A change Apple is making to improve privacy in an upcoming version of its iPhone operating system has alarmed an unlikely group of software makers: developers of privacy-focused encrypted messaging apps. The Information (paywalled): They warn the change, which is already available in public test versions of iOS 13, could end up undermining the privacy…

Canada and EMEA see growth. As for the rest of the world… “The bigger they are, the harder they fall” seems an appropriate phrase to describe the predicament facing server vendors. Following a record 2018, almost of all the major manufacturers recorded slimmer numbers in Q2.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Starting in 2021, Chevy, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles will have some familiar Android functions. …read more Source:: CNet

The 43-inch, 4,784-piece Devastator is part of Lego’s Ultimate Collector Series. It costs $700. …read more Source:: CNet

Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold will go on sale this month. …read more Source:: CNet

Hackers working for the Chinese government have broken into telecoms networks to track Uighur travelers in Central and Southeast Asia, Reuters reported, citing two intelligence officials and two security consultants who investigated the attacks. From a report: The hacks are part of a wider cyber-espionage campaign targeting “high-value individuals” such as diplomats and foreign military…

Default password is a danger for customers, but also for the vendor itself. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Another day, another look at Google’s upcoming Pixel. …read more Source:: CNet

Gently, mind – it’s rather expensive IFA2019 Samsung is showing its remade Galaxy Fold 5G mobile at IFA, under way in Berlin, and we got a short hands-on.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Like the tastes of the makers that build them, LED cubes come in all shapes and sizes. From the simplest 3x3x3 microcontroller test, to fancier bespoke installations, they’re a great way to learn a bunch of useful embedded techniques and show off at the same time. [kbob] has done exactly that in spades, with a…