Instafest turns your Spotify listening data into a custom music festival; here’s how it works
Alongside the launch of Apple Music Replay today, there’s a new third-party website that aims to give Spotify users insight into their listening habits. Dubbed “Instafest,” this service connects to your Spotify account and uses your listening.....»»
Mapping soil health: New index enhances soil organic carbon prediction
A cutting-edge machine learning model has been developed to predict soil organic carbon (SOC) levels, a critical factor for soil health and crop productivity. The innovative approach utilizes hyperspectral data to identify key spectral bands, offerin.....»»
Webb opens new window on supernova science
Peering deeply into the cosmos, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was just a small fraction of its current age. A team using Webb data has identified 10 tim.....»»
Apple apes a major Amazon Prime Video feature in tvOS 18
You'll soon be able to get live info on actors, characters, and music in movies and series on Apple TV+ with the tvOS 18 update. Yep, just like Amazon's X-Ray feature......»»
DataBee EntityViews accelerates zero trust architecture deployment
DataBee, from Comcast Technology Solutions, announced new capabilities in its DataBee Hive security, risk and compliance data fabric platform. DataBee EntityViews, powered by a patent-pending entity resolution technology, introduces automated detecti.....»»
The number of known Snowflake customer data breaches is rising
LendingTree subsidiary QuoteWizard and automotive parts provider Advance Auto Parts have been revealed as victims of attackers who are trying to sell data stolen from Snowflake-hosted cloud databases. Snowflake says that their investigation is still.....»»
tvOS 18 & homePod OS thankfully processes dialog better & borrows Amazon"s Xray feature
Users of the Apple TV will be able to install tvOS 18 this fall, with the set-top box gaining features for improved viewing and listening across the board.tvOS 18's InSight featureThe Apple TV doesn't tend to get many updates, in part due to its fair.....»»
Star cluster shines in new look from NASA"s Chandra
Westerlund 1 is the biggest and closest "super" star cluster to Earth. New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, in combination with other NASA telescopes, is helping astronomers delve deeper into this galactic factory where stars are vigorousl.....»»
New chip-scale erbium-based laser offers broad wavelength tunability
Lasers have revolutionized the world since the 60s and are now indispensable in modern applications, from cutting-edge surgery and precise manufacturing to data transmission across optical fibers......»»
Deriving mammalian DNA methylation predictors for maximum life span, gestation time and age at sexual maturity
A research team has found that there are epigenetic predictors of species life span and other traits in mammals. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes how they analyzed data held in a database created by the Ma.....»»
Frontier hack affects over 750k customers; company waits two months to notify them
A Frontier hack exposed the personal data of at least 750,000 customers, including full names and social security numbers, which places them at significant risk of identity theft. The ransomware group said to be behind the attack claims that the actu.....»»
Which iPads will work with iPadOS 18, and what"s getting left behind
Apple is set to introduce iPadOS 18 on Monday, but not every iPad that runs iPadOS 17 will be able to use it. Here's what works, and what's getting left behind.iPadOS 17 running on an iPadThe keynote of WWDC 2024 is hours away, but even at this late.....»»
Don"t install Apple"s new betas -- let others risk their devices
Every year Apple releases beta test versions of its newest software, and every year people lose data, time, and money to it. If you value any of those, wait.Really bricking your iPhone doesn't look this good.You may have been lucky so far, but this i.....»»
Week in review: Atlassian Confluence RCE PoC, new Kali Linux, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: High-risk Atlassian Confluence RCE fixed, PoC available (CVE-2024-21683) If you’re self-hosting an Atlassian Confluence Server or Data Center inst.....»»
Windows Recall will be opt-in and the data more secure, Microsoft says
The insistent public complaints and proof-of-concept tools have have borne fruit: Microsoft has realized that the security of its recently previewed Windows Recall feature leaves much to be desired, and has announced important changes. About Windows.....»»
Microsoft is reworking Recall after researchers point out its security problems
Windows Hello authentication, additional encryption being added to protect data. Enlarge / Microsoft's Recall feature is switching to be opt-in by default, and is adding new encryption protections in an effort to safeguard user d.....»»
Adobe clarifies new AI terms and conditions after high-profile users revolt
Adobe has clarified its changes to its terms and conditions, which seemingly granted the company access to users' works......»»
Incogni: Recover your privacy and remove personal information from the internet
With Incogni you can remove your personal info from the internet including sensitive details like address, SSN, and more. Take back your info from data brokers......»»
New tech could give individuals increased control over their own exposure to harmful gases
In an increasingly health-conscious society, data is a hot commodity. Tracking step counts with an old-school pedometer has turned into monitoring heart rates, sleep cycles and blood oxygen levels with wearable fitness trackers, a market that has exp.....»»
New insights into how cyanobacterial proteins cycle carbon in changing conditions
The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and cyanobacteria create the air we breathe and the fuel for food webs as they turn carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and sugars. How photosynthesis works, though, is much harder.....»»
New Leica Lux app turns your iPhone into a Leica (sort of)
If you’ve always coveted a Leica camera, but don’t have the absurd amount of money required to buy one, then check out the new Leica Lux app instead......»»