Robocaller fined, cyber scams, free Windows 10, Windows 10X, electric Corvette, Colosseum floor, seesaws and saturation divers. In a week filled with news outside of the tech world, there were still a lot of big stories. Read through the headlines below and click to read the full stories.
Electronics
Privacy and Security
- Robocaller hit with $10 million fine by FCC
- Malwarebytes said it was hacked by the same group who breached SolarWinds
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- How to avoid small business-targeted cyber scams during COVID-19
- Facebook uses AI to predict if COVID-19 patients will need more care
- Smartwatches may detect the signs of COVID-19 before you know you’re sick
- The lab leak theory and the twisted, messy hunt for COVID-19’s origin
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Software
- Windows 10X leak reveals another attempt at taking on Chrome OS
- Windows 10 free download: How to get the upgrade now
- At 20, Wikipedia has become a refuge from Big Tech’s misinformation
- Samsung Galaxy S21 makes Google Messages app native, but there’s a catch
- Paramount+ will replace CBS All Access on March 4th
- Chrome 88 makes it easier to manage and change passwords
Technology
- Who let the dogs out at CES 2021? The MyQ Pet Portal smart doggie door did
- Google now owns Fitbit
- GM is reportedly considering an electric Corvette SUV
- Billionaire Mark Cuban Wants To Lower Drug Prices With Generics Startup
- Google says it’s finalized acquisition of Fitbit
- Two problems making your internet slow, and how to fix them
Phones
- Galaxy S21 vs. S20 vs. S20 FE vs. Note 20 specs compared: What Samsung changed in its new phones
- Samsung Galaxy S21 series first look
- Galaxy S21 is more like the iPhone 12 in some of the worst ways
- Apple now has a prototype foldable iPhone display, report says
- The Apple logo on your iPhone is hiding a secret
- The Galaxy S21 Ultra packs two telephoto lenses and supports the S Pen
Fun Stories
- 7 Weird and Wonderful Plants Discovered in 2020
- Italy Will Rebuild the Colosseum’s Floor, Restoring Arena to Its Gladiator-Era Glory
- The Messy Business of Scrubbing 2,000 Years of Bird Poop From an Egyptian Temple
- Seesaws along US-Mexico border named the Design Museum’s top pick of 2020
- Brooklyn’s Putrid, Beloved Gowanus Canal Has Been a Horror for Centuries
- Trapped in Museums for Centuries, Maori Ancestors Are Coming Home
- The Weird, Dangerous, Isolated Life of the Saturation Diver
- The Careful Work of Breathing Life Into the Corpse Flower
If you see some important tech news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.
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