Apple AirTags Get Important Anti-Stalking Upgrade

From Forbes: AirTags are useful devices to help you locate your keys and other items. However, there has been some concern over AirTags being used for stalking—after all, it’s pretty easy to slip one into someone’s bag.

This was the subject of an article in The Washington Post, which found by...

AWS Could Hit $100 Billion Revenue Milestone In 2023

From CRN: If Amazon Web Services grows sales at a similar rate in 2023 as it did in 2022, the cloud market share leader will surpass the $100 billion threshold next year.

In fact, even if AWS doesn’t grow cloud revenue as high in 2023 compared to over the past 12 months, the company could still...

Twitter Reportedly Blocks Google Voice Numbers From SMS Authentication

From PC Mag: It looks like Twitter has dropped support for text message two-factor authentication (2FA) using Google Voice numbers.

According to 9To5Google(Opens in a new window), trying to confirm a virtual Google Voice number using 2FA results in an error message that says: “We cannot currently...

AMD Investigating Overheating Radeon 7900 Reference Boards

From ExtremeTech: Though AMD’s all-new Radeon 7900 series cards have been relatively well received by the gaming public, all the news about them post-launch has been surprisingly negative. Reports have already surfaced of broken shader prefetch hardware in some cards using early silicon, which AMD...

Netflix Password Sharing Alert—New Crackdown Starts In 2023

From Forbes: Netflix password sharing is a common thing but it’s no longer a good idea for a number of reasons. Amid falling profits this year and declining subscriber numbers, the popular streaming service is about to implement a crackdown on sharing passwords outside of your household, according...

Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker

From TechCrunch: This holiday season, consider giving the gift of security with an ad blocker.

That’s the takeaway message from an unlikely source — the FBI — which this week issued an alert warning that cybercriminals are using online ads in search results with the ultimate goal of stealing or...

Delta May Offer Free Wi-Fi for Passengers in 2023

From CNET: Delta Air Lines plans to offer free Wi-Fi service on its flights in early 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The company is testing out the service by providing it "to select customers on select routes."

In March, the carrier announced that by the end of 2022, it would equip...

Elon Musk: 'I Will Resign as CEO' of Twitter

From CNET: Elon Musk respects the decree of Twitter's users, apparently. Musk tweeted on Tuesday that he would step down as head of Twitter once he finds a suitable replacement. It follows a poll the Twitter owner posted Sunday in which he asked users whether he should step down as head of Twitter...

Hacker George Hotz Resigns From Twitter 4 Weeks Into His Internship

From PC Mag: Software engineer and security researcher George Hotz has resigned from Twitter, a mere four weeks into his 12-week internship. 

Hotz originally joined a month ago as an intern, seeing an opportunity to help Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk overhaul the social media service. But on...

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