Threat actors can use personal information gleaned from images to craft targeted scams, putting personal and corporate data at risk. …read more Source:: Threatpost

The Arizona House of Representatives just passed landmark app store legislation in a 31-29 vote on Wednesday that could have far-reaching consequences for Apple and Google and their respective mobile operating systems. From a report: The legislation, a sweeping amendment to Arizona’s existing HB2005 [PDF], prevents app store operators from forcing a developer based in…

Time to go down to Memphis, er, Cupertino, to check for a decree Researchers have discovered language buried in the forthcoming release of MacOS Big Sur 11.3 that suggests Apple may withdraw the Rosetta 2 binary compatibility layer in some regions.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The Russian-speaking RTM threat group is targeting organizations in an ongoing campaign that leverages a well-known banking trojan, brand new ransomware strain and extortion tactics. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Microsoft’s newest Garage app, the company’s brand for more experimental apps, is Group Transcribe, which lets groups of people capture real-time collective meeting transcriptions using their phones. It’s available for free right now on iOS. From a report: “This app uses a multi-device approach to provide real-time, high quality transcription and translation, so users can…

Azure SQL Data Warehouse Ignite Microsoft has pushed out Azure Synapse Link for Cosmos DB to general availability in an effort to bring its transactional NoSQL database closer to the analytics workhorse data warehouse.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Marvel’s WandaVision is close to the finish line. Here’s when the final episode drops. …read more Source:: CNet

The United States Navy is liable for a mass copyright infringement. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sided with the German software company Bitmanagement, which accused the Navy of copying software without permission. Bitmanagement claimed more than $500 million in damages, but the final amount has yet to be determined. From a report:…

Instead of raining water, the plasma hurricane unleashed electrons, researchers say. …read more Source:: CNet

The same tech inside Google Pay, Shopping, Analytics, Ads, etc Google on Wednesday announced the release of Flutter 2, an update to its popular cross-platform, open source app development framework.… …read more Source:: TheRegister