South Korea is poised to become the first country to clamp down on how mobile app stores. Others are planning to follow. …read more Source:: CNet

A new generation of detectors let scientists identify a dozen large episodes of bioluminescence, one a hundred times larger than Manhattan — and that’s the smallest. From a report: The ocean has always glowed. The Greeks and Romans knew of luminous sea creatures as well as the more general phenomenon of seawater that can light…

Plus: T-Mobile US apologizes, security holes found in medical pumps, and more In brief The massive attack on Microsoft Exchange servers in March may have been China harvesting information to train AI systems, according to US government officials and computer-security experts who talked to NPR.… …read more Source:: Register

Manufacturing of Apple’s next smart watch has reportedly been halted due to issues fitting all of the new components together. …read more Source:: CNet

Back in the day, your choice of calculator said a lot about your chops, and nothing made a stronger statement than the legendary Hewlett-Packard Voyager series of programmable calculators. From the landscape layout to the cryptic keycaps to the Reverse Polish Notation, everything about these calculators spoke to a seriousness of purpose. Sadly, these calculators…

LinkedIn is telling advertisers to prepare for the end of its short-lived experiment with Stories, after the ephemeral videos failed to catch on among the professional social media set. of this story at Slashdot. …read more Source:: Slashdot

Pluralsight study also found that most remote employees’ confidence to do their current jobs was down 13% from a year ago as office adjustments were made. …read more Source:: ZDNet

You’ll supposedly be able to text an emergency contact or report the details of an accident. …read more Source:: CNet

Review: In lieu of live performances canceled due to the pandemic, the Disney Plus film feels like the best way to experience Eilish’s new album. …read more Source:: CNet

Google pushed back the date when its employees must return to the office until after Jan. 10, citing uncertainty related to the pandemic amid a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in various countries around the world. From a report: It will be optional for Google’s staffers to work on campus until at least Jan. 10, Alphabet…