Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss changes to the rules around visiting UK Apple Stores and the new “new” head of PR.
'Open App Markets Act' Would Have Unintended Side Effects, Warns ITIF
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation warns Congress about unintended consequences of the Open App Markets Act.
'AccessPress' Themes and Plugins for WordPress Contains Backdoor
JetPack discovered a backdoor found within AccessPress themes and plugins. Every theme and most plugins contain this malware.
Apple TV+: 'Central Park' Season Two Returns March 4
The second half of season two of Central Park will debut on March 4 on Apple TV+, with eight new episodes set to be released.
Do You Use Coinbase or Venmo? Join the Plaid Lawsuit
Join the Plaid lawsuit if you’ve ever used Coinbase, Venmo, Robinhood, or dozens of other apps.
Plaid, a middleman connecting bank accounts to other fintech services, says it’s been used by tens of millions in North America. According to the settlement website, Plaid allegedly obtained “more financial data than was needed” and set up log-in pages that deceptively mimicked those of the user’s own bank account, but fed the credentials directly to itself. For its part, Plaid has denied any wrongdoing and argued it was transparent about its practices.
I filed a claim and look forward to getting my US$5.00.
'Everyone But Jon Hamm' is The Best Apple TV+ Advert Yet
There have been plenty of Apple TV+ – both for the service as a whole and trailers for individual shows and movies. Most have been rather serious, seemingly a bid for both the industry and views to take the offering seriously. Well, the tone has changed in the latest clip, and it is by far the best. Maybe we’ll even get Jon Hamm streamer soon…
Keep Your Mac Out Of The ER — Mac Geek Gab 911
Each week, Dave and John come together to solve your problems and answer your questions. This week, that includes lots of great Quick Tips, troubleshooting tools, and ways of ensuring you keep your Mac, iPhone, and other Apple devices as trouble-free as possible. Press play and join your two favorite geeks in learning five new things!
Someone Reverse Engineered 'Wordle', Here are the Secrets
Robert Reichel has reverse engineered Worldle and posted a write-up on his blog. It includes a list of words the game uses.
At this point, we’ve done enough digging to know how Wordle is choosing the word of the day. We know that Wordle uses a client-side date-based algorithm to determine which word to use from a static wordlist. Each day is predictable so long as we have all of the code pieced together.
Merck Wins Court Dispute Over 'NotPetya' Attack
Merck wins a court dispute with insurance companies for US$1.4 billion in losses due to the NotPetya attack. This was a cyberattack in 2017.
YouTuber Ruben Sim Must Pay Roblox Over 'Cybermob'
The Roblox Corporation sued YouTuber Ruben Sim over leading a “cybermob” on its platform and terrorizing players, many of whom are kids.
The original ban, according to Roblox’s lawyers, was issued after the YouTube creator harassed other players using racist and homophobic slurs, allegedly sexually harassed users, and uploaded photos of Adolph Hitler to Roblox. Sim disputed this characterization in a YouTube video uploaded last week.
