The latest Windows 10 Update is starting to roll out. HBO Max is also starting to roll out unless you stream on Amazon or Roku devices. Can you overcharge your phone’s battery? A Doodle that goes Over the Rainbow. Green snow? These are just a few of the many headlines in this week’s Tech News. Click on the headlines below to get the full story!

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Electronics

• ZFS versus RAID: Eight Ironwolf disks, two filesystems, one winner
• Raspberry Pi launches camera with interchangeable lens system for $50

Privacy and Security

• Hackers tried (and failed) to install ransomware using a zero-day in Sophos firewalls
• Check Point released an open-source fix for common Linux memory corruption security hole
• Windows malware opens RDP ports on PCs for future remote access
• The FBI is mad because it keeps getting into locked iPhones without Apple’s help
• Mozilla, Twitter, Reddit join forces in effort to block browsing data from warrantless access
• As the GDPR turns 2, Big Tech should watch out for big sanctions
• Cyberattacks against hospitals must stop, says Red Cross
• Qihoo & Baidu disrupt malware botnet with hundreds of thousands of victims
• This new logo is all about better logins, so keep your eye peeled
• Microsoft warns about attacks with the PonyFinal ransomware
• NSA warns of new Sandworm attacks on email servers
• Cybersecurity: Half of employees admit they are cutting corners when working from home

Coronavirus / COVID-19

• COVID-19 immunity certificates: Everything to know about this controversial solution
• At the Height of the 1918 Flu Pandemic, the Anti-Mask League of San Francisco Formed to Protest PPE
• How Apple and Google plan to check the coronavirus spread with contact tracing
• Patches that remotely monitor coronavirus symptoms could help bring people back to work

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Software

• What is Tor? A beginner’s guide to using the private browser
• Watch the exact moment Chris Pratt accidentally deletes 51,000 emails
• On the back of Teams, Microsoft Lists will become a boon to collaborative project tracking
• 6 hidden Google Maps tricks to learn today
• Microsoft’s Windows 10 May 2020 Update is starting to roll out to mainstream users
• Windows 10: The developer who wrote Windows Task Manager reveals its secrets
• Ex-Windows chief: Here’s why Microsoft waged war on open source

Technology

• Life after lockdown: Your office job will never be the same – here’s what to expect
• Are you working at home or sleeping at work?
• Three quarters of workers don’t want to go back to the office full-time
• X-Chair X2 hands-on: I upgraded to a fancy office chair and I’ll never go back
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• Alexa wishlist: Six features we’d like to see added to Alexa’s core capabilities
• Supercomputer simulates the impact of the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs
• GE switches off light bulb business after almost 130 years

Phones

• 6 truths about the life of your phone battery: Overcharging, overheating, fast charging
• Block people from calling, texting and emailing your iPhone ever again
• Google Pixel 4A: Possible July announcement, features, and everything else we know so far
• Android flagship phones can expect double-whammy speed boost in 2021
• You can now get retro iPhone app icons – and you’ll want them all right now
• New phone? Setting up Google Authenticator is easier than ever. Here’s how

Fun Stories

• Google Doodle honors Hawaiian ukulele player Israel ‘Iz’ Kamakawiwo’ole
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• 14 Experiments Gone Wrong
• How to make your own DIY traps for mosquitoes, hornets and other flying pests
• Netflix will help you deactivate your account if you aren’t using it
• Antarctica’s weird green snow set to spread due to climate change
• See a wild underwater ‘benthic tornado’ whirl across the sea floor
• Winter is Coming: Why Some People Seem to Feel Colder Than Others
• See What a Trailer for The Empire Strikes Back Might Look Like in 2020
• The Clever Reason Oranges Are Sold in Red Mesh Bags
• The Things Inside This 105-Year-Old Time Capsule Have Hardly Aged a Day
• Around the World in Things You Can’t Do to Flags
• HBO Max: 6 unanswered questions about the new streaming service

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