Half a year since launch, and it's still a challenge for a lot of us to get our hands on a next-gen console. Sony has reportedly said there will be supply constraints for the rest of the year, but we didn't even need to be told. If you've tried to buy an Xbox Series X or PS5, you've probably had to shop around (online, mostly) for stock. And get very lucky.
Security video shows the car's owner getting into the driver's seat.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary report on the fatal Tesla Model S crash that killed two men in Texas last month. The report says security camera footage from the home of the owner of the vehicle shows him entering the driver's side door. When police first started investigating the crash, they told reporters they were "100 percent certain that no one was in the driver seat driving that vehicle at the time of impact."
There's been a lot of speculation over whether the owner of the Model S was attempting to use Autopilot, and this report doesn't clarify much just yet. The fire from the crash destroyed the onboard storage device and damaged the restraint control module. The latter stores data related to the car's speed, acceleration, as well as seat belt and airbag status. Continue reading.
Leaked images suggest they'll look vastly different from the terrific WF-1000XM3.
Sony's excellent noise-canceling WF-1000XM3 true wireless earbuds have been around for a few years, so it's about time for a refresh. According to a leak, the next-gen buds could look a little different. Images obtained by The Walkman Blog suggest that, although the WF-1000XM4 will ditch the flatter design for a rounded outer shape, they could protrude less from your ears. Continue reading.
One section of the curriculum had an emphasis on "emotional intelligence."
With President Biden's vote of confidence, the first flight unit composed entirely of Space Force Guardians graduated from Air Force basic military training, last week. The boot camp saw 35 recruits undergo seven and a half weeks of drills following a tailor made curriculum. Continue reading.
Yes, it does sound like a file-sharing service from the '00s.
Back in 2019, Harley-Davidson released the LiveWire, its first all-electric motorcycle. Now, it plans to use the LiveWire name to launch an all-electric motorcycle brand. LiveWire will announce its first EV on July 8th — don't miss Ford's electric F-150 event next week — revealing the bike at the International Motorcycle Show, one day later. Continue reading.
Eventually, you won't be able to chat with anyone.
With its controversial privacy policy slated to go into effect this weekend, WhatsApp says it won't delete or deactivate the accounts of individuals who don't want to share their information with Facebook. "No one will have their accounts deleted or lose functionality of WhatsApp on May 15th because of this update," the company said in its own support article.
However, you will start to lose some WhatsApp functions if you continue to not accept its new privacy policy. At first, you'll lose access to your chat list. The only way the app will allow you to message or call someone is if they contact you first and you tap on the notification from WhatsApp.
After several more weeks, the app will stop sending messages and calls to your phone altogether. At that point, your options are particularly limited. You can export your chat history or download a report of your account. Or you can just delete your WhatsApp account and start using one of several alternatives. Continue reading.
Dell Apex Sets High Bar for As-A-Service Offerings
Last week at Dell Technologies World, the most significant announcement was a massive as-a-service offering called Dell Technologies Apex. This promises to return the IT market to its long lost but fondly remembered IBM past. Let's talk about Apex this week. We'll then close with the product of the week, an impressive new WiFi 6E wireless mesh solution from Linksys.
The software industry fueled jobs and GDP growth in the United States in 2020, according to a report by Software.org: the BSA Foundation. The software industry supported more than 15.8 million jobs in 2020. While the largest concentrations of software jobs remain in traditional tech hubs, such as Washington and California, other states have experienced greater job growth.
A recent study by Kaspersky revealed that nearly one quarter of PCs still run Microsoft Windows 7, which stopped receiving mainstream support in January 2020. Using an end-of-life operating system that no longer receives security updates is akin to driving a car with a brake light on, suggested Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra AI.
Companies scrambling to compete with the advancing delivery capabilities offered by Amazon and UPS are looking to drone delivery options. Will this be the future of delivery? TechNewsWorld engaged aviation safety expert Mark Baier, CEO of AviationManuals and ARC Safety Management Software Systems, in an extensive conversation about how, and if, drone regulations and consumer lust for speedy airdrop service will ever safely coexist.
Microsoft, Intel Team Up to Clamp Down on Cryptominers
As cryptocurrency values continue to rise, cryptojacking becomes more attractive to cybercriminals. Now, a powerful hardware-based threat detection technology is being integrated into a Microsoft enterprise security product to help protect businesses from cryptojacking malware. The action integrates Intel Threat Detection Technology with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
Autonomous Cars + IoT, and Life or Death Decisions
An ecosystem is being created where cars and robots are autonomous and connected so they will be able to connect to other devices, sensors, and data repositories available to them. Let's explore some safety risks associated with this future...
DNS Flaws Expose Millions of IoT Devices to Hacker Threats
A set of flaws in a widely used network communication protocol that could affect millions of devices has been revealed by Forescout Research Labs and JSOF Research. The nine vulnerabilities discovered by security researchers dramatically increase ...
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