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Apple rolled out iOS 14.6 beta 3 on Monday, just ten days after the previous beta version was released. As always, there are sure to be a few bug fixes and improvements in this update, but even if there aren’t any major new features, you should still install iOS 14.6 beta 3 as soon as possible if you’re on the beta track because dangerous new vulnerabilities are popping up with increasing regularity, and updates keep you protected. This update likely won’t be nearly as exciting as iOS 14.5, but it should come with new features for Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, as well as this: “You can now directly update your iOS or iPadOS device to the latest Release Candidate without removing the beta profile. After updating to the Release Candidate, you can choose to update to the next available beta or uninstall the profile to remove your device from the beta program.” Today’s Top Deal AirPods Pro are finally back in stock at Amazon… at the lowest price of 2021! Price: $197.00 You Sa...

A simple two-dimensional grid can convey a lot of information – whether making pictures with Lite-Brite or storing data in DNA. Justin Day/Flickr , CC BY-SA The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea We and our colleagues have developed a way to store data using pegs and pegboards made out of DNA and retrieving the data with a microscope – a molecular version of the Lite-Brite toy. Our prototype stores information in patterns using DNA strands spaced about 10 nanometers apart. Ten nanometers is more than a thousand times smaller than the diameter of a human hair and about 100 times smaller than the diameter of a bacterium. We tested our digital nucleic acid memory (dNAM) by storing the statement “Data is in our DNA!n.” We described the research in a paper published in the journal Nature Communications on April 22, 2021. Previous methods for retrieving data in DNA require the DNA to be sequenced. Sequencing is the process of reading the genetic ...

Unless operations are restored by Tuesday at the major US fuel pipeline that a Russian gang of cybercriminals hit with a ransomware attack on Friday, problems are going to start mounting, rapidly. First impacting the Atlanta area as well as Tennessee, and then snowballing all the way up to New York State, according to a worst-case scenario prediction that oil market analyst Gaurav Sharma has shared with the BBC . In other words, the fallout from the attack on Colonial Pipeline , which runs the largest US fuel pipeline system, could get ugly really fast. By late Sunday evening, word was only just beginning to circulate about the culprits believed to be responsible for this attack against what one official described as no less than the “jugular” of the US pipeline system . “It’s the most significant, successful attack on energy infrastructure we know of in the United States.,” energy researcher Amy Myers Jaffe told Politico . And rather than well-resourced hackers working with the impri...

For the first time since 2011, Samsung won’t have a new Galaxy Note in stores this year. Samsung blamed the chip shortage for the phone’s untimely cancelation, but the writing was already on the wall. Starting with the Galaxy S8 in 2017, Samsung launched phones with bigger and bigger displays thanks to advances in technology that allowed all-screen designs. The fingerprint sensors were placed under the screen, the bezels lost a few imperceptible millimeters each year, and the selfie cam ended up piercing through the screen. The Galaxy S21 Ultra is also the first S-series phone to feature S Pen support. The Note’s days were numbered. Samsung plans to replace the Galaxy Note 20 with three different devices, which will give users plenty of choices. And at least one of them might sport S pen compatibility. That’s the Galaxy Z Fold 3, which could be considered the logical Note successor — it’s supposed to feature both a bigger display than all other phones and stylus support. The Flip 3 an...

This year’s iPhone series isn’t expected to deliver significant changes compared to last year. The 2021 iPhone is often referred to as iPhone 13, although iPhone 12s feel like the more accurate name choice. The new handsets will feature almost the same design as the iPhone 12 series , save for a few notable modifications. The notch will be narrower than before, and the rear camera modules will increase in size. The iPhone 13 phones will receive the internal upgrades we expect from every new generation, including the A14 Bionic processor, camera hardware upgrades, and more storage. The Pro versions are likely to get 120Hz displays . Apple is also working on 2022 and 2023 iPhones, and 2023 already looks like a pivotal year in iPhone history. A leaker familiar with Apple’s plans for future devices has released several reports about 2023 iPhone models, teasing various upgrades unseen on iPhone before. A new research note from Ming-Chi Kuo claims that the 2023 iPhones might be the first to ...

By Daniel Webster dWeb.News Prices are skyrocketing – on everything. Recent Fuel Prices in Etna, Calif. Photo: Mel Fechter Scott Valley News Lumber is hitting an all time high. Copper and steel prices have reached records. Agriculture is being hit hard, with the price of corn at its highest since 2012. Same with soybeans. Blocks of cheese futures are soaring. Yes, even diapers have gone up with Kimberly-Clark and Procter & Gamble warning customers of more diaper price hikes . Computer chips are in short supply, causing their prices to rise. Of course, fuel prices are inflamed, which will be passed on to consumers for everything from groceries to electronics. The great chicken freak-out of 2021 has prices nearly double. NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICES from AAA for May 9, 2021   Regular Mid-Grade Premium Diesel E85 Current Avg. $2.962 $3.290 $3.563 $3.111 $2.512 National Average fuel prices from https://gasprices.aaa.com/

Apple will launch the new Apple Watch Series 7 later this year alongside its upcoming iPhone 13 handsets. Apple has been upgrading the Watch’s health monitoring capabilities with each generation, and the Apple Watch Series 7 will be no different. The wearable is already rumored to sport what could easily be the most exciting sensor ever placed in a smartwatch, although reports are split on whether Apple will launch the feature this year or on the Apple Watch Series 8 in 2022. It’s a blood glucose sensor that could perform passive blood sugar readings and help diabetes patients manage their condition. Apple just sent a survey to some of its Watch customers where it asks specifically whether they use the gadget to keep track of nutrition-related parameters, including blood glucose. Today’s Top Deal AirPods Pro are finally back in stock at Amazon… at the lowest price of 2021! Price: $197.00 You Save: $52.00 (21%) Buy Now Measuring blood sugar is a tedious, invasive task that...

Bedlam, Fists Fly — and it was Only the Press Conference for Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul Fight IT all started with the hat. Here are the highlights from the press conference in advance of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul Fight . It turns crazy.

We’ve all been there. Everyone has asked themselves how long it might take to binge a TV show that friends of ours keep talking about. Do we really have time to make that commitment while still dealing with the realities of day-to-day life? One of the pandemic’s side effects is that people have been stuck indoors for more extended periods than ever, and binging more shows was suddenly possible. But even so, you can’t spend your time watching Netflix, HBO, or Disney+ continuously, no matter how much exciting content there is out there to watch. Not to mention that many regions around the world are slowly returning to some sense of normalcy, so the time you want to dedicate to binging shows will take a hit. That’s when this brilliant website will come in handy. Can I Binge? will tell you exactly how long it takes to binge a TV show and whether or not you can watch it in the number of days you want. Today’s Top Deal Amazon has real diamond stud earrings for under $60 — and the rev...

By Daniel Webster Photo: Kjetil Ree Bill and Melinda Gates during their visit to the Oslo Opera House in June 2009. Bill and Melinda Gates, announced Monday that their marriage is over. The billionaire couple are massive donors through their $50 billion Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which spends more than $5 billion a year on philanthropic causes like US education and worldwide disease eradication.  Bill Gates Photo: United States Department of Health and Human Services Bill Gates is one of the world’s most famous billionaire philanthropists, who inspired other billionaires to donate their money to charity. Bill Gates has been a leading public health expert during Covid The couple made their announcement in posts on Twitter . Melinda Gates added her maiden name, French, to her Twitter profile. “But we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives,” according to their joint statement. A Gates Foundation spokesperson said that the philanthr...

VPNs are a big business worth billions of dollars a year. With so much money up for grabs, it’s no surprise that many VPN providers just aren’t trustworthy. So how do you choose a good, trustworthy VPN? Here are some telltale signs to watch out for before opening your wallet. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

CRN published one of those slideshow articles revealing “The Most In-Demand Cloud Computing Jobs For 2021.” Spoiler alert: Cloud engineers are in the most demand, earning an average annual salary of $118,000. Of course, “cloud engineer” could mean many different things in many different organizations. Let’s just say it’s someone who knows a lot about cloud computing and is also a hands-on problem solver. [ Also on InfoWorld: Cloud tech certifications count more than degrees now ] The great thing about cloud computing is it has been in demand for the last 8 to 10 years, depending on what aspect of cloud computing you wanted to specialize in. As the demand rose, so did the number of those in and outside of IT who sought a cloud computing career path. I’ve seen teachers, cops, social workers, stay-at-home-parents, and those on very different career paths pivot to cloud computing, and most have done well. To read this article in full, please click here

JetBrains is taking its TeamCity CI/CD ( continuous integration/continuous delivery ) platform to the cloud, with the introduction of the TeamCity Cloud service. Introduced April 27, after having been beta tested by nearly 5,000 users, TeamCity Cloud is intended for software development teams who want to escape the burden of maintaining their own infrastructure. Based on the original TeamCity CI/CD server, the cloud service integrates with version control systems, issue trackers, IDEs, and cloud providers, with JetBrains taking care of updating build tools and installing security patches. To read this article in full, please click here

Dragging windows using your Mac’s trackpad can be tedious: You need to click, hold, then drag. But thanks to a little-known accessibility feature, you can quickly drag windows using a three-finger gesture instead. Here’s how to set it up. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

By default, when you click on the File Explorer shortcut on your Windows 10 taskbar, it opens to Quick Access. If you’d prefer it to open to “This PC” instead, it’s easy to change in File Explorer settings. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

In March 2021, Google began testing its new ad-targeting initiative called Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) with a subset of Chrome users. The plan is to implement FLoC as an alternative to cookies—which are being phased out—to track online behavior. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

React remains the most popular JavaScript framework. This article covers the latest tips on wringing the most performance from the React framework, including functional components and the Suspense feature. React works by maintaining an in-memory model of the view (often called a virtual DOM) that is used to determine if and when the actual DOM should be updated. Manipulating the actual DOM is expensive, so many performance improvements revolve around ensuring that changes to the DOM occur only when absolutely necessary. To read this article in full, please click here

On Windows, a .reg file contains a list of changes to the Windows Registry. These files are a quick way to make simple changes—but they can also be dangerous. Here’s how to see what a REG file does before you run it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Codecov was hacked in a way that impacts all of its customers. Thousands of commercial enterprises and open-source projects are affected. Here’s what you need to do if you’re one of them. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Every time you take a screenshot on your iPhone, you see a little thumbnail preview in the bottom-left corner. While this is useful, it can also be annoying. Thankfully, there’s a workaround to bypass the thumbnail preview. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›