New Echo Show and Buds, ransomware attack, bootable Windows USB, Amazon Sidewalk, border busting stone and where’s Leo? Throw in a bunch of new EVs and we had a very full week of news. Check out all of the headlines below and click to read the full story.
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Electronics
- Apple AirTag: Do they actually make life easier?
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- Polk React soundbar review: Built-in Alexa for your TV speaker
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- Amazon updates Echo Show 8, Echo Show 5 with new cameras and more colors
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Privacy and Security
- FCC’s net neutrality rulemaking was flooded with millions of fake comments, NY AG report finds
- Major ransomware attack cripples gas pipeline on US East Coast
- FBI says Darkside hacking group responsible for pipeline cyberattack
- This one change could protect your systems from attack. So why don’t more companies do it?
- Ransomware: Don’t pay up, it just shows cyber criminals that attacks work, warns home secretary
- WiFi vulnerability may leave millions of devices open to ‘frag attacks’
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- Why it’s important to get the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
- Pfizer seeks full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine
- CDC and FDA approve Pfizer vaccine for children ages 12-15
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Software
- Creating a bootable USB for Windows 10 is easy-peasy lemon squeezy. Here’s how
- So you’re setting up an external hard drive. Formatting facts for Windows and Mac
- Microsoft may not launch Windows 10X after all
- Don’t Love Calibri? Here’s How to Change the Default Font in Microsoft Word
- Stop suffering from a slow PC. 8 surefire ways to speed it up yourself
- Microsoft’s May 2021 Patch Tuesday: 55 flaws fixed, four critical
- Android 12 is coming. Here are 3 cool things the new OS can do that Android 11 can’t
- Windows 10 May 2021 update: Release date, new features, how to download and more
Technology
- Sony ditches DSLRs, moving the camera industry beyond film-era designs
- Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s VR future: New sensors on Quest Pro, fitness and a metaverse for work
- If HBO Max changed these 5 things, I’d watch it all the time
- Amazon Sidewalk launches June 8 with support for Tile trackers
- Amazon Sidewalk will create entire smart neighborhoods. Here’s what you should know
- Apple emails reveal how it tried to stop Netflix from pulling in-app iOS purchases
- The return of Google TV is pushing TiVo away from Android
- Rome Colosseum: Italy unveils plan for new floor with gladiator’s view
- Starlink can serve 500,000 users easily, several million “more of a challenge”
- Harley-Davidson anoints LiveWire as its official electric bike brand
- Amazon, Google, Apple back alliance to certify Matter smart home devices
- Intel’s 11th-gen H-series CPUs are finally ready for powerful gaming laptops
- Subaru teases its first EV
- Google wants people to use 2FA, so it’s just going to turn it on for them
Phones
- Only 4 percent of US iPhone users have agreed to app tracking after iOS 14.5
- iPhone 13 is rumored to be getting a big ol’ camera bump
- Your iPhone home screen is a mess. Here’s a trick for organizing it better
Fun Stories
- World’s Heaviest Moth Makes Rare Appearance at Australian School
- Advancing the Stone: Belgian Farmer Accidentally Invades France by Moving a 200-Year-Old Border Marker Onto French Land
- Poolmageddon: How the Current Chlorine Shortage Could Impact Your Summer Plans
- The Daunting Challenge of Saving Lebanon’s Storied Rail Network
- Walden Pond Is Full of Jellyfish, But Don’t Panic
- Ohio politician takes a video call while driving, tries to hide it with a virtual background
- Why Do Some Dogs Have a Pocket in Their Ears?
- Is the Red Sea Really the Red Ocean?
- Dolphins Help Those Who’ve Helped Them Before, Even When They’re Not Friends
- Louder Than Traffic: Listen to the Deafening Sounds of a Cicada Chorus
- The Reason Hotel Sheets and Towels Are Almost Always White
- 11 Actors Who Took Home Their Animal Co-Stars
- 11 Facts About Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven”
- ‘Leonardo DiCaprio unrecognizable’ in pic from Scorsese film: Uh, really?
- You’re Probably Not Cleaning Your Coffee Maker Enough
- Common Misconceptions About Health and Wellness
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