The price changes generally haven’t come with any explanations from the sometimes enigmatic carmaker, either. …read more Source:: CNet

Spotify wants to be the industry’s No. 1 distributor of podcasts — and it’s willing to forgo some revenue in order to counter Apple’s push into podcast subscriptions. From a report: Next week, Spotify will launch its podcast subscription option for partners. But the company will be letting content creators keep 100% of the subscription…

The pause on the J&J shots might be lifted soon. …read more Source:: CNet

A fourth movie could star Anthony Mackie as the new Cap. …read more Source:: CNet

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is shutting its two main car factories temporarily due to a shortage of computer chips. From a report: The difficulties at Britain’s biggest carmaker echo similar problems at other manufacturers, including Ford, who have been hit by a global shortage of chips. JLR said there would be a “limited period” of…

Thistle Technologies aims to help connected device manufacturers securely deliver updates to their products. …read more Source:: DarkReading

The other shoe finally dropped as the Apache Kafka provider finally files for its long-awaited IPO. …read more Source:: ZDNet

According to [Dr. Tom Lehrer’s] song Pollution, “Wear a gas mask and a veil. Then you can breathe, long as you don’t inhale!” While the air quality in most of the world hasn’t gotten that bad, there is a lot of concern about long-term exposure to particulates in the air causing health problems. [Ashish Choudhary]…

What do you call a collection of black holes? The question has taken on an urgency among astronomers inspired by the recent news of dozens of black holes buzzing around the center of a nearby cluster of stars. The New York Times: In the last few years, instruments like the LIGO and Virgo gravitational-wave detectors…

Judas and the Black Messiah may be a favorite for Best Picture at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday, but it’s a fave for cybercriminals too. …read more Source:: Threatpost