Day: October 21, 2021

Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to prepare for the November 21H2 update

Microsoft is getting ready to roll out to mainstream users its minor Windows 10 21H2 feature update. One of its expected features won’t be part of the OS update when it goes live in November. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Best online fax service 2021: eFax, HelloFax, and more

Skip the paper jams and simplify with these best online fax services. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Gigabyte Allegedly Hit by AvosLocker Ransomware

If AvosLocker stole Gigabyte’s master keys, threat actors could force hardware to download fake drivers or BIOS updates in a supply-chain attack a la SolarWinds. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Google Stadia’s Salvaged Future as a Back-end Cloud Service is Here

Quick Google Stadia recap: Things have not been great. From a report: Google’s AAA cloud gaming service launched in 2019 to middling reviews and since then has severely undershot Google’s sales and usage estimates by hundreds of thousands of users. The company shut down its first-party studio, “Stadia Games & Entertainment (SG&E),” before it could…


US rolls out new rules governing export of hacking, cyberdefense tools

According to the Washington Post, the new rules are meant to target companies selling to Russia and China. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Executive exodus from Intel depth and tracking tech arm RealSense continues

Former CTO leaves for car tech biz Another key executive who was part of Intel’s RealSense group – which is winding down operations – left the company this month.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Google Lowers Play Store Fees To 15% on Subscription Apps, as Low as 10% for Media Apps

Google is lowering commissions on all subscription-based businesses on the Google Play Store, the company announced today. From a report: Previously, the company had followed Apple’s move by reducing commissions from 30% to 15% on the first $1 million of developer earnings. Now, it will lower the fees specifically for app makers who generate revenue…


‘Windows 11 has been successfully downloaded,’ says update for Xbox version of Microsoft Flight Simulator

What? No. Noooooooooooooooooo Microsoft appears to have torn up the infamous Windows 11 hardware compatibility list by inflicting the code on its latest games console.… …read more Source:: Microsoft Flight Simulator” >TheRegister


Donald Trump is launching a new social network called Truth Social – CNET

The social network was created to “stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech,” Trump says in a press release. …read more Source:: CNet


Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Wants To Scan Eyeballs in Exchange for Crypto

As investors race to capitalize on surging interest in cryptocurrencies, startups are getting creative in how they onboard a generation of crypto users to their first wallets. From a report: Worldcoin is perhaps one of the most audacious efforts to bribe the world to embrace their currency. The startup, founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman…