Creating a Rust Website Easily: Step-By-Step Guide To Get You StartedAre you interested in creating a website but don’t want to mess around with HTML and CSS? Rust is a great option for quickly building a website with minimal effort, and this step-by-step guide will get you started. Dive into the details of Rust programming language, learn how to use it to create a website, and see why Rust has … [Read more...]
Hyundai and Kia release software update to prevent TikTok thefts
Kia and Hyundai released a software update on Monday after a viral TikTok challenge taught users how to hack the vehicles. But for now, it’s only available to a selected one million vehicles, out of the four million cars that will eventually need the patch. It started as the “Kia Challenge” dating back to at least May on TikTok, demonstrating how “Kia Boys” use USB cords to hot-wire cars. Owners … [Read more...]
Peacock will no longer include its free Premium offering as part of Xfinity bundle on June 26
Peacock continues to shift its focus to paid subscriber growth. Yesterday, the streamer began notifying Xfinity customers that on June 26, 2023, Peacock Premium will no longer be bundled in at no extra charge, an NBC Universal spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. Plus, starting on April 3, new Xfinity subscribers will be able to get six months free of Peacock, the spokesperson added. Once the … [Read more...]
Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro scroll stutter fix will arrive in future update
The Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are great smartphones, offering their own distinct designs, having plenty of power under the hood and excellent software features and updates. For the most part, they're one of the best Android smartphones on the market. While the reviews have been quite positive, there have been some issues surrounding the handsets. Perhaps one of the most impacting is the … [Read more...]
Royal Mail refused to pay ‘absurd’ LockBit ransom, chat logs say
The LockBit ransomware gang has published what it claims is the full transcript of its negotiations with Royal Mail, which continues to experience disruption due to last month’s cyberattack. The chat logs negotiating the ransom is the first data that LockBit has published following the cyberattack on Royal Mail, which left the British postal service unable to dispatch certain items overseas. This … [Read more...]
Meta clarifies its use of AI in ad-matching with a redesigned transparency tool
Starting today, Meta is rolling out a new version of its “Why am I seeing this ad?” tool. The company says the redesigned interface is meant to provide users with more information about how their activities on Facebook and beyond inform the machine learning models that power its ad-matching software. If you’re unfamiliar with the tool, you can access it by clicking or tapping the three dots icon … [Read more...]
How to use ANC on the OnePlus Buds Pro 2
Although OnePlus' latest flagship TWS earbuds don't bring any revolutionary changes on the design front, the all-new OnePlus Buds Pro 2 pack some massive improvements inside. The earbuds feature dual drivers tuned by Dynaudio for enhanced audio output, bigger batteries for longer playtime, Spatial Audio support with Head Tracking, and much more. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Hear how Tonkean built its impressive board of directors on TechCrunch Live
A startup lives or dies by its board of directors. Sagi Eliyahu co-founded Tonkean in 2015 and has since raised money from some top investors, including Joanne Chen from Foundation Capital. Chen joined Tonkean’s board of directors in 2019. The two are set to discuss the best ways for founders to work with their board of directors, including handling disagreements, preparing for fundraising events, … [Read more...]
Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update fixes issues with sleep and taskbar search
It may be Valentine's Day, but it's also the second Tuesday of the month, and that means it's time for Patch Tuesday. Microsoft is rolling out updates to all supported versions of Windows, which includes Windows 11 — both the original release and version 22H2 — as well as Windows 10. These updates include fixes and improvements to the overall experience, but they vary … [Read more...]
Tesla workers in New York are trying to form the company’s first union
/ Employees at Tesla’s Gigafactory 2 that work on improving Autopilot have submitted their intent to unionize. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Illustration by Alex Castro / … [Read more...]
Meta's Oversight Board will take on more cases and make decisions faster
Meta's Oversight Board says it will review more cases and fast-track some within as little as 48 hours. "Increasing the number of decisions we produce, and the speed at which we do so, will let us tackle more of the big challenges of content moderation, and respond more quickly in situations with urgent real-world consequences," the board wrote in a blog post. Although previous versions of the … [Read more...]
Why you should not use JWT for authentication
JWT (JavaScript Web Token) is a well-known and simple method of authenticating a user. Almost all tutorials you did on the backend, specially API building tutorials probably told you to use JWT. I also thought once that JWT is the modern and better authentication method. Of course, it was a lack of my knowledge. One day, in our architecture meeting at work, I discovered how wrong I was. This … [Read more...]
Facebook is going to explain more about how machine learning decides the ads you see
/ The ‘Why am I seeing this ad’ tool is getting some updates. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Image: MetaMeta is updating Facebook’s ad transparency tools to better explain … [Read more...]
Samsung’s on a roll, brings One UI 5.1 to the Galaxy S21 FE and S20 FE 5G
One UI 5.1 is the latest iteration of Samsung’s custom Android skin. It made its debut on the Galaxy S23 series and subsequently available as an incremental update to a number of flagships running One UI 5.0. Now, the Korean OEM is rolling out the new firmware for the Galaxy S21 FE and the 5G variant of the Galaxy S20 FE in multiple regions. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Stellantis’ Ram is workshopping a mid-sized EV pickup truck
Stellantis brand Ram has developed a mid-sized EV pickup truck concept and plans to show it off to dealers next month. The disclosure about the company’s plans to shop the concept came up during an interview between Ram Mike Koval Jr. and Motor Trend. Showing off a concept to dealers doesn’t mean a mid-sized EV pickup will go into production. However, there has been a mid-sized pickup void in the … [Read more...]
2023 Call for Code has been announced, encouraging sustainable development
The 2023 Call for Code, a global program that invites developers around the world to contribute to open-source technology projects that address social and humanitarian issues, has recently been announced by creator David Clark, founding partner IBM, charitable partner United Nations Human Rights, and program affiliate the Linux Foundation. This year’s Call for Code is intended to encourage the … [Read more...]
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Warns of Exploited Windows Zero-Days
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday machine is humming loudly with software updates to fix at least 76 vulnerabilities in Windows and OS components and the company is warning that some of the bugs have already been exploited in the wild. Microsoft’s security response team flagged three of the 76 documented flaws in the already-exploited category that typically refers to zero-day malware attacks in the … [Read more...]
How I Learned HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React in 100 Days and Landed a Job as a Non-Tech Guy
Are you looking for inspiration to start learning web development? Then this blog is for you. Hey there, my name is Ibrahim and I want to share my journey of how I went from being a non-tech guy to landing a job in web development in just 100 days.I am an engineering dropout and since 2018, I have worked in non-tech roles in early-stage startups. In 2020, during the Covid-19 lockdown, I had an … [Read more...]
How to use iPhone’s Safety Check and Emergency SOS features
/ There are a variety of features that can help guard your personal safety a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Samar Haddad / The VergeWhile there has — rightly — been a great … [Read more...]
Turning waste water into water that works with Alex Rappaport from ZwitterCo
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Alex Rappaport, the CEO and co-founder of ZwitterCo, a startup that develops technology that filters waste water. Alex talked about how his childhood on the Potomac river inspired his future career in clean water. He also talked about what it was like to build a commercial business off … [Read more...]