams Bug Prevented Pixel User To Make 911 Calls: Google
After a Google Pixel smartphone user complained that he was not being able to make 911 calls from his device, the tech giant said on Thursday that a bug in the Microsoft Teams app was behind this problem.
Microsoft Joins Whitehat Jr To Offer Minecraft Game-Based Learning
Microsoft India and online learning platform WhiteHat Jr Thursday announced a collaboration to provide students as well as teachers access to personalized learning experiences with popular game Minecraft.
Nintendo Hacker Settles Switch Piracy Lawsuit For $10 Million In Restitution
Gary Bowser, a member of a group of hackers called Team-Xecuter, has been ordered to pay $10 million to settle a Nintendo lawsuit against him over piracy charges.
Japanese Billionaire On Way To Space Station For 12-day Trip
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday embarked on a 12-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS) to experience life in space before flying to the moon.
Amazon Is Shutting Down Web Ranking Site Alexa.com
Amazon is shutting down its global website ranking system and competitor analysis tool "Alexa.com", which has been available for 25 years.
Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Patched In User Registration Plugin
This flaw made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrative users, on an affected site as long as a valid username or email address was known to the attacker and a login form created with the plugin existed on...
Twitter Acquires Messaging App Quill
Twitter has acquired Slack-like messaging app Quill for an undisclosed amount to improve efficient messaging communication.
Notepad App With Dark Mode Arrives For Windows 11 Insiders
Microsoft has started rolling out a new redesign version of the classic Notepad to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.
Samsung Electronics Ranks Fourth Place In WBA’s 2021 Digital Inclusion Benchmark
Samsung Electronics announced that the company ranked fourth out of 150 companies in the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)’s Digital Inclusion Benchmark in 2021. Samsung’s consistent, multifaceted efforts to be digitally responsible have earned the achievement from global tenth place in 2020 to fourth in this year.
Instagram Launches ‘Take a Break’ Feature For Teens
Meta-owned American photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram on Tuesday launched a 'Take a Break' and other safety features for teenagers.
Millions Of YouTube Videos Get Hit With Incorrect Copyright Claims
More than 2.2 million YouTube videos were hit with copyright claims that were later overturned between January and June of this year.
Google Rolls Out Voice And Video Call Features To Gmail App
Google is rolling out one-on-one voice and video calls for Google Chat inside the Gmail app on iOS and Android.
Messenger Kids Gets Dark Mode, Voice Effects, And Games In Chat
Facebook Messenger Kids now offers a Dark Mode, new audio effects for voice messages, and games right in your chat thread.
Green Bay Man Sentenced For Distribution Of Child Pornography
Van Frachen possessed and distributed numerous digital images and videos of child pornography. Van Frachen’s indictment and subsequent conviction were the result of a referral from a similar investigation in the District of New Jersey.
Canadian Man Charged With Scheme To Commit Cyberattacks
A federal indictment unsealed today in Alaska charges a Canadian national with committing cyberattacks.
Major Outage Hits Amazon Web Services Affecting Ring, Netflix, And Amazon Deliveries
Amazon’s cloud-service network suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, disrupting access to many popular sites including Ring, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Roku.
Sony Suspends Orders Of Vlogging Camera Amid Chip Shortage
Sony Japan is reportedly suspending orders for the ZV-E10, a mirrorless vlogging camera, that the company launched in August.
