Microsoft announced today plans to start forcibly blocking and isolating versions of the SolarWinds Orion app that are known to have contained the Solorigate (SUNBURST) malware. Microsoft’s decision is related to the massive supply chain attack that came to light over the weekend and impacted IT software vendor SolarWinds. On Sunday, several news outlets reported that hackers […]
It’ll take a lot to transition the U.S. off fossil-based energy: money, political will, labor. But a new report shows it won’t take new technological innovation. The study, published in the journal Joule last week, shows U.S. electricity demand can be met with currently available carbon-free tech, like solar panels and wind turbines. And we […]
Multiple Google services and websites including YouTube, Gmail, Google Assistant, and Google Docs were down for around an hour on Monday morning after being hit with a widespread outage. Google acknowledged the issues with Gmail, affecting both its business and personal services, at 6:55AM ET, and said the problem was fixed for the “vast majority” […]
The Home Max, and Mini, launched in 2017 as the first expansion of Google’s smart speaker lineup. After three years, Google has officially discontinued the Home Max as inventory is depleted. Both the Chalk and Charcoal Home Max are now out of stock on the US Google Store. Google confirmed the retirement to Engadget while […]
A supply-chain report last month raised the possibility of next year’s flagship iPhones having an always-on display, and a follow-up report suggests the same screen technology could also enable ProMotion. Both reports point to LG offering the same type of OLED panels to the iPhone that are currently used in the Apple Watch Series 5 […]
Zoox, a startup developing an electric and autonomous vehicle that was recently purchased by Amazon, has unveiled its autonomous electric vehicle. It has a massive battery pack. Zoox has been a relatively secretive startup that has been developing a fully electric and autonomous vehicle. It has become higher profile after major investments boosted its valuation, […]
Electronic Arts reached an agreement on Monday to buy U.K. video game developer Codemasters in a deal worth $1.2 billion. The deal upstaged a previous transaction agreed between rival publisher Take-Two Interactive and Codemasters. The firm had agreed to acquire Codemasters for £726 million ($971 million) only last month. “The Codemasters Board has considered various […]
Earlier this year, it was reported that Apple TV+ was in the early stages of developing a series based on Gawker Media. Now, however, The New York Times reports that Apple TV+ has scrapped this show after CEO Tim Cook got wind of the project. The series, which would have been called Scraper, was pitched by […]
Google might finally bring its dark mode for search to computer users. 9to5Google reports that users have discovered testing for a dark theme for Google’s desktop web searches. The tests only appear to last briefly (Reddit user Pixel3aXL saw it come and go within hours) and don’t affect the homepage, but they work in third-party […]
The AMD Ryzen 5000 series of mobile processors is coming. Another Asus-related leak, also unearthed by momomo_us and sourced from the German retailer Expert.de, has revealed three new laptops sporting two different Lucienne APUs: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700U and the Ryzen 5 5500U. Although these two parts are from the incoming Ryzen 5000 mobile […]
If Netflix’s decisions on marketing its hundreds of original shows seem highly calculated… that’s probably because they were. Netflix has outlined how it uses AI to market shows and predict their success in ways that conventional box office numbers and Nielsen ratings likely couldn’t match. Effectively, it comes down to finding connections and determining the […]
The OnePlus 9 now appears to exist as more than just some renders, and it might be good news if you’re pining for the upcoming not-quite-top-tier smartphone. PhoneArena has obtained what it says are leaked photos of the OnePlus 9 that shed more light on the device, including its specs. Most notably, the giant camera […]
