An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: People who recovered from a bout of Covid-19 during one of the earlier waves of the pandemic appear to have a lower risk of contracting the delta variant than those who got two doses of the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech SE. The largest real-world analysis (PDF)…

The story of the McDonalds’ frozen treat machine involves technology, trade secrets, inside business dealings, franchiser/franchisee friction, and an alleged NDA violation. In short: lots of money and lawyers. But it also involves something that matters to all of us hackers — what it means to own a machine. The brief background is that McDonald’s…

The deadline to implement the Stir/Shaken tech that’s designed to curb the flood of annoying and costly robocalls has come and gone. What’s next? …read more Source:: CNet

Keep an eye on these holiday 2021 and beyond games, including a controversial Saints Row reboot. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Record, written by Catalin Cimpanu: The European Union’s lead data protection supervisor has recommended on Thursday that personal data such as search queries & internet browsing history should not be used for the assessment of credit scores and creditworthiness. The recommendation comes from the European Data Protection…

More than 50 million T-Mobile customers were affected by the hack and about 48 million social security number were accessed. …read more Source:: ZDNet

This high-end SpyraTwo blasts water up to 30 feet and refills in 12 seconds. …read more Source:: CNet

Samsung’s $1,800 foldable phone is a refinement in every way. It is a wonderful tablet that still folds down into an awkward phone. …read more Source:: CNet

The breach compromised the personal information of more than 50 million customers. Are you one? …read more Source:: CNet

We’ll admit it is a bit of a gimmick, but [Adam Beedle’s] Spider-Bot did make us smile. The little robot can launch a “web” and use it to swing. It is hard to picture, but the video below will make it all clear. It can also use the cable to climb a wall, sort of….