At its MacBook Pro event, the company announced this new Apple Music plan “designed around the power of Siri.” At the outset, it looks like a weird move. Why would I need Siri to play music when I can control it through my iPhone or iPad? The new music plan has plenty of caveats. You can access all 90 million+ songs on Apple Music, but only by issuing voice commands to Siri....
Business Insider cites “sources familiar with the matter.” Though Apple Stores will still let you try out these devices if asked, it won’t be offering the opportunity willy-nilly. In addition, the report claims the company has reduced the number of chairs and stools in its stores to promote distance between customers. It has also boosted cleaning staff and installed hand sanitizer stations in stores, while employees can take sick leave without it affecting their usual allotment....
According to a report from cybersecurity firm Checkpoint, Apple is the most imitated brand for phishing scams in Q1 2020 followed by Netflix, Yahoo, and WhatsApp. Researchers at the firm said attackers tried to take advantage of the buzz created by the Cupertino-based tech giants anticipated product launches. [Read: Scientists don’t know if viral load is linked to severity of coronavirus symptoms] While the web remained the favorite platform for cybercriminals to target for phishing with a 59% share of attacks, mobile rose to second place with 23% attacks as people are spending more time on their devices due to worldwide lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic....
A spokesman for the company, Jim Greer, told CoinDesk: “It’s unfortunate that Mr. Shapiro [the customer] experienced this, but we will dispute his allegations. We look forward to presenting our case in court.” The news comes after Seth Shapiro, head of strategy at VideoCoin, a decentralized video encoding, storage, and content distribution system, said the phone company had failed to secure his device when it was hacked in May last year....
If you’re a driven entrepreneur, you’re likely many things, from a grinding workhorse to a strong salesperson to a gifted marketer. With everything on your plate and all the skills you need to excel, design expert or artistic visionary isn’t always going to find a home on that list. However, in our brand-centric world of digital marketing, your ads and social media posts have to look every bit as professional as anything from Apple, Coca-Cola, Nike, or any of the other global big boys....
Ask anyone involved in digital creation about the industry-leading Adobe Creative Cloud and you’re likely to get two nearly universal snap reactions. First, that there’s so much happening inside that armada of content creating apps that you can do practically anything with it. Second, that there’s so much happening inside that armada of content creating apps that learning how to harness it can be an absolute beast. Both statements are absolutely true, but you can’t get to one without the other....
This week the Berlin Senate has announced its plan to secure funds for reduced-price BVG tickets. According to Mayor Franziska Giffey, a monthly ticket price of €29 for zones A-C has been agreed upon, with further discussion for outer regions and the rest of Germany. But what was the impact of a €9 ticket on the environment, and did it result in fewer car trips? Did the €9 ticket get people out of their cars?...
Just four years later, however, Theranos had collapsed and Holmes was facing criminal fraud charges, following allegations that she’d lied about the blood-testing tech. With a plot like a Hollywood movie and a protagonist reminiscent of a supervillain, the tale has spawned a riveting range of reads, films, and podcasts. Here is the TNW team’s pick of the bunch. The Dropout Listen to every episode of “The Dropout: Elizabeth Holmes on Trial” now: https://t....
Each CEO faced scrutiny over slightly different matters, but they generally projected the same idea: their successes are simply the result of their own ingenuity, and not due any monopolistic power-plays despite the mounting evidence. Apple is the antitrust crew’s best performing tech giant But the divide between the US tech giants and smaller firms is severe since the enormous stock market crash that occurred in March. PSCT follows 74 companies valued between $300 million and $1....
The company announced the change in a blog post, and you can now find “Microsoft Bing” everywhere on the search engine. According to Microsoft, the new name “reflects the continued integration of our search experiences across the Microsoft family.” So yeah, not a big change, but just something that brings it a little closer to the rest of the “family.” Microsoft is also using the moment to expand its Give with Bing program....
After being duped into putting more than AUD$43,000 ($30,000) into fake Bitcoin investments, Canberra, Australia-based couple Nick and Josie Yeomans received a WhatsApp message telling them that the whole thing was a sham, according to ABC news. The Yeomans’ had been investing in Coinexx.org, a company that claims to manage cryptocurrency and forex investments for its clients. But according to the message the couple received, it “is a scam.” It seems the Coinexx....
The prospect of starting a new business is always daunting. If you’ve ever done it, you know the process is more than just making a product and selling it. There’s staffing, resources, marketing, strategic planning, financials and a whole lot more to consider. And planning matters. A Small Business Economics survey found those with a business plan are 152 percent more likely to actually get that business off the ground than those who don’t....
The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (or RACS) has placed the CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder radio telescope (ASKAP) firmly on the international astronomy map. While past surveys have taken years to complete, ASKAP’s RACS survey was conducted in less than two weeks — smashing previous records for speed. Data gathered have produced images five times more sensitive and twice as detailed as previous ones. What is radio astronomy? Modern astronomy is a multi-wavelength enterprise....
An update to the Lightroom app for iPhone and iPad irreversibly purged a swathe of users’ photos, presets, and other data that wasn’t already synced to the cloud, PetaPixel reports. Adobe has since confirmed the issue and apologized for the oversight, adding it’s impossible to retrieve lost data. “We are aware that some customers who updated to Lightroom 5.4.0 on iPhone and iPad may be missing photos and presets that were not synced to the Lightroom cloud,” an Adobe customer support rep said in a forum....
A lot has happened since Trump announced this new venture last October. Last December, Investors pumped $1 billion into the Digital World Acquisition Corp, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) that aimed to fund the Truth platform. Rumors about the social network’s imminent launch surfaced in January without a specified go-live date, and the firm subsequently started testing the app in a closed beta with around 500 users. All of this started last year, when Trump was removed from major platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Shopify — while he was in office as President....
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Some DSLRs are good at taking still photos, while some excel at video capturing. But if you need both of them, don’t look beyond the Canon EOS 7D Mark II. The company’s official website has this extremely ludicrous sale going on which bundles the 7D Mark II body, an EF-S 18–135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens, a Wi-Fi adapter, and a 32GB memory card for just $1,799, down from its original price tag of $2,249....
Are you getting tired of carrying your old, unwieldy DSLR around? It doesn’t have to be this way — if you’re down to go the mirrorless way. And we’ve got the right camera to make the transition with: Canon’s EOS M50. The M50 is currently selling at a 28-percent discount — down $250 from its list price of $899. Not only that, you’ll get a EF-M15-45mm lens in the box....
Bose’s world-famous Quiet Comfort 35 II is now available for just for $299, down from $349. These headphones have been a go-to choice for travelers and office-goers because of its great noise cancellation capabilities. Bose uses its proprietary technology to make sure you’re not disturbed by loud noises around you. You can get good 20 hours of battery life with active noise cancellation in wireless mode (Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity), or up to 40 hours if you plug them into your device....
The facial recognition company has been embroiled in a storm of controversy since The New York Times revealed that it was helping police match photos of suspects’ faces to images scraped from websites and social media platforms to aid in their investigations. Clearview says that it has amassed a database of more than three billion images and that its software has already been used by more than 600 law enforcement agencies....
