FBI managed to retrieve Signal messages from suspect's phone even after the app was deleted

It wasn't because Signal had an unknown backdoor, but because iPhone keeps track of received notifications in its system database.

#signal #privacy

NASA released images suitable for phone wallpapers from the Artemis II mission NASA has released images taken during the Artemis II moon mission in a format suitable for phone wallpapers, available for free download.

NASA has released free phone wallpapers, made from images taken during the Artemis II mission

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#artemis2 #nasa #space

DuoBell - Bicycle bell manages to deceive noise-cancelling headphones Skoda has developed a bicycle bell whose sound rings in just the right way so that its sound also penetrates pedestrians' noise-cancelling headphones algorithms.

Pretty awesome invention: A bicycle bell that deceives the algorithms used by noise-cancelling headphones

Thus, the bike bell can alert pedestrians even when they're wearing their headphones.

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#bicycle #safety #duobell

Samsung's profits surge, as memory gets ridiculously expensive Samsung Electronics is one of the companies benefiting handsomely as memory prices have soared. Korean company is the largest DRAM manufacturer in the world and its profits have risen sharply in Q1/20...

Rapidly rising memory prices have caused problems to most electronics manufacturers - and for consumers

But there are winners in this situation, too.

Samsung Electronics just so happens to be the largest DRAM manufacturer in the world - and its profits have surged.

#Samsung #memory #finance

Finland becomes TikTok's data fortress: Second large scale investment in less than a year The newly announced data center will be located in Lahti, while the first data center, announced less than a year ago, is situated approximately 60 kilometers away in Kouvola.

TikTok grows its European presence by opening yet another data center in Finland

#tiktok #finland #datacenter

Linux will soon ditch 80486 support Linux support for the 80486 processor family is expected to be removed by the end of 2026, with Linux kernel's 7.1 release

Linux might soon ditch the support for 80486 CPUs

It is very likely that the support for i486 will end with Linux 7.1 kernel release later this year.

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#Linux #i486

YouTubers sued Apple over unauthorized AI training Three YouTube content creators have sued Apple for copyright infringement, accusing the company of unauthorized use of their videos in training Apple's AI models.

Three YouTubers have sued Apple, claiming the company used their videos without permission to train Apple's AI models

#youtube #ai #apple #dmca

Microsoft starts forcing Windows 11 updates Microsoft has started force-updating computers to a newer Windows 11 version if an old Windows 11 24H2 version is in use.

Microsoft is now forcing Windows 11 24H2 users to update to a newer version of Windows

Users are given a choice to update immediately - or postpone until the next restart. That's it.

#windows #Windows11

iPhone now requires user age verification in three countries Apple now requires user age verification on its iPhones in three countries. The age must be actually verified, and it affects, for example, which apps can be installed on the phone.

Apple requires iPhone users to verify their age in three countries

If user doesn't verify their age, iPhone's web browsing content filters are in use - and cannot be removed. Also, apps meant for adults cannot be installed.

#iphone #ageverification #apple

Steam starts showing FPS estimator based on your hardware specs Valve is adding a feature to Steam, the world's most popular game marketplace, which estimates, based on the user's PC's technical specifications, how well a game would perform on that particular mach...

Steam starts showing an FPS estimate for each game, based on your PC specs

Estimate it based on other Steam players' real life data, so it should be pretty spot on.

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#steam #valve #technology

Windows 11 to get a major overhaul - Back to native apps Microsoft has decided to undertake a major revamp of Windows 11. A new team will begin renewing Windows' core applications, which are intended to be rebuilt from scratch, specifically as native applic...

Windows 11 to get a major overhaul: Back to native apps

Microsoft has appointed a new team that will focus on improving Windows experience, making its own apps more consistant - and less resource hunrgy.

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#microsoft #windows11 #news #technology