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CDC reverses course (again) and says asymptomatic people should get tested for COVID-19 after all

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that individuals who don’t have coronavirus symptoms should get tested, reversing guidance that stirred controversy last month. The reversal follows a report published last week by The New York Times which revealed that the initial guidance was pushed by non-scientists in the Trump administration against the objections of public health officials and experts. The new guidance, issued on the CDC’s website on Friday, now clarifies that […]

todaySeptember 22, 2020

Tech Made Simple

Microsoft says Russian, Chinese, and Iranian hackers are targeting the US election…again

Hackers from Russia, China, and Iran are targeting individuals and organizations involved in both Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s presidential campaigns, according to a new security report from Microsoft. The tech giant says the “majority” of the attacks it’s detected have been unsuccessful, but it’s working with targets who have been compromised. Notably, Microsoft says that the Russian hacking group known variously as Fancy Bear, Strontium, or APT28, which successfully targeted […]

todaySeptember 15, 2020

Tech Made Simple

TikTok confirms it will sue the Trump administration

TikTok confirmed Saturday that it will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order demanding parent company ByteDance divest its TikTok operations in the US. It’s the first time the company has confirmed it will pursue legal action, a move that has been rumored for several weeks. Reports began surfacing Friday that a lawsuit was likely imminent. “Even though we strongly disagree with the administration’s concerns, for […]

todayAugust 25, 2020

Food & Drink

Uber Eats Is Waiving Delivery Fees For Orders From Black-Owned Restaurants Through The End Of The Year

Reuters reports that Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is taking two new steps it is taking to support black restaurant owners in the food community through Uber Eats. Now, when you open the app in a major city, you will see a prompt to "support black-owned restaurants." That will lead you to a list of restaurants you can order from through the app based on your location. Additionally, a delivery fee […]

todayJune 8, 2020

Tech Made Simple

Zoom Paid Accounts reportedly will get strong Encryption for Calls

Zoom will add stronger encryption to its paid customers’ video calls, but isn’t planning to offer the enhanced security to all accounts, Reuters has reported. A security consultant with the company told Reuters that it still wasn’t clear whether some accounts, such as nonprofit users, might qualify for the more secure calls.   “Zoom’s approach to end-to-end encryption is very much a work in progress - everything from our draft […]

todayJune 3, 2020

Tech Made Simple

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to donate Coronavirus Test Kits and Masks to the US

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma says he is donating 500,000 coronavirus testing kits and one million protective face masks to the United States, Reuters reports. The Chinese billionaire already has pledged 2 million protective masks to European countries. A first shipment of test kits, medical supplies and 500,000 masks intended for Italy, which has been hard-hit by the virus, arriving at Liege Airport in Belgium late Friday.   “The pandemic we […]

todayMarch 17, 2020

Tech Made Simple

Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1 Billion

Google has just announced that it’s buying wearable company Fitbit for $2.1 billion. In a blog post announcing the news, Google SVP of devices and services Rick Osterloh said that the Fitbit purchase is “an opportunity to invest even more in Wear OS as well as introduce Made by Google wearable devices into the market.”  The news comes just days after a report from Reuters, which claimed that Google was […]

todayNovember 4, 2019

Tech Made Simple

Samsung has Patched their Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Recognition Problem

Reuters reports that Samsung has released a patch for the Galaxy S10 and Note 10’s fingerprint reader, fixing a problem discovered by The Sun that could allow anyone’s fingerprints to be used to unlock an S10 with certain types of screen protectors attached. According to Android Central, the update is only available for S10 and Note 10 devices in South Korea for now, although it should be rolling out to […]

todayOctober 25, 2019

Tech Made Simple

Here’s What You Can and Cannot Do with Your New Apple Card

Apple has revealed more details about its upcoming credit card, and the Apple Card will come with one unique restriction and one not-so-unique restriction.   Thanks to the card’s customer agreement, which was posted publicly on creditor Goldman Sachs’ website last week, we know now the Apple Card won’t play nice with a jailbroken iPhone, via 9to5Mac. And according to Reuters, it will also come with a ban on purchasing […]

todayAugust 7, 2019

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