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Twitter, Mozilla Firefox in tug of war over users cached data #58195
However, a cache is not there to be used for your personal information, and pictures or other data you transfer through Twitter direct messages are considered to be personal, hence Twitter had to take care of the issue. Since downloading data to be displayed from a local hard drive is much faster than doing so from the internet, caches still exist (despite the ever-increasing bandwidth speeds), al... [Full Article...]
Apple brings hardware disconnect feature to iPads #57872
The growth was highlighted on Apple's Platform Security doc. Now, the feature will be available on iPad models beginning 2020. This safety characteristic will primarily make it troublesome for malware to faucet into the iPad's microphone. [Full Article...]
Israel seals off ultra-Orthodox town hit hard by coronavirus
This forced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , the ministry's director general and reportedly the head of the Mossad spy agency, into quarantine because of exposure to Litzman. Jerusalem and Bnei Brak, home to large ultra-Orthodox communities, have the largest concentrations. Israel has confirmed at least 36 deaths linked to the coronavirus and more than 7,000 infections - but medical expert... [Full Article...]
Final Fantasy VII Remake Raises the Hype With Beautiful Final Trailer
The biggest confirmation in the trailer is that the best monster in all of Final Fantasy history will return with a fully remade form: Hell House is back, folks. While it's true that numerous remake's story beats are now old enough to vote, the trailer quickly proves that it adds plenty of new wrinkles to old scenes and new angles of its own. [Full Article...]
COVID-19 cases recorded in St. Charles Parish as of Friday afternoon
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a new text alert system that will provide timely COVID-19 updates and other critical guidance directly from the governor's office to Louisiana residents. Edwards said. The two parishes along the Mississippi River in the southeast corner of Louisiana accounted for 58% of cases. There is more widespread representation throughout the state as 61 of the 64 pari... [Full Article...]
Sony sets up $100 Million Covid-19 global relief fund
While the end of worry over the virus still seems to be a ways off, efforts by these multitudes of companies and others will certain be of benefit, and hopefully bring us ever closer to breaking through to the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Full Article...]
Amazon reportedly working on a game streaming platform to compete with Stadia
But what's potentially more interesting is the article's brief mention of Project Tempo, which the Times says was supposed to launch in beta this year but now may be delayed to 2021 due to coronavirus issues. Game streaming has been around for over a decade, but it's really starting to take off now that key players including Google, Microsoft , and NVIDIA have gotten in on the action. [Full Article...]
New Feature From Google to Turn Your Photos into Art Paintings
Thus, a nice feature that combines art and technology has emerged. Some of the artists that are now featured on the app include van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, Edvard Munch, and Frida Kahlo. Art Transfer recreates your photo with a unique algorithm, inspired by your chosen art style. You can then select one of more than 20 styles to apply to your photo and either save your new artwork to your devi... [Full Article...]