News outlet 9to5Mac, which tracks Apple news, has gotten hold of an iOS 14 build that uncovers a range of hardware details and software features that Apple intends to reveal later this year. The devices are:
1. An upcoming iPad Pro will include three cameras — like the iPhone Pro — plus an additional time-of-flight sensor for help with AR.
2. An iPhone…
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Starbucks Embraces Fake Meat, Starting In Canada
Starting next week, Starbucks will roll out its spring menu in stores across Canada that will include a breakfast sandwich with Beyond Meat sausage. Engadget reports: Starbucks joins a growing list of brands that have added Beyond Meat’s plant-based offerings to their menus. To date, those companies include McDonald’s (also a Canadian pilot), KFC, Subway, Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s and more. The…
The FBI Downloaded CIA’s Hacking Tools Using Starbuck’s WiFi
An anonymous reader shares a report: One of the most interesting details from the yesterday’s Joshua Schulte trial involved how the FBI obtained the Vault 7 and Vault 8 materials they entered into evidence yesterday. Because the FBI did not want to download the files onto an existing FBI computer (in part, out of malware concerns) and because they didn’t want…
Coffee Shop Refuses an Order Until the Customer Removes His AirPods
At a Chicago coffee shop, “the cashier wouldn’t take my order until I took off my AirPod!” complained a patron named Kevin. “And it was only in one ear! Am I the asshole here?” ZDNet’s “Technically Incorrect” column shares the answer he got from the “Salty Waitress” etiquette columnist at a foodie site called The Takeout:
She replied, in part: “I am…
Starbucks Devs Leave API Key in GitHub Public Repo
“One misstep from developers at Starbucks left exposed an API key that could be used by an attacker to access internal systems and manipulate the list of authorized users,” reports Bleeping Computer: Vulnerability hunter Vinoth Kumar reported the oversight on October 17 and close to three weeks later Starbucks responded it demonstrated “significant information disclosure” and that it qualified for a…
Price of Bitcoin Plummets Below ‘Psychological’ $7,000 Level After China Promises Crackdown
Friday Forbes wrote that price of Bitcoin had dropped 10% over the previous 24 hours, dipping below the “psychological” $7,000 level. That’s after starting the week at over $8,000, and less than a month after it rose to $10,000. Apparently cryptocurrencies had gotten some very bad news from China. Bitcoin rivals ethereum and bitcoin cash have led the market lower [Friday]…
Apple Pay Overtakes Starbucks as Most Popular Mobile Payment Platform in the US
Apple Pay has overtaken the Starbucks mobile app to become the most popular mobile payment system in the United States, claims a new report out today. From a report: According to eMarketer, âOEApple PayâOE became the market leader last year, when 27.7 million Americans used the app to make a purchase. Since then, however, âOEApple PayâOE has grown even faster than…
Fatal Accident With Metal Straw Highlights a Risk
The disturbing death of a woman in Britain renewed a debate that has followed bans on plastic straws around the world. From a report: A British woman was impaled by a metal straw after falling at her home, a coroner said in an inquest this week that highlighted the potential dangers of metal straws. Such straws have surged in popularity as…
Bitcoin ‘Roars Back’, Surges 50% in 30 Days
A week ago bitcoin was trading at $6,000. Today Forbes reports bitcoin “which has been swinging wildly throughout this week, has suddenly rallied back to over $8,000 per bitcoin, somewhat putting to rest investor and trader fears the recent bitcoin bull run may have already ended”:
The bitcoin price has risen around 50% over the last 30 days, pulling many other major…