Day: April 23, 2021

Password Manager Suffers ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

A software update to Click Studios’ Passwordstate password manager contained malware. …read more Source:: DarkReading


British IT teacher gets three-year ban after boozing with students at strip club during school trip to Costa Rica

Watchdog deemed Richard Glenn’s conduct ‘unacceptable’ An IT teacher at an English private school has been banned from teaching for 36 months for “unacceptable professional conduct” that included getting drunk and visiting a strip club with one or more pupils.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


COVID-19 took mental health to a dark place. The healing work starts now – CNET

The coronavirus is inflicting emotional wounds around the world that may take decades to heal. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple: No Plans To Merge Mac and iPad

Earlier this week, Apple unveiled the refreshed 11 and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models with a notable change: The new iPad Pro models are powered by the M1 chip, the company’s in-house chipset that also powers the current-generation MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini. Is the company planning to put macOS on the iPad in…


Maybe high-speed internet is infrastructure after all, say US Republicans in proposal to spend $65bn over five years

Our plan is better than President Biden’s, they claim, with few details A cadre of Republican senators have proposed allocating $65bn to developing broadband infrastructure in America as part of a $568bn five-year spending plan.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Pi-Based Spectrometer Puts the Complexity in the Software

Play around with optics long enough and sooner or later you’re probably going to want a spectrometer. Optical instruments are famously expensive, though, at least for high-quality units. But a useful spectrometer, like this DIY Raspberry Pi-based instrument, doesn’t necessarily have to break the bank. This one comes to us by way of [Les Wright],…


NASA Perseverance rover pulls breathable oxygen from air on Mars – CNET

A golden, toaster-size device pulls oxygen from the Martian atmosphere, which is about 96% carbon dioxide. …read more Source:: CNet


The nearest black hole to Earth ever seen is a tiny ‘unicorn’ – CNET

Scientists have found an unusual void hiding in plain sight. …read more Source:: CNet


SpaceX Successfully Launches Astronauts With a Re-Used Dragon Spacecraft for the First Time

SpaceX has another successful human space launch to its credit, after a good takeoff and orbital delivery of its Crew Dragon spacecraft on Friday morning. From a report: The Dragon took off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 5:49 AM EDT (2:49 AM EDT). On board were four astronauts, including…


Apple AirTags: 3 ways they’re better than Tile trackers, 3 ways they’re worse – CNET

I was really excited about Apple’s new product — until I learned about these shortcomings. …read more Source:: CNet