But as ever, users, you don’t need to yell into the phone… it’s not the 1970s In a much-anticipated move for Android phone users, Google has tweaked its Assistant to let users interact with third-party apps – including Spotify and Twitter – using their voice.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Apple may roll out the first Arm-based Mac later this fall, starting the transition away from Intel processors. …read more Source:: CNet

His new book Broken People: A Novel answers that question complete with a shaman who performs “open-soul surgery”. …read more Source:: CNet

The Information: Six months after launching his revolutionary video-streaming service, Quibi, Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is looking for a buyer. So far, he is coming up short [paywalled; alternative source]. Over the past few weeks, Katzenberg has pitched several tech and entertainment executives about buying Quibi, only to be turned down. Among those he approached…

Immersive Labs Researcher takes advantage of lax Fitbit privacy controls to build a malicious spyware watch face. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Microsoft is allowing some of its employees to work from home permanently. From a report: While the vast majority of Microsoft employees are still working from home during the ongoing pandemic, the software maker has unveiled “hybrid workplace” guidance internally to allow for far greater flexibility once US offices eventually reopen. The Verge has received…

The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy is a swirling beacon of new beginnings. …read more Source:: CNet

Sometimes, a project is more than it seems on just the surface. The UVA project from [Said Alvarado Marin] is one such example. What started as an attempt to build a single useful tool became the beginning of a broader utility ecosystem. In and of itself, UVA is a project to build a powerful UV…

Someone’s got to wrangle all the automation now Microsoft and pals have joined the act Open source bot orchestration vendor Camunda has rolled out its latest platform update, which includes features designed to centrally wrangle bots from the multitude of vendors currently muscling in on the lucrative market.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The malware also has a unique machine-learning module. …read more Source:: Threatpost