The Crackdown on Compounded GLP-1 Meds Has Begun
Now that the Mounjaro and Zepbound shortage is over, Eli Lilly is going after the cottage industry selling “compounded” versions of its meds......»»
Tencent posts first ever revenue drop, turns to foreign markets as China"s gaming crackdown continues
Tencent missed both revenue and profit forecasts in its earnings report for the second quarter as revenue fell 3% year-on-year to $19.78 billion. It blamed the results on disruption caused by China's Covid Zero policy and strict gaming regulations......»»
Best Staples deals and sales for August 2022
The work-from-home revolution has begun. Staples deals cover everything you need to set up the perfect home office......»»
Google ships Android 13 to Pixels; adds customization options, spatial audio
Not a massive overhaul, but it adds Material You features, Bluetooth LE Audio, & more. Enlarge (credit: Google) Google has begun its rollout of Android 13, the company announced today. The update is now shipping to Pixel phone.....»»
Apple released the iMac 24 years ago and it"s better than ever
Every part of the iMac has been improved over its 24 years, but Apple got everything right from the start — and so it's the only computer begun in 1998 that you can still buy in 2022.If there's a single Mac that is the most beloved, then it could b.....»»
Australia fines Google $40 million over location tracking on Android
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has levied a $40 million fine on Google, after the Big Tech firm was found to have misled Android users over location tracking.The ACCC's investigation was begun 2019 — as Google implemented i.....»»
FTC weighs sweeping new rules on "commercial surveillance" and Big Data
The Federal Trade Commission is considering whether to write sweeping new regulations that could restrict how businesses collect and use consumer data, hinting at a possible crackdown on commercial algorithms and a sprawling economy powered by the pe.....»»
Facebook Messenger finally starts testing end-to-end encryption for all chats
Meta has begun testing default end-to-end encryption for chats and calls on Facebook Messenger, and will soon expand it to Instagram DMs......»»
WhatsApp privacy campaign begins with three new features
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has begun a new WhatsApp privacy campaign by announcing three new upcoming features. This includes the ability to block people from taking screenshots of a photo or video when you’ve used the existing “view once” featu.....»»
Samsung’s One UI 5 Beta Begins Initial Rollout on Galaxy S22 (Updated: Live!)
Android 13 is close enough to launching that Samsung is starting to open up its One UI 5 Beta program for the first time on the Galaxy S22 series. The first rollout has begun outside of the US (in Germany and Korea), but don’t be surprised if i.....»»
Apple pulled a record 439K apps in Q2, including abandonware
Apple and Google delisted almost 600,000 apps combined from their respective app stores, amidst a wide crackdown by Apple on abandoned applications.App StoreAccording to a new report from fraud protection firm Pixalate, Apple and Google delisted 592,.....»»
Chips Act: With subsidies come the real challenges for chipmakers
With the US Congress passing the Chips and Science Act of 2022 on July 28, awaiting the US president Joe Biden to sign it into law, the global chips industry is far from having a sigh of relief. On the contrary, the real challenges have just begun. T.....»»
Ransomware victims are refusing to pay — but is it working?
A new report has highlighted how ransomware payments to hackers have begun to slow down -- victims are opting to not cave in to demands from threat actors......»»
Congress wants further crackdown on spyware makers like NSO, after earlier import ban
Congress is set to vote on The Intelligence Authorization Act, intended to further punish spyware makers like NSO. It follows evidence that the company’s Pegasus spyware was used to hack iPhones used by American diplomats. The Commerce Department.....»»
Automotive News LinkedIn Live: The FTC"s proposed crackdown on dealership online advertising and F&I
Bring your questions to a conversation about the Federal Trade Commission's proposed new rules for dealership online advertising and F&I offices......»»
TikTok’s new captions and translation features are all about accessibility
TikTok has begun the rollout of three new accessibility features. These include auto-generated captions and two new translation features......»»
New Google Wallet Rollout Begins to Replace Google Pay
Google announced back at Google I/O that we would soon be welcoming back an old friend, Google Wallet. They didn’t provide any sort of specific timeline, but as of today, a small group of folks have begun receiving the update that rids their ph.....»»
Netflix adds “extra home” fee, will block usage in other homes if you don’t pay
Netflix trials an extra home fee in some countries and extra member fee in others. Enlarge Four months ago, Netflix began its crackdown on password sharing by creating an "extra member" fee for users who share accounts with p.....»»
Here’s what Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown could look like in the US
If a Netflix account experiment underway soon in Latin America is any indication, the streamer could soon look to recoup revenue from freeloading users domestically as part of a password-sharing crackdown by charging a fee for each “home”.....»»
Humans are becoming the primary security risk for organizations around the world
With an unprecedented number of employees now working in hybrid or fully remote environments, compounded by an increase in cyber threats and a more overwhelmed, COVID-19 information fatigued workforce, there has never been a more critical time to eff.....»»
Samsung introduces 24Gbps GDDR6 DRAM to advance next-generation graphics cards
Samsung announced that it has begun sampling the 16-gigabit (Gb) Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) DRAM featuring 24-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) processing speeds. Built on Samsung’s third-generation 10-nanometer-class (1z) process using extreme ul.....»»