Image: iFixit iFixit has completed its traditional teardown of Apple’s latest AirPods and, just as Apple promised, it’s bad news for repairs. The organization awarded the noise-canceling buds a big fat zero repairability score, noting that their “non-modular, glued-together design and lack of replacement parts makes repair both impractical and uneconomical.” That’s the same score
Read MoreKevin Townsend / SecurityWeek: Report: 21M stolen credentials from global Fortune 500 organizations were found for sale on the dark web, 16M of which were compromised in the last 12 months — There have been many studies and investigations into the number of stolen credentials available on the dark web. Report: 21M stolen credentials from
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Marcus Aurelius used to say: Let’s make it rock! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, October 30 2019, at
Read MoreFrom the vantage point of space aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan captured this image of a California wildfire. Observing California's Wildfires from the Space Station Source: NASA
Read MoreIn the market for a low-poly change to your look? Hate the idea of showing up for a costume party only to find out someone is wearing the same mask as you? Then this face changing front-projection mask may be just the thing for you. To be honest, we’re not sure just how much [Sean Hodgins]’
Read MoreIf you are still holding on dearly to your iPhone 5 (we salute you), you need to upgrade its software immediately to keep GPS, web, and email working. According to an Apple support page, you’ll need to update your device to iOS 10.3.4 before November 3. This is due to the GPS rollover problem that had
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nintendo’s third-quarter earnings are out, and they reveal that the company sold 4.8 million Switch consoles between July and September, a year-on-year increase of just over 50 percent. 41.67 million units have been shipped in total as of September 30th, meaning the Switch will almost certainly overtake
Read MoreWhatsApp has revealed that at least two dozen academics, lawyers, Dalit activists and journalists in India were the target of surveillance by threat operators using security firm NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. The revelations, reported by news outlet Indian Express, come as the Facebook-owned messaging service filed a lawsuit against the Israeli company for helping government
Read MoreDropbox Blog: Dropbox says Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, is leaving the company after six and a half years and heading into retirement — After six and a half years, Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, is leaving Dropbox and heading into retirement. From the beginning, we knew Guido would be a
Read MoreIn March, Mark Zuckerberg shared his grand vision of Facebook’s future that included encrypting all messaging services. It seems that the company is slowly working on making that happen. According to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, Facebook is testing encrypting video and audio calls over Messenger in Secret mode. However, this doesn’t mean your calls
Read MoreWWE’s most controversial show is back. WWE Crown Jewel 2019: Start times, first women's match, how to watch and why you shouldn't – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePlaying classic games on the real hardware is an experience many of us enjoy, but sometimes the hardware is just a bit too retro for modern sensibilities. A case in point is the miserable monochrome LCD that was originally installed in the Amstrad PPC640 portable 8086 PC that [Drygol] recently picked up. He decided that
Read MoreJessica Huseman / ProPublica: An in-depth look at ES&S, which controls around 50% of the US voting machine market and retained its position over the years despite several mishaps — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories … An in-depth look at
Read MoreSecurity researchers have found a new phishing campaign that leverages fake voicemail messages to trick victims into stealing their Office 365 email credentials. The scam — uncovered by cybersecurity firm McAfee — made use of fraudulent email attachments, which when opened, redirected users to a phishing website that siphoned the login information with an aim
Read MoreKif Leswing / CNBC: Tim Cook suggests iPhone upgrade plans are akin to the idea of a “prime subscription”, says Apple sees it as a major growth area — – Some investors want Apple to sell its iPhone on a subscription basis to shift more of Apple’s revenue from transactional sales to recurring revenue. Tim
Read MoreSteven Musil / CNET: Samsung posts Q3 operating profit of $6.6B, down 56% YoY, on revenue of $53B, while the revenue from its mobile division grew 17.4% YoY to ~$25.2B — Declining demand for chips hurts the electronics giant’s bottom line. — Samsung was hit hard in its third quarter by the slowdown in tech.
Read MoreKara Swisher / New York Times: Dorsey’s political ad ban is a worthy dare to all social networks, which have become hostage to abuse and manipulation with their growth-at-all-costs mentality — Twitter will no longer allow political advertising, a move that places Twitter and Jack Dorsey in stark contrast to Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. Dorsey's
Read MoreAn 8-inch sickle-shaped claw from the Cretaceous period hints at a new species of megaraptorid. Scientists unearth huge claw from 110-million-year-old carnivorous dinosaur – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Samsung Electronics has reported third-quarter earnings that show sharp declines year-on-year due to the ongoing slow performance of the global memory chip market, which had been the company’s biggest profit driver. In other areas, however, Samsung is doing pretty well. Overall, the company made 62 trillion won
Read MoreJust because something is newer than something else doesn’t automatically make it better. Of course the opposite is also true, but when it comes to displays on bench multimeters, a fancy LCD display is no guarantee of legibility. Take the Hewlett Packard HP 3478A multimeter; the stock transflective display with its 14-segment characters is so
Read MoreTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey says political reach should be “earned, not bought.” Trump’s 2020 campaign called it a “very dumb decision.” Twitter's decision to halt political ads puts more pressure on Facebook – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSmall changes can make a big difference if taken up by enough people. Climate change: 9 ways you can make a difference – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt least eight writers and editors resigned on the day after the firing of the interim editor in chief. Stick to Sports? No Way. Deadspin Journalists Quit en Masse. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: Tim Cook says Apple Pay transactions more than doubled YoY to 3B+ transactions in Q4, exceeding PayPal’s volume and growing 4x faster — Apple Pay has been growing at a brisk pace recently, and Tim Cook is making a point to emphasize that fact. During Apple’s Q4 2019 earnings call today
Read MoreThe men demanded money from companies in exchange for agreeing to delete data they had stolen. Hackers plead guilty to extorting Uber, LinkedIn – CNET Source: CNet
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