How to use Apple’s App Privacy Report to monitor data tracking

The App Privacy Report, which Apple introduced in iOS 15.2, allows users to monitor how apps access data and interact with third-party services. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the types of sensitive data accessed by apps, the external doma… Continue reading How to use Apple’s App Privacy Report to monitor data tracking

The ‘Super Bowl for Nerds’: Scenes from the Microsoft Excel World Championship

At December’s “Microsoft Excel World Championship” in Las Vegas, “finance professionals fluent in spreadsheets were treated like minor celebrities,” writes the New York Times, “as they gathered to solve devilishly complex Excel puzzles in front of an a… Continue reading The ‘Super Bowl for Nerds’: Scenes from the Microsoft Excel World Championship

Another Undersea Cable Damaged in Baltic Sea. Criminal Sabotage Investigation Launched

“An underwater data cable between Sweden and Latvia was damaged early on Sunday,” reports the Financial Times, “in at least the fourth episode of potential sabotage in the Baltic Sea that has caused concern in Nato about the vulnerability of critical i… Continue reading Another Undersea Cable Damaged in Baltic Sea. Criminal Sabotage Investigation Launched

Biometrics, Windmills, and VHS tapes: The Winners of ‘Rest of World’ International Tech Photo Contest

Since launching in 2020, the nonprofit site RestofWorld.org has been covering tech news from 100 countries. And they’ve just announced the winners in their 2024 international photography contest.

“From Cape Verde to Bhutan, we received 227 entries fr… Continue reading Biometrics, Windmills, and VHS tapes: The Winners of ‘Rest of World’ International Tech Photo Contest

Bad Week for Unoccupied Waymo Cars: One Hit in Fatal Collision, One Vandalized by Mob

For the first time in America, an empty self-driving car has been involved in a fatal collision. But it was “hit from behind by a speeding car that was going about 98 miles per hour,” a local news site reports, citing comments from Waymo. (“Two other v… Continue reading Bad Week for Unoccupied Waymo Cars: One Hit in Fatal Collision, One Vandalized by Mob

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