Tim Cook has circulated a memo amongst all Apple employees regarding the return to office work in September. It will be a hybrid work setup of only reporting three times in a week on-site. The rest of the week’s working days would be at home. They would resemble the setup that is currently being observed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo : Screenshot From Apple Official YouTube Channel) The coronavirus has taught many employers and employees something unthinkable, and it was working from home. Before the pandemic, only a handful of companies are allowing remote work for their employees. Workers as…
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The US will announce in the next two weeks how it will sell and distribute 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses it has pledged globally, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.Speaking at a news conference with Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado, Blinken said the administration of US President Joe Biden will focus on equitable distribution of the immunisations and not tie political strings to the process.Biden on Monday said his administration will send at least 20 million doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, on top of 60 million AstraZeneca doses he had already planned…
Microsoft, in a bid to add further into its IoT efforts, just announced a brand-new acquisition in the IoT security field. (Photo : Mohammad Rezaie) ZDNet reports that Microsoft just bought ReFirm Labs, a firmware security analysis startup, for an undisclosed amount. A handful of Microsoft officials confirmed that the deal went through last June 2, claiming that ReFirm’s integration into the Microsoft fold will bolster the latter’s chip-to-cloud protection services concerning IoT. ReFirm is most well-known as the company that created the Binwalk Open Source Software, according to GeekWire. Binwalk was made to identify certain hidden security issues in firmware, which…
Brood X is back and ready for action. After a 17 year nap, the cicadas of the Eastern US have emerged to scream, mate, and perhaps pick up a fungus that turns them into “horror movie sex bots.” While some people have been dreading the return of the screeching multitudes, others have eagerly awaited the brood with tasty bug recipes in hand. But before you run to the nearest cicada cookout, be aware that you’ll probably want to avoid these crunchy morsels if you have a shellfish allergy. If you’re allergic to shellfish, it’s entirely possible that you’ll have a…
Hackers were able to breach New York’s MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) system. Security experts claimed that these online attackers are possible linked to the Chinese government. (Photo : Photo Grab from Charles Deluvio on Unsplash )New York MTA Suffers From a New Massive Breach: Experts Claim Hackers Possibly Linked to China But, before you make a conclusion, you need to remember the Chinese government’s involvement is still speculation. On the other hand, the involved researchers and other security analysts confirmed that the massive breach took place last April. These hackers had more power over the MTA than the Mayor of…
European diplomats say the latest round of talks over Iran’s nuclear program has made progress, expressing hope that agreement could soon be reached for Tehran to comply with a 2015 deal aimed at curbing its atomic ambitions and also see the United States rejoin the accord.Enrique Mora, the European Union official who chaired Wednesday’s talks in Vienna, said delegations from Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain, Iran and the US would return home to brief their governments and then meet again in the Austrian capital next week.“I’m sure that the next round will be the one in which we will finally…
Global airlines urged the G7 rich nations on Wednesday to replace blanket Covid-19 travel curbs with more flexible restrictions informed by data, artificial intelligence and risk analysis.Willie Walsh, head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), also said during an online event that airlines and passengers should be allowed to assess travel risks based on increasingly abundant health data.The former British Airways head said he was confident Europe could begin to return to normal travel in the second half of the year as vaccination rates rise.”With sensible testing and screening methods in place we can safely open our borders to…
Deadline looming, President Joe Biden is meeting Wednesday with the top Senate Republican negotiator on infrastructure as the administration signals time is running out to strike a bipartisan deal on the White House’s big investment proposal and top legislative priority.The closed-door talk was billed as more of a conversation with West Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, rather than a formal negotiation, the White House said. No new offers are expected to be presented. More than anything, the private conference is being seen through the political lens of two sides trying to show progress ahead of the June. 7 the…
Verizon decided to give free iPhones to its new and loyal users. One of the largest wireless internet providers announced that it is currently offering the iPhone 12 Mini and Samsung Galaxy S21 5G for free if an old or new consumer decided to avail of its Verizon Unlimited plan and trade one of their old phones. (Photo : Photo grab from blocks on Unsplash )Want to Have a Free iPhone or Samsung Galaxy? Verizon Will Give You One if You Do This “Today, Verizon is changing the game by introducing Verizon Unlimited – the best-unlimited plan in wireless,” confirmed…
(Photo : Pixabay/LoboStudioHamburg) Facebook Messenger API Facebook Messenger API for Instagram is now open for all developers. Last year, an initial beta test saw that the company grant at least 30 developers and 700 brands, including major companies like H&M and Ford, access to the API. On June 2, the update was announced that any developer who wishes to start building for the platform can access the tool. A phased rollout to business accounts will follow. The API allows the brands and businesses to access Instagram’s messaging tools into their existing service and sales apps, making it easier for employees…