Winter Storm Grayson isn’t your typical bombogenerator, and more huge storms could follow.
Source: Wired
Commentary: The dating site, recently mired in controversy about real names, releases its first-ever ads. They’re all about being, um, DTF.
Source: CNET
If you’re confused by the avalanche of early reports, denials, and conflicting statements about the massive security issues announced today, don’t worry — you’re far from the only one. Here’s what you need to know about Meltdown and Spectre, the two huge bugs that affect practically every computer and device out there. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
We can show you how to install fonts on a Mac, how to preview a font before you add it, and how to quickly organize your new fonts for a large project. Learn about the Mac tools that make font management easy!
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Source: Digital trends
Several cloud vendors began responding to the chip kernel vulnerability that has the industry reeling today. Each Infrastructure as a Service vendor clearly has a stake here because each one is selling CPU cycles on their platforms. TechCrunch sent a request for comment to six major cloud vendors, including AWS, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Rackspace and DigitalOcean. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Last October, Facebook extended the usage (and flexibility) of Instagram Stories — the Snapchat-like feature that lets you patch together photos and videos into a slide show — by making it easy to directly post a Story to Facebook. Now Facebook is looking at how to bring WhatsApp into the fold. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
The HomePod had a bit of a notable production setback, back in December, but Apple’s high-end smart speaker is still on-track for an “early 2018” release. As it preps for the release of its first Siri-focused device, the company is making some tweaks to its voice assistant. As 9to5Mac first noted, the latest beta version of iOS (11.2.5) sports a new news feature. “Hey… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
About 10 percent of Apple’s iPhone users would rather switch batteries than pony up for a new phone, a financial analyst says.
Source: CNET
Microsoft took a breather in 2017, shoring up the Surface line, fleshing out Windows 10, and finally bringing Windows Mixed Reality to market. But with everything it’s working on, 2018 could be its biggest year since 2015.
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Source: Digital trends
Following a controversial vote to end Obama-era net neutrality protections, the agency’s head calls off plans to be panelist at the tech industry’s annual trade show.
Source: CNET