Users revolt as Microsoft bolts a short-term financing app onto Edge November 30, 2021 “This all feels extremely unnecessary for a browsing experience,” one user says. https://bit.ly/31acleO Read more
Google Play apps downloaded 300,000 times stole bank credentials November 29, 2021 Crooks find new ways to prevent Google from detecting malicious packages. https://bit.ly/3I7R8T6 Read more
Lord of the Rings-themed cryptocurrency gets thrown into Mount Doom November 23, 2021 Ruling from World Intellectual Property Organization puts end to JRR Token project. https://bit.ly/3nSQIIx Read more
A grim milestone: I maxed out the number of spammy addresses Gmail can block November 20, 2021 You may not have noticed, but Google limits the number of blocked addresses you can have. https://bit.ly/3oGlSBU Read more
Locked out of “God mode,” runners are hacking their treadmills November 20, 2021 NordicTrack customers were watching Netflix—until the company blocked their access. https://bit.ly/3HCsxWl Read more
DuckDuckGo wants to stop apps tracking you on Android November 20, 2021 The latest update promises to block invasive data collection across your whole phone. https://bit.ly/3oMGJUb Read more
Malware downloaded from PyPI 41,000 times was surprisingly stealthy November 19, 2021 Malware infiltrating open source repositories is getting more sophisticated. https://bit.ly/3kTcucX Read more
Ford and chipmaker announce noncommittal “partnership” to alleviate shortages November 18, 2021 "Non-binding agreement" promises more supply but is light on particulars. https://bit.ly/3Dyb4Me Read more
Securing your digital life, the finale: Debunking worthless “security” practices November 17, 2021 We tear down some infosec conventional wisdom—there's a lot of bad advice out there. https://bit.ly/3wTKTNM Read more
Securing your digital life, part three: How smartphones make us vulnerable November 15, 2021 Phone scams, targeted phishing, and... pig butchering? The future is kind of scary. https://bit.ly/3cenPj7 Read more
Starlink’s new Dishy McFlatface is smaller and lighter, still costs $499 November 12, 2021 New dish is a rectangle; new router lacks Ethernet port but has some upgrades. https://bit.ly/3qvTbu3 Read more
PSA: Apple isn’t actually patching all the security holes in older versions of macOS November 12, 2021 Big Sur got a fix 234 days before Catalina did, although both are supported. https://bit.ly/3F6dtOA Read more
Comcast admits “widespread” outage as tens of thousands of users report problems November 09, 2021 Large outages reported in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and San Francisco. https://bit.ly/3oh4d3q Read more
These parents built a school app. Then the city called the cops November 06, 2021 Official app was a disaster, so knowledgeable parents built an open source alternative. https://bit.ly/3GT272i Read more
Starlink gives mixed signals on whether some preorders are delayed until 2023 November 05, 2021 SpaceX provides encouraging update, but preorderers still see 2023 delivery dates. https://bit.ly/3kb7MHg Read more
FCC approves Boeing satellites, rejecting SpaceX’s interference claims November 03, 2021 FCC approves 147-satellite plan without adding conditions requested by SpaceX. https://bit.ly/3CN5C8a Read more
What a “converged battlefield” means to the future of air… I mean, joint warfare November 03, 2021 "Any sensor, any shooter" means more fighting flexibility—and more complexity. https://bit.ly/3CGyGxS Read more
Starlink nightmare: Moving service location a few feet delays orders until 2023 November 02, 2021 PSA: Using Starlink website map tool sends preorderers to "back of the line." https://bit.ly/3jWfEMv Read more
Amazon’s satellite launch schedule puts it nearly 4 years behind Starlink November 01, 2021 Amazon says it will test Kuiper broadband satellites in space late next year. https://bit.ly/2Y5TArc Read more
Starlink exits beta, but SpaceX says orders are delayed due to chip shortage November 01, 2021 "Silicon shortages have delayed production," Starlink website tells users. https://bit.ly/3EBBTQ0 Read more
Dell spins off $64 billion VMware as it battles debt hangover November 01, 2021 Ends 8-year saga that will unwind part of deal for server and storage group EMC. https://bit.ly/2ZMZj68 Read more