By now, the wearing of a facemask to protect ourselves from pandemic infection is for many of us a daily fact of life. Perhaps that means a cheap disposable mask, but there’s no reason that has to be the case. It’s easy to make more durable masks that can be washed and re-used time and…

The US National Security Agency has published this week a guide on the benefits and risks of encrypted DNS protocols, such as DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), which have become widely used over the past two years. From a report: The US cybersecurity agency warns that while technologies like DoH can encrypt and hide user DNS queries from…

The Bronco is here, but it increasingly seems like Ford also wants to build a Bronco pickup. …read more Source:: CNet

CES may be virtual this year, but there’s no shortage of nifty devices. Here’s what we’ve loved so far. …read more Source:: CNet

The US represents nearly 20% of the worldwide total, with nearly 400,000 conformed coronavirus-related deaths so far. …read more Source:: CNet

Apple — long considered the sleeping giant in the podcast space — is waking up. The company, which runs the most widely used podcasting app in the industry, is discussing launching a new subscription service [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source] that would charge people to listen to podcasts, The Information according…

Police have requested aid from the Santa Clara County bomb squad to inspect the package. …read more Source:: CNet

Disney Plus spoiler-free review: Marvel goes off on a bizarre but confidently delivered tangent, bringing back familiar characters in a fresh and imaginative way. …read more Source:: CNet

Richard Branson’s company hopes its LauncherOne rocket will make it to space for the first time. …read more Source:: CNet

Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire looks pretty convincing as a Star Wars villain in this deepfake. …read more Source:: CNet