Day: March 4, 2021

Chrome Switches Its Release Cycle for First Time in a Decade

Google Chrome releases will soon arrive more frequently than ever. From a report:In an announcement today, Google said it is updating the Chrome release schedule for the first time in over a decade. For a cool 10+ years now, Chrome stable releases have shipped every 6 weeks with new features, security fixes, etc. With improvements…


Prime suspect: Amazon India apologises for offensive scenes in political thriller

Charges filed against head of content as cast and crew apply for ‘anticipatory bail’ Amazon Prime India has issued a rare-for-Big-Tech apology for material deemed offensive in Bezos’s streaming arm’s political thriller, Tandav and legal writs fly.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


YouTube will lift Trump suspension when ‘risk of violence has decreased,’ CEO says – CNET

The Google-owned platform suspended Trump almost two months ago. …read more Source:: CNet


Great apes at San Diego Zoo receive experimental COVID-19 vaccine for animals – CNET

Following an outbreak among the zoo’s gorillas in January, National Geographic has learned that three orangutans and five bonobos received a COVID-19 vaccine developed for animals. …read more Source:: CNet


Most Life on Earth Will Be Killed by Lack of Oxygen in a Billion Years

One billion years from now, Earth’s atmosphere will contain very little oxygen, making it uninhabitable for complex aerobic life. From a report: Today, oxygen makes up around 21 per cent of Earth’s atmosphere. Its oxygen-rich nature is ideal for large and complex organisms, like humans, that require the gas to survive. But early in Earth’s…


Hot DRAM: Shortage of memory chips will continue this year, says Micron

Good news for memory makers, not such great news for wider tech world US memory maker Micron Technology expects the chronic shortage of DRAM in the market to continue throughout this year, according to senior veep and CFO David Zinsner.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


New platform uses NFTs as a gateway for digital rights management

The NFT market, reached $8.2 million in sales last month, but its value has been restricted to digital collectibles with little real use. Now, a new platform hopes to use NFTs for digital rights management. …read more Source:: ZDNet


EU Sets 2030 Target To Produce Cutting-Edge Semiconductors

The European Union is planning to produce its own advanced semiconductors by 2030, part of the bloc’s plans to reduce “high-risk dependencies” on technology companies in the U.S. and Asia. From a report: Officials want to ensure that at least 20% of the world’s cutting-edge semiconductors by value are produced in Europe by the end…


Smart glasses carve a lighter path forward for extended reality

The Lenovo ThinkReality A3 is a forerunner to a wave of lighter-weight but still session-driven category of viewers that Qualcomm hopes to foster with its XR1 reference design. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Why schools need to incorporate endpoint management into their proactive cybersecurity strategy for 2021 and beyond

Education is particularly attractive to criminals because of the vast amount of valuable data it holds: student and staff information, supplier information, alumni databases, and research data – so, as security experts, what’s to be done to help schools secure their endpoint devices? …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine