Google is the latest manufacturer to bid farewell to the in-box charging brick, saying it expects the Pixel 5A will be the last phone to include one. That means the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro won’t include one when they arrive this fall. From a report: The company says that most people already have…

A security researcher has discovered a web attack framework developed by a suspected Chinese government hacking group and used to exploit vulnerabilities in 58 popular websites to collect data on possible Chinese dissidents. From a report: Fifty-seven of the sites are popular Chinese portals, while the last is the site for US newspaper, the New…

The tech giant expects the new Pixel 5A to be the last to include an in-box charger. …read more Source:: CNet

Apple’s new iPhone could make its grand entrance in September. Here’s all the iPhone 13 release date gossip we’ve heard so far. …read more Source:: CNet

Also: Guidelines for gender-neutral documentation Git 2.33 has been released, including a new optional merge process called merge-ort, which the team hopes will become the default in the next version.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

phalse phace writes: Chinese regulators on Tuesday issued a lengthy set of draft regulations for the internet sector, banning unfair competition and restricting the use of user data, the latest move in a crackdown on the country’s powerful tech companies. According to a document published on China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) website, business…

Fresh attacks target companies’ employees, promising millions of dollars in exchange for valid account credentials for initial access. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Microsoft is adding a consumer-app expert, Manik Gupta, to its management roster as part of an effort to grow share for Teams Consumer, Skype and GroupMe. …read more Source:: ZDNet

A Rapid7 researcher discovered the issue, which was addressed in a recent Fortinet update. …read more Source:: ZDNet

A remote attacker could exploit a critical vulnerability to eavesdrop on live audio & video or take control. The bug is in ThroughTek’s Kalay network, used in 83m devices. …read more Source:: Threatpost