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News Apple News+ Publishers Upset Magazines

Publishers Upset Apple’s News+ Isn’t Giving Them the Kickbacks Apple Promised

Publishers aren’t happy with the kickbacks they’re getting from Apple News+, as they aren’t getting what Apple promised them.

By Laura Tucker – Jul 2, 2019

News Us End To End Encryption Featured

US Considering Outlawing End-to-End Encryption

Now that encryption is being used by more and more tech companies, the United States is considering banning end-to-end entryption.

By Laura Tucker – Jul 1, 2019

News Commodore 64 Computer

Feeling Nostalgic? Commodore 64 will Be Released Again by End of Year

You can do more than just remember your old Commodore 64, as there are plans to bring it back by the end of the year, just in time for Christmas.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 28, 2019

News Instagram Ads Hairdryer

Instagram Defends Relevant Ads, Claim They’re Not Result of Recording Users

Instagram was asked how users can have a private conversation about an item and then have an ad appear on Instagram. They maintain they are not recording users.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 27, 2019

News Huawei Easily Hacked Featured

Troubles for Huawei Worsen as Report Says They’re More Likely to Be Hacked

A new report shows Huawei devices are much more likely to be hacked than that of their competitors, backing up the U.S. claim the devices could be used as a “backdoor.”

By Laura Tucker – Jun 26, 2019

Bluetooth Break Featured

Windows 10 Update Deliberately Breaks Unsecure Bluetooth Connections

If you recently updated your Windows device and noticed that some of your Bluetooth devices have stopped working, this is a deliberate decision by Microsoft for the sake of your OS security.

By Simon Batt – Jun 24, 2019

Libra Feature

What’s Up With Facebook’s New Libra Cryptocurrency?

Facebook will be launching a new cryptocurrency – Libra – in 2020. Aside from being based on blockchain, it is different from other cryptocurrencies. Here is what you need to know about Libra.

By Andrew Braun – Jun 21, 2019

News Mobile Apps Vulnerability Featured

76% of Mobile Apps Have a Vulnerability, with Greater Chance on Android

Three-quarters of all mobile apps have a vulnerability that can lead to hackers stealing anything you valued on your phone, and if gets worse if you have an Android.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 20, 2019

News Huawei Refund Featured

Huawei Offering Refunds If Google and Facebook Apps Lose Support

To combat being caught up in trade wars between the U.S. and China, Huawei has announced they will refund their phones if Google and Facebook stop working.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 19, 2019

News Amazon Spark Featured

Amazon Shuts Down Spark, the Service Intended to Compete with Instagram

Amazon launched Spark two years ago to sell things in an Instagram-type format to compete with Instagram. They have now shut down Amazon Spark and are replacing it with other shopping tools.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 18, 2019

Office Exploit Featured

New Wave of Malware Targets Unpatched Microsoft Office

An old exploit of Microsoft Office is still circling the Internet. The problem is, this exploit was fixed back in 2017, and it’s still doing damage to this day!

By Simon Batt – Jun 17, 2019

News Google Apple Signin Featured

Google Would Rather You Use Apple’s Sign-in Button than Continue to Use Passwords

You may think it was upsetting to Google when Apple announced a sign-in to replace the Google and Facebook sign-in, they’d rather you use that than passwords.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 14, 2019

News Dropbox Update Featured

Dropbox Update Takes Major Jump into Productivity and Teamwork Space

Dropbox has announced a major redesign with their newest update. They are jumping into the productivity and teamwork space to bring your work together.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 13, 2019

News Facebook Phone Tracker Featured

Will Facebook Find Anyone to Allow Them to Track Their Phones with Study?

Facebook is once again offering to pay people to allow them to monitor their phone use through their new app: Study. Will they find any takers?

By Laura Tucker – Jun 12, 2019

News Mozilla Firefox Premium Featured

Mozilla CEO Announces Premium Version of Firefox Available in the Fall

Mozilla is challenging our expectations for a browser. The CEO announced the arrival of a premium version of Firefox later this year in the fall.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 11, 2019

News Google Maps Disaster Warnings Featured

Google Maps Changes Will Include Disaster Warnings and Include Speed Option

An upcoming google Maps update will lead users away from natural disasters, and users have also noticed that the app now includes a speedometer option.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 10, 2019

News 2fa Bypass Tools Featured

Two New Tools Allow Hackers to Bypass Two-Factor Authentication

Hackers have caught up to cybersecurity standards with two tools that are designed to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA). Learn how to stay protected.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 7, 2019

News Amazon Ai Stylesnap Featured

Amazon Announces StyleSnap, AI that Helps You Clothes Shop with Just a Picture

Amazon is introducing StyleSnap, artificial intelligence that allows you to upload a photo to be matched by the service with the Amazon option that measures up as closely as possible

By Laura Tucker – Jun 6, 2019

News Privacy Sign In Apple Featured

Apple Adds Privacy with “Sign in with Apple,” But Will Users Trust It?

Apple announced “Sign in with Apple” this week, a new option to allow users to sign in to other apps and websites with their Apple ID. Will it be trusted?

By Laura Tucker – Jun 5, 2019

News Apple Announces Ipados Featured

Apple Announces iPadOS, a New Mac Pro, Dark Mode, and More

The 2019 WWDC keynote didn’t include many big surprises, with many things rumored or leaked beforehand, but did include iPadOS, a new Mac Pro, and dark mode.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 4, 2019

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When Sony shipped the first Walkman in 1979, chairman Akio Morita insisted on a second headphone jack and a “hotline” talk button, convinced it would be rude for one person to listen to music alone — and within a few years buyers had ignored the sociable features so completely that Sony quietly dropped them

Jun 15, 2026

Russia still custom-builds the Soyuz return seats for ISS crew members using plaster casts taken weeks before launch, because astronauts grow as much as five centimetres taller during a long-duration stay and a seat moulded to their Earth-shaped spine would no longer fit the body that comes home

Jun 12, 2026

Mycorrhizal fungi colonised plant roots roughly 450 million years ago and biologists now suspect plants could never have moved out of the oceans onto bare rock without them, meaning every forest on Earth — including the redwoods, the Amazon, and the boreal belt — is still running on a partnership older than trees themselves

Jun 11, 2026

Close-up of a young adult using a smartphone outdoors, highlighting modern technology and connectivity.

The “CrackBerry” nickname stuck for a reason — and the variable-reward psychology that hooked early-2000s executives on their BlackBerrys is the exact same machinery now running every push notification on every smartphone in your pocket

Jun 11, 2026

Intricate network of tree roots and moss on a forest hillside, showcasing nature's resilience.

Suzanne Simard sealed paper birch and Douglas fir seedlings inside plastic bags, fed them carbon-14 and carbon-13 dioxide, and nine days later found carbon had crossed between species through fungal threads in the British Columbia soil beneath her boots

Jun 10, 2026

Close-up of glowing jellyfish swimming gracefully in deep green ocean waters.

A species of jellyfish called Turritopsis dohrnii can revert its adult cells back to a juvenile polyp stage when injured or starving, effectively restarting its life cycle, and biologists have so far failed to identify any natural limit to how many times it can do this.

Jun 10, 2026

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