With children heading back to full-time, in-person school over the next few weeks while the Delta variant of COVID-19 surges, many parents are wondering whether their kids will be required to wear a mask. Read more… Here's a State-by-State Guide to School Mask Mandates Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreLeading Unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) provider RingCentral has integrated Microsoft Teams into its Cloud PBX offering. Here’s what that means for your business. RingCentral Cloud PBX now supports Microsoft Teams Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreT Mobile data breach | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Following a weekend report that its servers had been breached, T-Mobile said Monday that unauthorized access to some of its data occurred, but it had not yet determined whether personal customer data was involved. “We are confident that the entry point used to
Read MoreJoseph Cox / VICE: T-Mobile confirms hackers gained access to its systems, following reports that sensitive data on over 100M people was for sale on the dark web — “We have determined that unauthorized access to some T-Mobile data occurred.” — Joseph Cox — T-Mobile confirmed hackers gained access … T-Mobile confirms hackers gained access
Read MoreMore than 100 million people are reportedly affected. T-Mobile confirms breach but still investigating if personal data was stolen – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Activision Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Vanguard, the next title in the hugely popular series, with a short teaser video on Monday. While the video doesn’t reveal a lot — it consists mostly of footage of four different locales that each feature a mysterious face — it seems that the game will
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nearly 2 million terrorist watchlist records, including “no-fly” list indicators, were purportedly exposed online. The list was indexed across multiple search engines on July 19th, but the Department of Homeland Security did not remove it until three weeks later, as first reported by Bleeping Computer Monday. Security
Read MoreThe shift was already happening, but after a year and a half of remote work during the pandemic, Slack has become the de facto business messaging app. But just as you’d think twice about calling your colleagues on their off days or after work, you should probably do the same on Slack too. Read more…
Read MoreIf you’re a blind or low-vision iPhone user who relies on the FlickType keyboard to type, I’ve got some bad news — you’re about to become a casualty of the fight between Apple and one of its staunchest critics. Developer Kosta Eleftheriou has announced that he’s discontinuing the iPhone keyboard portion of his app, and
Read MoreThese are the best breast pumps to buy right now. Best breast pumps in 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Bluesky Bluesky, the Twitter-funded effort to create a decentralized social network standard, has finally found a project lead — the creator of Happening, Jay Graber. Bluesky and Graber have also begun hiring for the project’s first developers, meaning the slowly gestating project might finally become a bit less “blue sky” and a bit more
Read MoreYik Yak has returned to the App Store. Yik Yak, the controversial anonymous social media app, is back – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIngenuity will cross some rough terrain, giving the plucky little chopper a serious challenge. NASA Mars helicopter faces 'substantial risk' with ambitious 12th flight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhenever you get a medical bill that’s either more than you expect (which is often) or confusing (also often), you should ask for an itemized bill, or a “super bill.” A super bill contains the finer details you actually need to make sense of what you’re actually being charged for, which, in turn, will uncover
Read MoreTinder is adding ID Verification option for all users | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tinder said on Monday that it will make its ID Verification feature available to all members around the world “in the coming quarters,” according to a news release. The feature will allow users to verify their identities by
Read MoreMy oldest son had never been so excited to make a Target run. He was flush with birthday gift cards, and since he has never had the opportunity to purchase his own toys before, it was the perfect moment to stroll through the aisles in search of something he really wanted. His eyes got especially
Read MoreBlue Origin’s bare-knuckles approach to its rivalry with SpaceX rubs many in the space community the wrong way. “In the realm of battling billionaires in space, nobody gets the higher ground by fighting,” said a former senior NASA official. Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin files suit in federal court as it pursues a campaign to win
Read MoreA trio of researchers at Purdue today published pre-print research demonstrating a novel adversarial attack against computer vision systems that can make an AI see – or not see – whatever the attacker wants. It’s something that could potentially affect self-driving vehicles, such as Tesla’s, that rely on cameras to navigate and identify objects. Up
Read MoreTim Marcin / Mashable: Yik Yak, the app that creates anonymous message boards for users within a five mile radius, returns to the US iOS App Store after its 2017 shutdown — Yes, it’s really back. — Buckle up, millennials. Remember Yik Yak, the anonymous app that, in effect, allowed gossip and shit-talking … Yik
Read MoreMichael McSweeney / The Block: Bluesky, the decentralized social media initiative unveiled by Twitter in 2019, will be led by Jay Graber, a former startup founder and cryptocurrency dev — Bluesky, the decentralized social media initiative unveiled by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey at the end of 2019, has a project lead, according to a Monday
Read MoreChanges in weight can be tricky to gauge. Your weight isn’t static, but rather something that fluctuates during the course of the day depending on things like what you ate and your daily activity. In addition to this daily fluctuation, your weight can also go up or down a few pounds throughout the week due
Read MoreBeautiful art can’t mask a few aspects that make the game feel monotonous. ‘Cris Tales’ is a beautiful ode to the worst parts of old-school JRPGs Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More{$inline_image} If you are moderate to severely immunocompromised—including if you’ve had an organ transplant or if you are being treated for cancer—the CDC now recommends that you get an extra dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Read more… Why Immunocompromised People Should Get an Extra COVID Shot, According to the CDC Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSwastikas replaced Wikipedia articles for a short time on Monday after the online encyclopedia was targeted by a vandal. Wikipedia temporarily defaced by vandal who edited template to show Nazi flag – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWalmart is looking to hire a new senior director to develop new digital currency products, possibly including cryptocurrency payments, according to a listing on the company’s job site (via Bloomberg). The move mirrors a similar interest shown by Walmart’s sworn enemy Amazon, which wants to hire someone to head up cryptocurrency products. The new Walmart
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