Technology News for Friday 6th August 2021

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Aug 06th 2021

1. Detroit's 36th district court adopts CDC eviction moratorium

Domain: michiganradio.org

The court initially said that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's new eviction moratorium didn't apply to Wayne County. The moratorium is based on local COVID-19 transmission levels.

2. Evil Dead: The Game delayed for 'polish' and a singleplayer mode

Domain: pcgamer.com | Companies: Williams

Focused on cooperative play, players take the role of various recognizable characters from the Evil Dead films, Ash Williams among them. It looks pretty fun, with a focus on melee combat, outlandish weaponry and hilarious one liners. Originally scheduled to ...

3. Apple's iPhones will include new tools to flag child sexual abuse

Domain: seattletimes.com | Companies: Apple

Apple on Thursday unveiled changes to iPhones designed to catch cases of child sexual abuse, a move that is likely to please parents and police but that was worrying privacy watchdogs. Later this year, iPhones will begin using complex technology to spot ...

4. Destiny 2 abilities will see big changes in Season 15

Domain: pcgamer.com

Another general change is an unambiguously welcome one: the ability to bind different melee abilities to different keys. At the moment, throwing a knife uses the same key as a melee attack and is context sensitive.

5. Pokémon Go Creators Reconsidering Rule Changes After Players Threaten Boycott

Domain: kotaku.com

Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, has responded to player criticism and threats of a boycott after proposed changes to some of the game's rules in the USA and New Zealand did not go down very well. Advertisement. Here's the background if you've ...

6. China Removes Duolingo From App Stores, Hitting US EdTech

Domain: bloomberg.com

Duolingo Inc., a Pittsburgh company that makes a popular language-learning app, was removed from some app stores in China, signaling the government's crackdown on for-profit education may be extending beyond the country's shores. “We are working to ...

7. Pokémon Go Heracross counters, weaknesses and moveset explained

Domain: eurogamer.net

Heracross, one of the regional Pokémon in Pokémon Go, is making an incredibly rare appearance in raids across the world. Heracross is considered quite rare outside of its exclusive regions, so, if you're one of the many trainers who can't catch it in the wild, ...

8. The Pokémon Company Company Actually Says Gay Rights

Domain: kotaku.com

Pokémon Unite is blowing up right now, and with a new patch hitting servers in early August, many players have followed the associated accounts to keep up with news of the MOBA. But the game isn't handled by The Pokémon Company or Game Freak, and ...

9. Microsoft's 'Super Duper Secure Mode' for Edge trades speed for better security

Domain: theverge.com

The mode is currently very experimental, but could help make it harder for attackers trying to exploit bugs in Microsoft's browser by turning off certain optimizations. To make the browser “super duper secure,” the ...

10. Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 is coming on August 10 with stylus support

Domain: gsmarena.com

Lol.ivan, 51 minutes agoLmao no, the s7 fe has 2 versions 5g/lte= snapdragon 750g Wifi = snapdragon 778g Id say... moreThe one with 5g/Lte and Snapdragon 750g is priced at 700$. Xiaomi with a Snapdragon 860 or 870 will easily outperform the ...

11. Stolen or lost Android phone? Here's how to find it and get it back as fast as possible

Domain: cnet.com

Prepare now so you can find your lost Android phone with ease. Sarah Tew/CNET. Not to sound overly dramatic, but I think that sinking feeling that arrives the moment you realize your Android phone's missing is one of the worst feelings. Our phones are ...

12. Amazon Kindle Hack Needs Just One Evil Ebook To Take Over Your Ereader—And Maybe Your Amazon Account Too

Domain: forbes.com | Companies: Amazon

Once the malicious book is opened, a remote hacker could delete all books on the device and could steal the authentication token used to get into an Amazon account, according to the proof of concept attack developed by researchers at Israel-based ...

13. iOS 15 beta bugs: 7 things to watch out for after updating your iPhone

Domain: cnet.com | Companies: Apple

Apple disclosed a variety of known bugs in its iOS 15 release notes -- pretty standard for beta releases -- and there are likely more that aren't yet listed. We never recommend downloading a beta version of any software on your primary device due to bugs.

14. What to expect from Samsung's next Unpacked

Domain: techcrunch.com | Companies: Samsung

Foldables! Two, probably! Those are your headliners. Samsung tipped its hand with the event invite, which features a pair of geometrical objects that pretty clearly represent the new Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip. The other headliner is what we won't be ...

15. A Super Mario Bros. game sells for $2 million, another record for gaming collectibles.

Domain: nytimes.com

The 1985 game, made for Nintendo's original console, has never been opened — a rarity for old video games, said Rob Petrozzo, one of the founders of the collectibles site, Rally. An anonymous buyer purchased it, he said.

16. What to Expect From Samsung's Big Foldable Phone Event

Domain: gizmodo.com | Companies: Samsung

Whether you've been waiting with bated breath to see what's next from Samsung or you're simply in the market for something new, you might want to tune in to Samsung's next Galaxy Unpacked event on Aug. 11. The company is expected to reveal multiple ...

17. Duolingo working on new app to help kids learn math

Domain: 9to5mac.com

As reported by TechCrunch, Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn mentioned in a recent interview that the company is developing a math app for kids. Although more details are unknown, the executive said that users will learn more about the project later this month at ...

18. Activision confirms Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Remastered 'does not exist'

Domain: dotesports.com

MW3 was the original ending of the Modern Warfare trilogy. Veteran Call of Duty fans likely remember the iconic campaign that included defending New York from Russian forces, defending the president of Russia during a plane crash, and finally defeating ...

19. Valve Steam Deck hands-on: the Nintendo Switch of PC gaming

Domain: theverge.com | Companies: Nintendo

I logged in with my Steam account, picked up The Witcher 3 and Control right where I left off weeks or months ago on my desktop gaming PC, and chewed through a few demons in Doom Ultimate with thumbsticks, precision touchpads, and gyroscopic aiming.

20. The 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 Is Too Serious For Its Own Good

Domain: jalopnik.com

Porsche is celebrating 25 years of Manthey Racing with a special edition model. The 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 commemorates the founding of Manthey in 1996 and brings together the expertise of both companies, which is extensive. Advertisement. Image for ...

21. Pokémon GO Players Are Boycotting The Game After Niantic Removes COVID Changes

Domain: nintendolife.com

YouTuber ZoëTwoDots and Twitch streamer PkmnMaster Holly joined in the call for a boycott, with the former stating that she wouldn't be spending money in the game until Niantic agreed to keep the COVID changes, and the latter refusing to stream the game.

22. Google 'Contemplated Buying Some or All of Epic,' Gamemaker Says

Domain: bloomberg.com | Companies: Google

Google, which is being sued by Epic Games Inc. over the fees it charges developers in its mobile app store, was at one point considering acquiring the gamemaker, according to unsealed documents in the court fight. Google “has developed a series of internal ...

23. Apple Watch Series 3 vs SE vs Series 6: How to pick the right wearable to wear

Domain: macworld.com | Companies: Apple

Where they differ, however, is with the display. The Series 3 has Apple's older display tech, so it's smaller (38mm model: 563 sq mm; 42mm model: 740 sq mm) and has square corners. The SE and Series 6 have larger displays (40mm model: 759 sq mm; 44mm ...

24. The Wildest 'Destiny 2' Light Subclass Buffs Coming Next Season

Domain: forbes.com

Increased damage vs. powerful PvE combatants by ~50%. So, I'll also use this example to highlight another big change Bungie is making, the ability to unbind your charged melee from your ...

25. Two Hours With Back 4 Blood, The Next Big Game By Left 4 Dead Devs

Domain: kotaku.com

I don't need to sell you on the brilliance of Left 4 Dead, especially when half the industry seems to be drawing inspiration from it right now. But after two hours with Back 4 Blood's verses and campaign modes, does it have the same genre-defining charm?

26. Fortnite live event UK time: What time to watch Ariana Grande's Rift Tour concert today – and what to expect

Domain: inews.co.uk

The 28-year-old will sing some of her most popular tracks on the online-based game. But when is she performing and what should we expect? Here's everything you need to know.

27. Extreme Sports MMO Riders Republic gets a public beta later this month

Domain: pcgamer.com

The game features 5 extreme sports—skiing, snowboarding, biking, wingsuit flying and rocket wingsuit flying. Gameplay videos show a lot of players flinging themselves downhill, their avatars regularly going "whoohoo!", which looks genuinely fun.

28. Microsoft is integrating Spotify into a new Windows 11 focus feature

Domain: theverge.com | Companies: Microsoft

Focus Sessions includes Spotify integration, allowing you to create a focus timer to work through tasks while listening to playlist of music from Spotify. Microsoft hasn't started testing Focus Sessions in its public builds of ...

29. How to watch Fortnite Rift Tour starring Ariana Grande

Domain: cnet.com

Ariana Grande will put on a much different show in Fortnite. Epic Games. Fortnite will host another virtual concert Friday in-game, this time featuring pop star Ariana Grande. The Rift Tour is a follow-up to Travis Scott's Astronomical event from last year, which ...

30. East End's Spork is the latest restaurant to require COVID vaccination of guests

Domain: post-gazette.com

Acclaimed Bloomfield restaurant Spork will begin requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination beginning Tuesday, the restaurant's ownership and management announced today. The move comes over concern regarding the spread of the highly contagious delta ...

31. The Ascent's first patch enables ray tracing in the Microsoft Store version

Domain: pcgamesn.com | Companies: Microsoft

The first patch has arrived for The Ascent, the new twin-stick cyberpunk game from Neon Giant. The update addresses several of the concerns players have raised since The Ascent launched last week – notably, it enables the option for ray tracing in the Xbox ...

32. What Does Google's Tensor SoC Mean For Google's Hardware And Software Efforts?

Domain: forbes.com | Companies: Google

This past week, Google announced its upcoming Tensor SoC, supported by a blog from Google Hardware lead Rick Osterloh detailing how the SoC will impact Google's Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro flagship phones. Interestingly, though Osterloh's blog mentions AI ...

33. Apple to scan iPhones for images of child sexual abuse

Domain: oregonlive.com | Companies: Apple

Separately, Apple plans to scan users' encrypted messages for sexually explicit content as a child safety measure, which also alarmed privacy advocates. The detection system will only ...

34. Spotify Pauses Plans to Add AirPlay 2 Support to iOS App for the 'Foreseeable Future'

Domain: macrumors.com | Companies: Apple

4. Apple, being Apple, provides mediocre services and support outside the US and some countries in Europe ( mediocre localization, no localize customer service - English only, much smaller library in Apple Music due to incomplete international licenses, etc…)

35. Genshin Impact player breaks into game's new zone, way before they're supposed to

Domain: polygon.com

They managed to cross all of that at the low, low Adventure Rank 9 — before players have many characters, resources, or much stamina to work with. Normally, you can't enter Inazuma ...

36. Duolingo Shares Tumble After Removal From China App Stores

Domain: bloomberg.com

Duolingo Inc. fell 8% in intraday trading Friday after the company said its language-learning service had been removed from some app stores in China. The move signals that Beijing's crackdown on for-profit education may be extending to companies outside ...

37. Pokemon Go developer responds to fan outcry over changes

Domain: cnet.com

Pokemon Go fans aren't happy with the rollback of 2020 changes to the mobile game. Niantic. Pokemon Go developer Niantic on Thursday responded to fan complaints about undoing changes it made to the PokeStop and gym ranges due to the pandemic.

38. The Clubsport 25 is the ultimate Porsche 911 track toy

Domain: goodwood.com

“Happy Birthday, Manthey racing,” is what Porsche is saying with this, the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25. No, there isn't a 992 GT2 RS yet. The 991 has been exhumed once again for this limited run of specials celebrating 25 years of Manthey Racing, the privateer ...