Starfield review: Guns and ships galore, but a vacuum of wonder
The long-awaited “Skyrim in space,” Starfield, is out today after many years in development over at Bethesda. It’s ambitious and lavishly produced, but despite its size it lacks the sense of wonder and vastness that its pastoral predecessor epitomized. (I and my colleague Darrell both played the game and came
Read moreReed Jobs will discuss his new venture firm at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
You may be more familiar with his father, Steve Jobs, but Reed Jobs aims to make his own impact on the world by making cancer nonlethal. Jobs, who lost his father to pancreatic cancer while a student at Stanford, this year took the wraps off his venture firm Yosemite with
Read moreWithings’ ScanWatch 2 arrives with a temperature sensing
Withings introduced the original ScanWatch in Europe back in 2020, before bringing it to the U.S. the following year, with FDA-cleared features like atrial fibrillation (afib) detection. Announced today during the IFA event in Berlin, the ScanWatch 2 arrives with its predecessor’s features, such as SPO2 (oxygen saturation) measurement, activity
Read moreNew Russian Android malware targets Ukraine’s military devices: Report
Russia’s Sandworm attack group has created a new toolkit for compromising Android devices, says a report released today by the Five Eyes intelligence co-operative consisting of the intelligence agencies of the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, first using it to target Android devices used by the Ukrainian
Read morePlug these vulnerabilities in VMware, Cisco products
Administrators of VMware and certain devices from Cisco Systems are being warned to install patches as soon as possible to close serious vulnerabilities. Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware’s Aria Operations for Networks have been discovered, with patches issued earlier this week. Meanwhile, researchers at Rapid7 this week issued a detailed report
Read moreLongplay rolls out a big refresh to its album-focused music app
Love listening to full-length albums instead? Longplay, an indie music app from developer Adrian Schoenig that focuses on the album-listening experience, is out today with a significant update that improves on the album-playing app first launched in 2020. While the original version offered a unique music discovery experience by offering
Read moreGoogle now blurs explicit imagery in Search results by default
Google is finished rolling out its new SafeSearch feature that blurs explicit imagery, such as violent or sexual photos, by default. The company announced back in February that it would be rolling out the change later this year, and has now confirmed in a blog post that it is available
Read moreMaking an impact: the Women in the IT Channel celebrates four new Hall of Fame honourees
This week, Channel Daily News hosted its annual Women in the IT Channel recognition luncheon at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Ont. to celebrate the achievements of women in the channel. The theme of the event was ‘Making an Impact’. Four honourees were recognized and added to the Women
Read moreX wants permission to start collecting your biometric data and employment history
Image: The Verge X, the platform previously known as Twitter, is expanding the amount of data it collects on users. The social network has updated its privacy policy to include carveouts for “biometric information” and “employment history,” as spotted by Bloomberg. “Based on your consent, we may collect and use
Read moreMTN Group Names Marina Madale Executive for Sustainability & Shared Value
MTN Group is delighted to declare the appointment of Marina Madale as Group Executive for Sustainability & Shared Value, commencing on 1 September 2023. Previously, Marina held the role of General Manager for Sustainability and Shared Value at MTN Group. In her new capacity, she will lead the strategic vision
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