The team—Fluoroacetate—was crowned Master of Pwn with 45 points.
Apple Taps Film Studio A24 to Produce Video Content
Not many details were given other than that it’s a multi-year, multi-film deal.
Apple Tops Retail Store Lists With A+ Grade
Apple made it to the top of the retail store list, with a score of 106.25 out of 135.
Latest Data Breach: SMS Text Database Exposed
A server belonging to Voxox (formerly Telcentris) in San Diego was exposed because the server wasn’t protected with a password. Security researcher Sébastien Kaul discovered that it was an SMS text database containing “tens of millions of text messages, including password reset links, two-factor codes, shipping notifications and more.”
Each record was meticulously tagged and detailed, including the recipient’s cell phone number, the message, the Voxox customer who sent the message and the shortcode they used.
If you’re dumb or negligent enough to not secure a password containing other peoples’ sensitive data, you should not be in whatever industry you’re in. I hope Senator Ron Wyden’s bill gets passed.
How to Turn Off Siri Suggestions in iOS 12
Today’s Quick Tip is about Siri Suggestions in iOS 12. Have you seen reminders to call people back on your lock screen? Don’t like those prompts? We’ll tell you what to do!
Transmit 5 Now Available in the Mac App Store
Panic has made good on the WWDC announcement that Transmit was coming to the Mac App Store, the app made its debut Thursday.
Final Cut Pro X Now Includes Extensions
Final Cut Pro was updated Thursday with support for third-party extensions to make time using Final Cut Pro more effective.
Apple RAM and SSD Prices, Apple's Pipeline, the Future of iOS - ACM 488
Bryan Chaffin is joined by guest-host John Kheit, who has a bee in his bonnet about Apple’s upgrade pricing for RAM and storage on the new Mac mini and MacBook Air models. They also discuss whether or not Apple actually has a “deep pipeline,” as well features they’d like to see come to iOS in the future.
October's Coolest Space Images
Once again, Digg has put together a page of the coolest space images. These are for October.
Apple Tops LastPass Naughty and Nice Holiday Shopping List
LastPass has revealed it’s Christmas naughty and nice list, with Apple top of the pile. They took the top retail sites and saw who was best at protecting personal information…and who was not. In particular, they looked at “key password requirements and other account security features to develop a ranking of the five most and least secure retail sites, based on whether and how well they met a set of criteria”. Apple was deemed the most secure e-retailer, followed by Best Buy and Home Depot. Wayfair was left propping up the naughty list.
