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Users revolt as Microsoft bolts a short-term financing app onto Edge

“This all feels extremely unnecessary for a browsing experience,” one user says. https://bit.ly/31acleO

Google Play apps downloaded 300,000 times stole bank credentials

Crooks find new ways to prevent Google from detecting malicious packages. https://bit.ly/3I7R8T6

Lord of the Rings-themed cryptocurrency gets thrown into Mount Doom

Ruling from World Intellectual Property Organization puts end to JRR Token project. https://bit.ly/3nSQIIx

A grim milestone: I maxed out the number of spammy addresses Gmail can block

You may not have noticed, but Google limits the number of blocked addresses you can have. https://bit.ly/3oGlSBU

Locked out of “God mode,” runners are hacking their treadmills

NordicTrack customers were watching Netflix—until the company blocked their access. https://bit.ly/3HCsxWl

DuckDuckGo wants to stop apps tracking you on Android

The latest update promises to block invasive data collection across your whole phone. https://bit.ly/3oMGJUb

Malware downloaded from PyPI 41,000 times was surprisingly stealthy

Malware infiltrating open source repositories is getting more sophisticated. https://bit.ly/3kTcucX

Ford and chipmaker announce noncommittal “partnership” to alleviate shortages

"Non-binding agreement" promises more supply but is light on particulars. https://bit.ly/3Dyb4Me

Securing your digital life, the finale: Debunking worthless “security” practices

We tear down some infosec conventional wisdom—there's a lot of bad advice out there. https://bit.ly/3wTKTNM

Securing your digital life, part three: How smartphones make us vulnerable

Phone scams, targeted phishing, and... pig butchering? The future is kind of scary. https://bit.ly/3cenPj7

Starlink’s new Dishy McFlatface is smaller and lighter, still costs $499

New dish is a rectangle; new router lacks Ethernet port but has some upgrades. https://bit.ly/3qvTbu3

PSA: Apple isn’t actually patching all the security holes in older versions of macOS

Big Sur got a fix 234 days before Catalina did, although both are supported. https://bit.ly/3F6dtOA

Comcast admits “widespread” outage as tens of thousands of users report problems

Large outages reported in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and San Francisco. https://bit.ly/3oh4d3q

These parents built a school app. Then the city called the cops

Official app was a disaster, so knowledgeable parents built an open source alternative. https://bit.ly/3GT272i

Starlink gives mixed signals on whether some preorders are delayed until 2023

SpaceX provides encouraging update, but preorderers still see 2023 delivery dates. https://bit.ly/3kb7MHg

FCC approves Boeing satellites, rejecting SpaceX’s interference claims

FCC approves 147-satellite plan without adding conditions requested by SpaceX. https://bit.ly/3CN5C8a

What a “converged battlefield” means to the future of air… I mean, joint warfare

"Any sensor, any shooter" means more fighting flexibility—and more complexity. https://bit.ly/3CGyGxS

Starlink nightmare: Moving service location a few feet delays orders until 2023

PSA: Using Starlink website map tool sends preorderers to "back of the line." https://bit.ly/3jWfEMv

Amazon’s satellite launch schedule puts it nearly 4 years behind Starlink

Amazon says it will test Kuiper broadband satellites in space late next year. https://bit.ly/2Y5TArc

Starlink exits beta, but SpaceX says orders are delayed due to chip shortage

"Silicon shortages have delayed production," Starlink website tells users. https://bit.ly/3EBBTQ0

Dell spins off $64 billion VMware as it battles debt hangover

Ends 8-year saga that will unwind part of deal for server and storage group EMC. https://bit.ly/2ZMZj68