After all, it didn’t seem like it could be much worse than iOS 15.2 (OK, thinking that might have been tempting fate because, as we all know, it could have been a lot worse!). Also: I’ve changed the way I charge my iPhone. You should, too It was a big update – around 800MB – and according to Apple, it fixed a bug in Messages where it might not display photos sent as iCloud links and patched a problem affecting third-party CarPlay apps....

Don’t fret if you haven’t ordered an iPhone 13 yet. Those lead times are directly from Apple’s website, not Apple’s retail stores, wireless carriers or retailers – all of which will receive their own shipments now that the iPhone 13 has officially launched. As a refresher, the iPhone 13 lineup doesn’t have a drastic new look, but the notch at the top of the screen is a little smaller, and there are camera upgrades for all four models, including a new Cinematic Video mode that’s impressive (and fun)....

Iran explicates that the attack on general Soleimani will not go unanswered. Iranian officials state that Iran will take revenge for the US military intervention which killed General Soleimani in Iraq this week. Likelihood of Iranian Cyber Warfare is High Since the Stuxnet hack in 2010, where an ingenious computer worm targeted and sabotaged Iran’s nuclear program, Iran has invested heavily in its cyber-attack capabilities. In recent years Iran has already launched numerous attacks on US institutions, like banks, while the US has retaliated with attacks on Iranian missile facilities and intelligence groups....

Bloomberg reports that Apple engineers are actively working on the touchscreen MacBook Pro project and could introduce it as part of an upgrade from LCD to OLED. Ever since the Apple iPad arrived in 2010, fans have wondered whether Apple would build a touchscreen MacBook, but year after year the company’s top execs knocked the idea. Introducing the 2010 MacBook Air, Steve Jobs said “touch surfaces don’t want to be vertical” because of the fatigue users quickly feel stretching over the keyboard....

Temu is based in Boston, but its parent company is in Shanghai. Also: Seven things you didn’t realize your phone can do But the most stand-out feature about Temu is that many of the site’s products are incredibly cheap. You can buy sunglasses for $2, necklaces for $1, and glow-in-the-dark pet collars for $3. If you can imagine it, it’s probably on Temu for less than $10. Temu is a globalized version of Pinduoduo, a Chinese e-commerce company....

DDoS Attacks Temporarily Force Websites Offline According to a Twitter post, the country’s National Cyber Directorate — the organization in charge of the country’s cyber defenses — said the affected websites are now back online. “In the past few hours, a DDoS attack against a communications provider was identified. As a result, access to several websites, among them government websites, was denied for a short time,” Israel’s National Cyber Directorate said in the tweet....

At Jit, Bennetts will continue to develop the open-source Zap. A dynamic application security testing (DAST) penetration testing tool, ZAP takes a pragmatic approach to finding security problems. It runs simulated attacks on an application from the user side to find vulnerabilities. It works as a “man-in-the-middle proxy,” so it intercepts and inspects messages sent between the browser and web application. When results appear that aren’t expected, these can be used to narrow down and identify security vulnerabilities....

This 15-hour course includes 24 individual lectures covering the technology landscape today as well as some of the most important programming languages that people need to know if they want to get ahead. The course is taught by Upskillist, a global online education organization that allows students to learn at their own pace and progress at whatever rate they feel works for them. Through these lectures, you’ll learn about the four industrial revolutions and discover how immersive technologies and advents like artificial intelligence have impacted our digital society....

You can jump right into learning HTML and CSS to design websites, as well the fundamentals of JavaScript, completely free. If you’re interested in gaming, the five-course bundle teaches you about machine learning, AI, 3D portals, and more using Python, Unity, and Blender. The 10-course bundle takes you from beginner to master with apps, as well as offering you a solid grounding in web development, machine learning, data analysis, and more....

The Moon White carbon fibre chassis won’t appeal to everyone, but it’s certainly distinctive. It’s tough, too: Lenovo says the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon is “rigorously subjected to 9 military-grade tests”, namely: altitude, high temperature, low temperature, temperature shock, humidity, sand and dust, vibration, shock and freeze-thaw. This laptop would certainly survive physically in a backpack without a protective sleeve, although you might want to use one in order to keep the chassis scratch-free....

Let’s Encrypt and other researchers had long warned that the IdentTrust DST Root CA X3 would expire on September 30, and many platforms did heed the calls and updated their systems. But a few did not, causing a minor kerfuffle as users questioned why some of their favorite sites were not working as well as they should. Scott Helme, the founder of Security Headers, told ZDNet that he confirmed issues with Palo Alto, Bluecoat, Cisco Umbrella, Catchpoint, Guardian Firewall, Monday....

The new company, called LG Magna e-Powertrain, will be based in Incheon, South Korea, and have an initial workforce of more than 1,000 people. The new joint venture was first formed as a wholly-owned LG subsidiary on July 1. Magna then acquired a 49% stake in the company on Wednesday for $453 million, the companies explained. The pair are hoping the joint venture will combine Magna’s strength in electric powertrain systems and LG’s expertise in components, such as e-motors and inverters, to expand their presence in the global electric car market....

“The decision comes as uncertainties in the global solar panel business continue to increase due to a variety of contributing factors, including the intensification of price competition and the rising cost of raw materials,” LG said. LG’s solar business panel business joins the company’s smartphone business in the graveyard, with the latter business being canned last April as it could not compete with other smartphone brands in the market. Prior to the smartphone business closing shop, it had recorded 23 consecutive quarters of loss....

While there is nothing fundamentally different about this release compared with 5.19, Torvalds noted that there were over 13,500 non-merge commits and over 800 merged commits, meaning “6.0 looks to be another fairly sizable release.” According to Torvalds, most of the updates are improvements to the GPU, networking and sound. Torvalds stuck to his word after releasing Linux kernel 5.19 last month, when he flagged he would likely call the next release 6....

If you’re in a hurry, follow these steps to watch the India Tour of England’s first of five-Tests, wherever you are: All the action kicks off with the first test match on Aug. 4- 8 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Though cricket is wildly popular in many countries across the globe, only a select few sports streaming providers have exclusive broadcasting rights for India’s Tour of England Test series. Depending on your geographical location, you could have issues trying to connect to one of your home country’s streams....

Let’s start with design and fit. There are two colours – black and pink. I was sent the pink pair, whose colour is pale and somewhat medical-looking. The lozenge-shaped case has a small lanyard attached, whose purpose eludes me – I can’t see anyone attaching the case to their keyfob, for example. Logitech provides three pairs or silicone eargels in different sizes. They incorporate a cuff, making them less fiddly than is often the case to swap around....

The technology, developed by engineers at Northwestern University, Illinois, took maple tree seeds as the source of inspiration for the project. It resulted in a tiny computer that catches the wind to make a soft landing thanks to its helicopter-like design. It calls the device a ‘microflier’. “By studying maple trees and other types of wind-dispersed seeds, the engineers optimized the microflier’s aerodynamics to ensure that it – when dropped at a high elevation – falls at a slow velocity in a controlled manner,” Northwestern University said in a statement....

Thirayuth Chirathivat, CEO of Centara Hotels & Resorts, said in a statement that on October 14, they were “made aware” of a cyberattack on the hotel chain’s network. An investigation confirmed that cyberattackers had in fact breached their system and accessed the data of some customers. The data accessed includes names, booking information, phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses and photos of IDs. The company did not say if the IDs accessed included passports, which are often asked for by hotels like Centara Hotels & Resorts....

Figures like these, however, did not deter individuals like Rada Stanic from pursuing her career in the field. “I love maths, I love problem solving,” she told ZDNet. “Then I thought, ‘I don’t necessarily want to be a teacher, so what could I do with this love for maths?’ I ended up studying a double degree in computer science and telecommunications, and my first job ended up being a software developer for what is [known as] Nokia now....

With the merger of the two cybersecurity firms completed in October, the companies have been given a new name. The name is Trellix, and STG said the business will focus on threat detection and response using machine learning and automation. Citing the humble trellis as inspiration, Trellix will develop what is being coined as “living security – security technology that learns and adapts to protect operations from the most advanced threat actors”....