Month: December 2022

Google’s Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative, in a major security leak admission, has disclosed a new key vulnerability that has affected Android smartphones from major brands such as Samsung and LG, among others. Due to the leaking of the signing keys used by Android OEMs, imposter apps or malware could disguise themselves as “trusted” apps. The
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For some reason, I’ve interpreted the umbrella of popular science books to mean speculative books with only a whisper of science in them. A better term, I thought, would be accessible science because these books aren’t fluff, but they aren’t hefty science journals, either.  Popular science books are written for the average person. They are
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Fox News is parting ways with Lara Trump, a paid contributor, following the launch of her father-in-law Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. “We appreciate Lara’s valuable contributions across Fox News Media programming,” a spokesperson for the network said on Saturday. The network has previously ended employment with those who launch presidential campaigns or who are closely
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Old technology solutions – every organization has a few of them tucked away somewhere. It could be an old and unsupported storage system or a tape library holding the still-functional backups from over 10 years ago. This is a common scenario with software too. For example, consider an accounting software suite that was extremely expensive
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Balenciaga announced Friday afternoon that it would be ceasing litigation around one of its two controversial ad campaigns. In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, Balenciaga CEO Cédric Charbit said the company wanted to learn from its mistakes and would be implementing a series of actions in response — including creating a new board responsible
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MIUI 14, Xiaomi’s Android 13-based operating system update for eligible smartphones, has seemingly leaked on Twitter ahead of its official announcement. The OS was set to be unveiled alongside the Xiaomi 13 smartphone series, on December 1. However, the company recently revealed that it had postponed the launch event, and a new date is yet
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Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (District 45, Woodland Hills) hosted a special awards ceremony on Dec. 1 recognizing achievements and contributions of 13 individuals and organizations who helped to make the San Fernando Valley a better place to live over the past year. The honorees included activists, civic and community leaders, educators and small business owners. Gabriel
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Eight Cal State University campuses, including several in Southern California, were in the top 20 in a recent national ranking of the best colleges for economic mobility. CollegeNET — a web technology developer for higher education and nonprofit institutions based in Portland, Oregon — recently published its 2022 “Social Mobility Index,” showcasing how a college
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