Tech
MediaTek fixed chip flaws that could allow apps to eavesdrop on users
Vulnerabilities in the artificial intelligence (AI) and audio processing components of recent MediaTek chips could have allowed eavesdropping on device owners. However, the flaw was reportedly never exploited in the wild.
MediaTek has fixed the vulnerabilities as of October, according...
Tech
How Jira Align Helps Business Agility for Safe
If you consider Enterprise Agility as a modern-day steam engine, then JIRA Align...
Tech
Activision Blizzard CEO will consider leaving if problems aren’t solved quickly
Bobby Kotick has reportedly said he may consider resigning as CEO of Activision Blizzard if he can’t fix the company’s cultural problems fast enough. According to , Kotick held a meeting last week involving senior leadership at Blizzard Entertainment...
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Illinois’ nuclear power subsidy of $694 million: imperfect compromise
Byron, UNITED STATES: The Exelon Byron Nuclear Generating Stations running at full capacity 14 May, 2007 in Byron, Illinois, is one of 17 nuclear reactors at 10 sites in three US states, is the nation's largest operator of commercial...
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Castaways launches on Apple Arcade
Lego Star Wars: Castaways launches on November 19th exclusively on Apple Arcade.
The title is an online social adventure game set in the Lego Star Wars universe, and it’s developed by Gameloft, a developer with studios in Toronto and Montreal....
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Automated Proctoring Swept In During Pandemic. It’s Likely to Stick Around, Despite Concerns
The most controversial new tech tool for colleges since the start of the pandemic is automated proctoring, which aims to detect cheating on online exams by using algorithms that watch students via their webcam and look for suspicious patterns...
Tech
Facebook test offers more control over who you see in your News Feed
Facebook might soon help you manage the overly chatty people in your social stream. The Meta brand is testing News Feed controls that let you raise or lower the volume of content you see from friends, groups, Pages and...
Tech
Samsung Panasonic and Tesla embracing cobalt-free batteries
Lithium-ion batteries contain a number of different materials including lithium, nickel, aluminum, iron, manganese and cobalt. Of all these metals, cobalt is the most expensive. For the past four years, the average cost of cobalt was higher than the...
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How a Frustrating Search for Scholarships Grew Into a Life-Changing Opportunity
One afternoon, during Samuel Hill’s junior year at the Mississippi School for Math and Science, his parents told him that they wouldn’t be contributing to his college fund. While such news might have been devastating to some high school...
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Google releases fix for Pixel 6 autodialing issue – MobileSyrup
Google has finally fixed one of the Pixel 6 series’ most annoying bug.
For those who are unaware, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro suffered from an issue that caused the device to randomly automatically dial people in your...
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Gadgets
7 Best Smartwatches (2021): Apple Watch, Samsung, Wear OS 3
A good watch doesn't just display the time of day. A proper timepiece can elevate your outfit and make you feel good. Smartwatches can...
Science
The UK Government Wants to Sequence Your Baby’s Genome
In November 2019, Matt Hancock, then the United Kingdom’s health secretary, unveiled a lofty ambition: to sequence the genome of every baby in the...