With Apple offending its consumers so much, it can be easy to miss employee discrimination woes. The AppleToo movement wants to change that.
Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, Andy Jassy to Visit White House for Cybersecurity
The CEOs of Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon will attend a meeting at the White House to discuss cybersecurity.
Quit Every Running App on Your Mac the Easy Way with Amico App's Quit All
Quitting all the open apps on your Mac involves a lot of Command-Q typing or building your own Automator action, or now just installing Quit All from Amico Apps. This cool app lets you quit every running app on your Mac from the menu bar with a mouse click, and you can view and quit hidden processes, too. You can also force quit frozen apps, or quit just the one or two apps you don’t need running. Quit All costs US$5 and is available for download at the Amico Apps website.
Apple Is Already Scanning iCloud Mail for CSAM
Think your iCloud Mail is safe from snooping? You should think again, because since 2019, Apple has been scanning iCloud Mail for CSAM.
Speed Tests Reveal the Fastest Mobile Network in the United States
In its twelfth annual network test, PCMag traveled over 10,000 miles across the U.S. to test the speeds of mobile networks AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
Misconfigured Microsoft Power Apps Leaked 38 Million Database Records
Over a thousand web apps from Microsoft’s Power Apps platform have leaked 38 million records. This data includes COVID-19 contact tracing.
The data included a range of sensitive information, from people’s phone numbers and home addresses to social security numbers and COVID-19 vaccination status.
The incident affected major companies and organizations, including American Airlines, Ford, the transportation and logistics company J.B. Hunt, the Maryland Department of Health, the New York City Municipal Transportation Authority, and New York City public schools.
Apple Moves to Replace Yelp With its Now-Available Rating System in Maps
The rating system in Apple Maps is now available for people to rate their local businesses. You can give a thumbs up or a thumbs down.
Reading AirTag NFC's: A Hidden Feature
Did you know Apple Support says you can read the NFC data in an AirTag just by holding it to the top of your iPhone? Learn more in Mac Geek Gab 885, and check out this week from Dave Mark too!
USD Coin Will Be Backed By Pure Cash and US Treasury Bonds
As a stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC) is pegged to the value of the U.S. dollar. The reserves of currency upholding this value will only be cash and bonds going forward.
Circle reserves expanded beyond cash and cash equivalents in May, 2021, and the company provided a more detailed breakdown of reserve composition in July, adding clarity and insight into the funds backing USDC. Mindful of community sentiment, our commitment to trust and transparency, and an evolving regulatory landscape, Circle, with the support of Centre and Coinbase, has announced that it will now hold the USDC reserve entirely in cash and short duration US Treasuries.
New M1 Mac mini Pro Model in the Works
As good as the current M1 Mac mini is for most, it lacks the power pros need. There may be a higher-end M1 Mac mini pro model coming soon.