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The UEFI Rootkit that has been discovered has been in the wild since 2016, with it only now being discovered is an absolute disaster primarily at this point for Windows users! How something so sinister can go undetected for this long is a tragedy. We had some boosts to the show from the fountain podcast app thank you to those early adopters.
The Fountain Podcast app is a new app that I have been using that allows me to earn money while listening to shows I love while at the same time being able to boost shows that I love with a small or large donation in the form of Boosts that allow me to give satoshis aka derivative of a bitcoin to shows. There is much tech news today, but check out the Fountain Podcast App that supports Podcast 2.0 initiatives.
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook is reallocating resources from its Facebook News tab and newsletter platform Bulletin, as the company focuses more on the creator economy, senior executive Campbell Brown told employees in a memo, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, Ms. Brown, a former journalist who leads Facebook’s global media partnerships, said the company would
Internal documents from Google and Amazon provided to Politico show new examples of how companies favor their own products over competitors’ - adding ammunition to the push for Congress to toughen antitrust laws, Politico reported. According to Politico, the documents, which include emails, memos and strategy papers, were shared by the House Judicial committee, which obtained them as part of
YouTube announced that it is launching a new partnership with Shopify and giving all eligible creators access to live shopping tools. A YouTube Official Blog post is titled: “Ready, Set, Shop on YouTube”, and was written by Vice President Shopping Product, David Katz. …We know that creators and viewers have a unique relationship and it’s this trust between them that
Instagram’s latest update aims to make it easier for users to find local businesses or attractions by adding a searchable map that lets you “discover popular local businesses near you”, according to an Instagram Story from Mark Zuckerberg, The Verge reported. The map will show you a list of places nearby and will let you see posts about a certain
Twitter won its first legal fight against Elon Musk on Tuesday when a Delaware judge granted the company’s request to fast-track its lawsuit seeking to compel the world’s richest person to complete his $44 billion purchase of the social-media site, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the chief judge of
Slack announced changes that will likely cause some confusion for businesses that use Slack on a regular basis. Slack posted news titled: “Everything you need to know about our first price change and plan updates”. It describes how these changes may affect people. …today we are announcing our first price change increase since we launched in 2014 - at 75
Apple was sued on Monday, July 18, in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet, Reuters reported. According to a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Apple “coerces” customers who use smartphones, smart watches and tablets into
Netflix announced it has been “carefully exploring” different ways for people who want to share their account to pay a bit more. In March, they added an “add extra member” feature in Chile, Costa Rico, and Peru. From next month, Netflix will launch an alternative “add a home” feature in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Here’s
Today, Mark Zuckerberg, Co-founder and CEO of Meta Platforms, posted on Instagram: “You can now buy products from small businesses and track your order in chat on Instagram in the US. Pay with Meta Pay and checkout in a few taps.” The post includes what appears to be a conversation between a person who wants to buy a surfboard and
Snapchat features like snapping, chatting, and video calling are coming to desktop through a new web app, marking the first time the company has made its service available beyond smartphones, The Verge reported. According to The Verge, with Snapchat for web, you can log in with your Snapchat account and send private messages or call friends on desktop. Initially, the
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