January 2023 – Page 32 – MSI Net, Inc. & mCloudServ

Apple releases iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, and macOS Ventura 13.2 with FIDO key support for Apple ID, Advanced Data Protection out globally, security fixes, and more (Mahmoud Itani/XDA Developers)

Mahmoud Itani / XDA Developers: Apple releases iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, and macOS Ventura 13.2 with FIDO key support for Apple ID, Advanced Data Protection out globally, security fixes, and more — Following several weeks of beta testing, iOS 16.3 and macOS Ventura 13.2 are now available to the public as stable releases.

Listening to a Flashlight — Lunar Flashlight

If you’ve been looking for a practical example of using GNU Radio, you should check out [Daniel Estévez’s] work on decoding telemetry captured from the Lunar Flashlight cubesat. The cubesat is having some trouble, but the data in question was a recording from the day after launch. We aren’t sure what it would take to

No Straight Lines celebrates the radical queer artists who dared to change the face of comics

While there’s still much progress to be made when it comes to queer comics representation, it isn’t very hard to find lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender characters saving the world, falling in love, or simply existing in graphic novels these days. In fits and starts, mainstream and indie publishers alike have come to embrace queer

Today I learned the Xbox can run Nintendo GameCube and Wii games

Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge When Microsoft first announced the Xbox would run Windows apps, I don’t think it was thinking of this! You can play Nintendo GameCube and Wii games with a beta version of the Dolphin Emulator built as a Universal Windows Platform app (via Windows Central). SirMangler’s fork of the

Monday’s top tech news: the beginning of the end for Windows 10

Alex Castro / The Verge We look ahead to Apple’s M3 processor, and Quordle finds a new home. Continue reading…

How a system for “stealth addresses”, using zero-knowledge proofs, may offer an easier, better way to improve privacy on Ethereum vs. hiding or mixing transfers (Vitalik Buterin/Vitalik Buterin’s website)

Vitalik Buterin / Vitalik Buterin’s website: How a system for “stealth addresses”, using zero-knowledge proofs, may offer an easier, better way to improve privacy on Ethereum vs. hiding or mixing transfers — Special thanks to Ben DiFrancesco, Matt Solomon, Toni Wahrstätter and Antonio Sanso for feedback and review

Two new Wyze cameras appear to be in the works

Technologist Dave Zatz has discovered some clues about new Wyze security cameras. | Image: Zatznotfunny.com Wyze already announced three new cameras this month, but it looks like the company has even more up its sleeves. Tech blogger Dave Zatz dug up information on two not-yet-announced cameras: a new Wyze outdoor cam and an updated Wyze

Hundreds of MSI Motherboards Shipped With Secure Boot Disabled

Secure Boot has been a core part of PC motherboards for more than a decade — MSI needed to be reminded of that. A security researcher recently discovered that MSI has released more than 300 motherboards in recent years with Secure Boot disabled. This leaves systems open to potentially malicious firmware, but the good news

An investigation finds extensive evidence that AI used by CNET appears to have plagiarized the work of competitors and human writers at Bankrate and even CNET (Jon Christian/Futurism)

Jon Christian / Futurism: An investigation finds extensive evidence that AI used by CNET appears to have plagiarized the work of competitors and human writers at Bankrate and even CNET — CNET’s AI-written articles aren’t just riddled with errors. They also appear to be substantially plagiarized.

An investigation finds extensive evidence that AI used by CNET appears to have plagiarized the work of competitors and human writers at Bankrate and even CNET (Jon Christian/Futurism)

Hundreds of MSI Motherboards Shipped With Secure Boot Disabled

Source: Gemini is laying off 10% of staff, at least the third round of cuts at the crypto exchange in eight months; Gemini had 650 to 700 staff near 2022’s end (Aidan Ryan/The Information)

Aidan Ryan / The Information: Source: Gemini is laying off 10% of staff, at least the third round of cuts at the crypto exchange in eight months; Gemini had 650 to 700 staff near 2022’s end — Gemini, the crypto startup whose customers have been caught up in the Genesis bankruptcy, is laying off 10%

Meta expands its partnership with the NBA to offer 52 games in VR, including five immersive 180-degree monoscopic VR games, as well as some WNBA games and more (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta expands its partnership with the NBA to offer 52 games in VR, including five immersive 180-degree monoscopic VR games, as well as some WNBA games and more — Meta is expanding its partnership with the NBA and WNBA to offer more than 50 live games in VR on Meta Quest,

Meta brings more features to Messenger end-to-end encrypted chats, such as themes, link previews, and custom emojis, and expands default E2EE test to more users (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge: Meta brings more features to Messenger end-to-end encrypted chats, such as themes, link previews, and custom emojis, and expands default E2EE test to more users — That means encrypted chats can now incorporate themes, custom emoji, reactions, group profile photos, and a whole lot more.

Netflix is well-positioned due to a low debt load, its investments, and first-mover advantage; long-term success will require making compelling content at scale (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Netflix is well-positioned due to a low debt load, its investments, and first-mover advantage; long-term success will require making compelling content at scale — Netflix’s moment of greatest peril is, in retrospect, barely visible in the company’s stock chart:

A smart air quality monitor is showing me everything wrong with air in my home

I have had an on-and-off allergic cough since May 2019. You can’t imagine how “fun” it has been to navigate two years of a deadly epidemic where coughing is the most notable outward symptom all while getting violent coughing fits every hour or so in public. Recently, that cough got diagnosed as a result of

How to Make Your Lean Startup Work With Almost No Money

Every year, new startup entrepreneurs attempt to launch a business on the leanest budget possible. It could be because they have limited access to funding, because they’re trying to maximize profitability, or another reason entirely. Whatever the case, you’ll need to make some big sacrifices and strategic managerial decisions if you want this lean startup

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 among first TWS earbuds to support this Android 13 feature

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority OnePlus announced its OnePlus Buds Pro 2 is launching globally on February 7, 2023. Its TWS earbuds will be among the first to support Android 13’s spatial audio feature. The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 will be able to connect with two Android devices at the same time. OnePlus’s Cloud

Sources: Apple’s MR headset will have advanced eye and hand tracking, a 3D iOS-like interface, AR and VR modes, a Mac external display feature, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple’s MR headset will have advanced eye and hand tracking, a 3D iOS-like interface, AR and VR modes, a Mac external display feature, and more — Apple Inc.’s long-anticipated mixed-reality headset is an ambitious attempt to create a 3D version of the iPhone’s operating system …

Nintendo Switch Upgrade Kit Promises An End to Joy-Con Drift

Nintendo has seen enormous success with the Switch. Gamers seem to love the plucky hybrid console in spite of a handful of vexing issues, not the least of which is Joy-Con drift. Even with multiple hardware refreshes, Nintendo has failed to address the design flaw that causes controller input to drift over time. Now, you

Smart Bike Suspension Tunes Your Ride On the Fly

Riding a bike is a pretty simple affair, but like with many things, technology marches on and adds complications. Where once all you had to worry about was pumping the cranks and shifting the gears, now a lot of bikes have front suspensions that need to be adjusted for different riding conditions. Great for efficiency

Meta Eyes a Moderation Partner With ‘Traumatizing’ Working Conditions

Employees of outsourcing company Majorel have accused it of underpaying moderators and failing to support them.

Under a new agreement with Amazon, Stripe will expand its use of AWS and become a “strategic payments partner” for Amazon in the US, Europe, and Canada (PYMNTS.com)

PYMNTS.com: Under a new agreement with Amazon, Stripe will expand its use of AWS and become a “strategic payments partner” for Amazon in the US, Europe, and Canada — Amazon plans to “significantly expand” its use of payments platform Stripe. — “Under the new agreement …

The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok

Or how, exactly, platforms die.

Dbrand Nintendoes what Valve Nintenwon’t

Image: Dbrand I imagine you have questions. In no particular order: Yes, that’s a Steam Deck done up to look like a Nintendo Switch. Yes, the assholes at Dbrand are shitposting again! Also yes, you can actually buy it. It’s a skin. Peel and apply. The red, blue, and black regions are all one big

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