oldephartte(in training): 26 October - iG Tab - 7

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

WIRED

Apple MacOS Ventura Bug Breaks Third-Party Security Tools

Your anti-malware software may not work if you upgraded to the new operating system. But Apple says a fix is on the way.

2 hours ago
How Google Alerted Californians to an Earthquake Before It Hit

People with Android phones got a notification that a trembler was about to rock Silicon Valley. WIRED looks at the tech behind that feat.

4 hours ago
A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly

The suspected Chinese influence operation had limited success. But it signals a growing threat from a new disinformation adversary.

10 hours ago

Tech’s Biggest Companies Are Sending Worrying Signals About the Economy

A series of quarterly earnings reports is showing that even Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies are feeling the impact of inflation and rising interest rates.

9 minutes ago
Meta Quarterly Earnings: Profit Declines With Losses in Reality Labs

The social networking company, which is trying to shift into the so-called metaverse, posted falling sales and said it was “making significant changes” to operate more efficiently.

1 hour ago
Elon Musk Visits Twitter as $44 Billion Deal Nears Completion

The world’s richest man arrived at Twitter’s San Francisco offices on Wednesday ahead of a Friday deadline to complete the acquisition of the social media service.

4 hours ago

14k kg of drugs destroyed under Amit Shah’s watch

27 minutes ago
Unhappy with verdict, man tries to jump off HC

The man from South Chittoor in Cheranalloor near Kochi is said to be unhappy with the HC granting only a reduction of Rs 2,500 in the monthly maintenance amount a family court ordered him to pay to his former wife and their two kids aged 12 and 13...

32 minutes ago
Sonia Gandhi bids goodbye to Congress party chief's role after 22 years

At the party function where Kharge was inaugurated as the Congress president, the first non-Gandhi chief in 24 years, AICC passed a resolution showering praises on Sonia for her contributions - lifting the party in bad times and for giving...

50 minutes ago

Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban in first PMQs

The ban for England had been lifted by Liz Truss, but Rishi Sunak made it one of his first reversals as PM.

4 hours ago
Stormont: Sinn Féin says there can be no return to direct rule

Sinn Féin calls for a "joint approach" between London and Dublin if the executive is not restored.

6 hours ago
Asylum seekers: UK spending almost £7m a day on hotels

The figure is likely to rise further, as Albanians become the largest migrant group, MPs have heard.

7 hours ago