T-Mobile has reached a settlement in America with victims of a major data breach in 2021. The company is allocating $350 million for damages claims and another $150 million for securing its networks.
Microsoft withdraws Windows 11 update after start menu problems
Some new updates to Windows 11 caused problems with the start menu for some users. Clicking the start button or using the Windows key had no effect on these users, so the start menu could not be opened.
No More Ransom Decryption Tools Have Been Downloaded Ten Million Times in Six Years
The No More Ransom anti-ransomware project by police and security companies is six years old. Since its inception, the tools have been downloaded ten million times, an increase of four million from a year. There are now 136 tools available on the site.
Netflix subscription via iOS app can now be taken out outside of Apple
Netflix now makes it possible for iOS users to subscribe to the streaming service without the intervention of Apple. Recently, certain types of iOS apps are allowed to link to their own website from within the app. Netflix now uses this.
Hacker leaks phone numbers and email addresses of 5.4 million Twitter accounts
An unknown hacker or hacker group has put a database online containing the email addresses and phone numbers associated with 5.4 million Twitter accounts. The attacker was able to retrieve the data through a bug that has since been fixed.
Google fires engineer who claimed LaMDA had become self-aware
Google has fired Blake Lemoine from the company’s Responsible AI division after he was previously suspended. He hit the headlines in June for claims that the LaMDA language model had taken on a life of its own and was self-aware.
Rumor: Intel to release Raptor Lake processors and Z790 chipset on October 17
Intel may release its first Raptor Lake processors in mid-October. This is reported by leaker Enthusiastic Citizen. Intel was due to announce the processors at the end of September, at its Innovation event, which will take place on September 27 and 28.
Samsung sold nearly 10 million foldable smartphones in 2021
Samsung will have sold nearly 10 million foldable smartphones worldwide by 2021. That is about 300 percent more than in 2020. The South Korean manufacturer also announced a new Unpacked event that will take place on August 10.
Google will again show app permissions for apps in the Play Store
Google will again display information in the Google Play Store about the permissions that Android apps ask for on devices. The company does this after feedback from developers. This section disappeared earlier this year after the arrival of privacy labels to the Play Store.
Ubisoft postpones Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora release to 2023 or 2024
Ubisoft has postponed the release of the first-person game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora to a later date in 2023 or 2024. The company did not give an exact reason for the delay. The game was originally supposed to be released in 2022.