Google I/O 2021: Here Are The Biggest Announcement
Tech giant Google finished its live Google I/O 2021 keynote, where the company unveiled a huge number of announcements, including a new look coming to Android, a bunch of features coming to its Google Workspace productivity suite, next versions of Android and Wear OS, as...
Pinterest Introduces Idea Pins Globally And Launches New Creator Discovery Features
This new access and capability will empower anyone with a business account to create inspiring content and better interact with their audiences, building more engaged communities directly on Pinterest.
People Lost More Than $80 Million In Cryptocurrency Investment Scams: FTC
Since October 2020, consumers have reported losing more than $80 million to cryptocurrency investment scams, an increase of more than ten-fold year-over-year, according to a new data analysis from the Federal Trade Commission.
Google’s Phone App Can Now Announce Who’s Calling
Google is rolling out a new feature for its Phone app that will announce the name and number of any incoming calls — a move to help users screen unwanted calls.
Microsoft Teams Available For Personal Use With Free Video Calls 24/7
Tech giant Microsoft has launched the personal version of its communication app Teams for use among friends and families that offers all-day free video calling.
Samsung Unveils New Power Management Solutions For DDR5 Modules
Samsung announced the industry’s first integrated power management ICs (PMICs) — S2FPD01, S2FPD02, and S2FPC01, for the fifth-generation double data rate (DDR5) dual in-line memory module (DIMM).
Guard.me Has Taken Down Their Site After Data Breach
Student health insurance carrier guard.me has taken their website offline after a vulnerability allowed a threat actor to access policyholders' personal information.
Bill Gates Reportedly Left Microsoft Board Amid Alleged ‘Affair’
Microsoft Corp. board members decided that Bill Gates needed to step down from its board in 2020 as they pursued an investigation into the billionaire’s prior romantic relationship with a female Microsoft employee that was deemed inappropriate
Clubhouse Expanding Its Android App To More Countries
Audio-based social media app Clubhouse is rolling its new Android app in Brazil, Japan, and Russia on Tuesday, India and Nigeria by Friday, and the “rest of the world” throughout the week.
Cloudflare To End CAPTCHA Madness With Trusted USB Keys
Cloudflare, an American web infrastructure and website security company that provides content delivery network services, wants to replace the “madness” of CAPTCHAs across the web with an entirely new system.
How To Protect Your Home Network From ‘FragAttacks’
FragAttacks are a group of security vulnerabilities that can be used to attack Wi-Fi devices. Every Wi-Fi device ever created appears vulnerable, making it possible for attackers to steal sensitive data or attack devices on your network.
China Has Landed Its First Rover On Mars
According to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, an entry capsule enclosing them separated from the orbiter at about 4 am Beijing time on 15 May. After several hours it entered Mars’s atmosphere at an altitude of 125 kilometers.
Irish Health Service Hit By Ransomware Attack
Ireland's health service has temporarily shut down its IT system on Friday to protect it from a “significant” ransomware attack.
Disney+ Now Has 103M Paid Subscribers
Disney+ now has more than 103 million global paid subscribers, the company said in its Q2 earnings report
Samsung Expands Blockchain Support On Galaxy Smartphones
Samsung announced that blockchain users can now manage and trade virtual assets from third-party wallets on Samsung Galaxy smartphones. The update makes it easier for blockchain users to access and process transactions by importing virtual assets stored on select cold hardware wallets to the Samsung...
Twitter Finally Adds DM Search To Android
The micro-blogging site Twitter brings a DM search bar to Android today, nearly two years after it first appeared on iOS.
Ethereum Founder Donates $1.14bn In Cryptocurrency To Covid-Hit India
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of the Ethereum crypto network, has donated 500 coins and over 50 trillion SHIB meme coin worth around $1.14 billion to the India Covid-Crypto Relief Fund, as the country grapples with the lethal second wave of the pandemic.
YouTube To Distribute $100M Among Top ‘Shorts’ Creators
YouTube is creating a $100 million fund to pay people who make clips for Shorts
App Stopped Over $1.5 Billion In Potentially Fraudulent Transactions In 2020
Apple’s combination of sophisticated technology and human expertise protected customers from more than $1.5 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions, preventing the attempted theft of their money, information, and time — and kept nearly a million risky and vulnerable new apps out of their hands.
What Is A Botnet?
A botnet is a number of Internet-connected devices, each of which is running one or more bots. Botnets can be used to perform Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, steal data, send spam, and allow the attacker to access the device and its connection.
