What’s Silver Sparrow? No, it’s not a Game of Thrones character—has that ship sailed?—but rather a new piece of macOS malware that runs on both Intel and M1-based Macs. That makes it the second piece of known malware for the latter, but there’s a silver lining: Researchers discovered the malicious software before it… Read more… Find
Read MoreImage: Instagram Instagram is announcing that it’s adding resources for people affected by eating disorders to its social platform. If users search for hashtags or content that’s potentially related to disordered eating, the company will guide that user to resources or help lines provided by the National Eating Disorders Association (or NEDA) in the US,
Read MoreNASA on Monday released a trove of video footage showing its Perseverance rover landing on Mars after plunging through the planet’s atmosphere, unveiling the most in-depth views of a Mars landing ever. Your front-row seat to my Mars landing is here. Watch how we did it.#CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/Avv13dSVmQ — NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 22,
Read MoreImagine a traditional sport just breaking the game once every six months. How does Riot Games balance ‘League of Legends?’ The answer is a bit meta. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePresident Biden today announced changes to the COVID-relief business loans program aimed toward the small and minority-owned businesses left out in previous rounds of aid. The changes make it easier to qualify, and includes an exclusive 14-day window for small business owners to apply for loans, starting Wednesday.… Read more… How to Get a PPP
Read MoreThere are all sorts of fun ways to make music with empty jugs and other things that resonate with a popping sound when poked with a finger. Should you ever get stuck on that proverbial desert island, you can entertain yourself by making cheerful, staccato music with nothing but a fingertip and the inside of
Read MoreRita Liao / TechCrunch: Chinese startup Black Lake, which helps digitalize factory operations with collaboration tools, raises $77M Series C, bringing total raised to $100M+ — Zhou Yuxiang doesn’t have the typical profile for working in China’s manufacturing world. A soft-spoken yet incisive person in his early thirties … Chinese startup Black Lake, which helps
Read MoreDo you ever find yourself watching a new-ish movie in 2021 and all you can think is whoa, no one is wearing masks! Then it registers: The movie is from two or three years ago, when the pandemic wasn’t yet a thing and no one could’ve imagined how we live now. Read more… 9 Recent
Read MoreYoolim Lee / Bloomberg: Australian online design service Canva says it has 50M MAUs and has acquired Austrian visual AI startup Kaleido.ai and e-commerce startup Smartmockups — – Online design unicorn bolsters its visual communications tools — Canva has 50 million users, doubling from a year earlier Australian online design service Canva says it has
Read MoreMicrosoft plans to add AI-powered text predictions to Word in March. The software giant first rolled out the feature to 50% of Windows Beta Channels last year. But an update to the Microsoft 365 roadmap spotted by TechRadar shows the company intends to offer it to all Word users next month. The feature uses machine learning to make writing suggestions based on the
Read MoreCooking wine should be good enough to drink, but not so good that you feel bad dumping it into a sauce or stew. (It should not, under any circumstances, come in a bottle that says “cooking wine.”) It’s easy to find a $10 bottle that tastes good when simmered with tomatoes, garlic, and onions, but
Read MorePhoto by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images A Malaysian news site was fined the equivalent of nearly $124,000 for five comments below an article. News outlet Malaysiakini has raised money to cover the fee of 500,000 ringgit, but human rights advocates say it was targeted for its reporting on government corruption, and they worry that
Read MoreThe hands-free highway driving assistant will not come with the Automated Lane Change function available with Cadillac’s version. Chevy Bolt EUV's Super Cruise system misses out on one key feature – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMusk added on Twitter that the growing network of satellites should offer complete global coverage “by next year.” Elon Musk: SpaceX will double Starlink's satellite internet speeds in 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJerry Seinfeld launched his career with Bee Movie, an insect-themed animated feature that took the world by storm in 2007. It posed the quandary – that supposedly, according to all known laws of aviation, bees should not be able to fly. Despite this, the bee flies anyway, because bees don’t care what humans think is
Read MoreTrying to pass the time with a roommate or significant other? Try these board game gems. The best 2 player board games – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle is adding a built-in screen recording feature for all Chromebooks in the coming weeks. The new tool lets users capture video of their device’s screen without the need for additional apps or external hardware. Read more… How to Record Your Screen on a Chromebook Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSmoke rises from an illegally lit fire in a section of Amazon rainforest, south of Novo Progresso in Pará state, Brazil, on August 15th, 2020. | Photo by Carl de Souza / AFP via Getty Images Fires in the Amazon reached devastating new levels in 2020, new NASA satellite imagery shows. The space agency developed
Read MoreTodd Spangler / Variety: Spotify says it will launch in 80+ new markets in the coming days, expanding from 93 markets, making the service available to 1B potential new users — Spotify unveiled plans to launch in the next few days in 85 new markets, areas that represent more than 1 billion potential new listeners,
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: Spotify debuts features for creators like polls and Q&A tools to make podcasts interactive, partners with WordPress to turn text into podcasts using Anchor — Spotify on Monday announced a slew of new tools to help podcast creators on its platform develop more interactive shows. Spotify debuts features for creators like
Read MoreRussia’s Progress 77 cargo resupply ship is seen approaching the International Space Station through the window of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. | NASA SpaceX’s Crew Dragon astronaut taxi is doing “beautifully” so far in its first operational, long-duration stay on the International Space Station, NASA’s human spaceflight chief Kathy Lueders told The Verge. The capsule,
Read MoreJason Cipriani / ZDNet: Samsung extends security updates for Galaxy phones from three to a “minimum of four” years — Previously, Samsung only guaranteed security updates for 3 years. — Samsung on Monday announced that it’s extending the amount of time it will provide security updates for its Galaxy phones … Samsung extends security updates
Read MoreSpotify revealed the plans, which will kick off in the “next few days,” at its Stream On virtual news event Monday. Spotify to launch in 80 new markets across Asia, Africa, Caribbean, Latin America – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Spotify Barack Obama is getting into the podcast game. Today, Spotify announced that the former president and rockstar Bruce Springsteen — yes, you read that right — will host a show called Renegades: Born in the USA exclusively for the audio platform. They’ll discuss “race, fatherhood, marriage, and the state of America,” per a
Read MoreWhether you need some extra comfort while you sleep or a full-length pillow to prop you up while you read, there’s a body pillow for you. The best body pillow for 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
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