New Macs announced, working from home, Google like it’s 1999, cancer drug cocktail, iPhone 12 reviews and cozy chickens. Those are just a few of the many headlines in the news this week. Read through all the headlines below and click to read the full story.
Electronics
- Xbox Series X review: Game Pass is the secret weapon
- Western Digital unveils high-speed M.2 PCIe SSD for content creators
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- Apple unveils new M1 Apple Silicon-powered MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pro
- Dell Latitude 9510 review: Incredible mobility with a big screen
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- The smart home hub died, but HomePod, Echo and Nest are reincarnating the idea
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Privacy and Security
- Italian beverage vendor Campari knocked offline after ransomware attack
- Company that runs US illegal immigration detention centers discloses ransomware attack
- How to Spot and Stop Popular Online Shopping Scams this Shopping Season
- Zoom settles FTC charges for misleading users about security features
- This new malware wants to add your Linux servers and IoT devices to its botnet
- Ex-Microsoft engineer gets 9-year prison sentence for fraud scheme
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- Sega sells its arcade business due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Working from home? Then you should pay more tax for the privilege, say economists
- Work from anywhere: Is 2021 the future of work?
- This giant remote working from home experiment is creating new problems for everyone
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Software
- MacOS Big Sur compatibility: Does your computer make the list?
- Pro tips on dealing with email clutter
- iOS 14.2 is out with more inclusive emoji and Shazam controls
- Microsoft November 2020 Patch Tuesday arrives with fix for Windows zero-day
- 6 hidden Google Maps tricks to get through the holidays because they’re coming up fast
- This browser extension shows Google Search like it’s 1998 all over again
Technology
- Apple must show its iPhone chip sibling is powerful enough for a Mac
- T-Mobile thought TV programmers loved TVision. They don’t
- Hummer EV: Yeah, it’ll off-road
- The world’s first crewed Hyperloop trip was a success
- Apple Silicon and the rise of ARMs: How changing Mac’s processor could change the world
- Apple’s new M1 Macs won’t work with external GPUs
- Ring recalls some second-gen video doorbells due to fire risk (update)
- Alphabet will use beams of light to deliver internet in Kenya
- Alexa is getting better at guessing your intentions
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Phones
- Older Android phones won’t support many secure websites by September 2021
- iPhone 12 Mini review: Apple’s smallest is a one-handed phone user’s dream
- iPhone 12 Pro Max review: A big phone with big battery energy
Fun Stories
- Keep Your Pet Chicken Cozy All Winter With This Tiny Sweater
- Why Are Oceans Salty?
- Why Only One Side of Tinfoil Is Shiny
- What It Takes to Dismantle and Move a 40-Foot Whale Skeleton
- Across the Islamic World, the Ifrit Brings Miseries Both Large and Small
- Inside the New York Public Library’s Last, Secret Apartments
- The Mystery of a Medieval Blue Ink Has Been Solved
- Is Space Force’s new banknote the most bizarre currency ever?
- All Military Veterans and Gold Star Families Can Now Visit National Parks for Free
- Inside Rome’s Secure Vault for Stolen Art
- How Acupuncture Became a Radical Remedy in the Bronx
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