Apple Inc. said top hardware executive Dan Riccio is stepping down from his role to lead a new project at the company and John Ternus; one of his top lieutenants, will replace him. Riccio has been senior vice president of hardware engineering since 2012, overseeing development of the hardware in the iPhone; iPad, Mac and audio products like the AirPods and HomePod. Ternus, who Bloomberg reported last year was poised to replace Riccio, has been vice president of hardware engineering since 2013; and was most recently leading the iPhone, Mac and iPad engineering groups. Riccio will remain at the company as…
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A vulnerability identified in the popular video-sharing app TikTok exposed users to having personal information scraped from their profile; including their phone number and profile settings, security researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point said Tuesday. TikTok That information could have been used to manipulate users’ account details; and build a database of TikTok users for malicious activity, researchers said. The flaw in the app’s Find Friends feature also exposed users’ nicknames, profile and avatar pictures; and unique user IDs, Check Point said. There’s no evidence that the vulnerability was ever exploited, and the flaw has reportedly been patched. “An attacker…
Microblogging platform Twitter is commonly used by people to stay up to date with the latest trends and ongoing events in the world. Embracing this role, the social media giant has acquired the professional writing tool Revue to enable an easier writing and publishing process for writers. Following the purchase of the editorial tool, Twitter has brought a few changes to Revue. Writers will now be able to integrate newsletter subscriptions for their Revue profiles through the social networking platform. They will also be able to interact with their followers and monetize their writings more easily. Kayvon Beykpour, product lead at Twitter,…
Google Pay, the digital payments app from the tech giant, is a popular platform for users in India to send and receive money easily. However, the app also offers a series of offshoot services for its members, including the ability to do a prepaid mobile recharge. If you are a Jio, Vi (Vodafone Idea), Airtel, MTNL, or BSNL subscriber in India, you could do your mobile recharge via Google Play in a few simple steps. Apart from mobile recharge, users can also pay their utility bills like electricity bill, gas bill, and DTH recharge via Google Play. For prepaid subscribers…
Mozilla has announced the availability of Firefox 85. The new update brings supercookie protection; better bookmark management; and an option to remove all of your saved logins in the password manager with one click; rather than having to delete them one at a time. Today’s update also marks the first Firefox release to ship without support for Adobe Flash which recently reached end-of-life. For years now, Firefox has positioned itself as the go-to browser for the best privacy protections. It already has strong measures in place to prevent third-party tracking; but with today’s update, it will also begin to stymie supercookies. Supercookies…
As more and more services are based on the cloud, it’s always nice to see when something that typically requires an internet connection becomes accessible offline. Google has long offered support for offline translations in Google Translate, and even delivered some major improvements to it about a year ago, and today, it’s bringing that capability to Google Lens. First spotted by 9to5Google, the Mountain View giant appears to be rolling out a new feature for the translation section of Google Lens, which is accessible through the Google app on Android. Now, it’s possible to download language packs to use offline,…
A 22-year-old lady sold her day old baby to a pastor in Ondo State. The 22-year-old lady has explained why she made the decision to sell the baby. She stated that she sold him for the sum of N10,ooo; because she is certain that she would be unable to fend for the baby. Seun Oladayo, who hails from Abejoye in Ondo kingdom said she could not cater for the baby; because the father of the child, one Tope, dumped her the day he was told that she was pregnant. “I asked the Pastor to take the baby away and bring…
The Taraba State Police command says it has arrested four persons in connection to the kidnap and subsequent murder of the Chairman Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of the state, Salihu Dovo. Confirming the arrest to journalists in Jalingo, the Police Public Relations Officer, David Misal, pledged that none of the perpetrators will escape. He however disclosed that one of the suspects died while receiving treatment on a hospital bed after the villagers attacked him while trying to escape from the village. Misal noted that the suspect confessed to have committed the crime before dying and revealed some top vital secrets…
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and FinancialCrimes Commission has arrested 16 suspects in the Lekki area of the state for alleged Internet fraud. Some of the suspects are Habeeb Adebayo, Marcus Wisdom , Caleb Ezekiel , Akinduro Henry , Osarobo Osasere , and Oyelami Olatunji . Others are Pelumi Glory , Ehibor Joseph , Emmanuel Timileyin , Jefta Akpan , Okirhie Rukewe , Oxford Robbinson , Onyeka Odika , Uzoma Gideon , Adebayo Oluwatobi , and Isreal Ugochukwu . A statement on Monday by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Mr Wilson Uwujaren , disclosed that the…
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, aka Operation Amotekun, has arrested a 46- year – old man, Shina Adaramola , for alleged theft in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspect, a bricklayer , during interrogation, claimed to have robbed over 100 houses , adding that he used charms to rape about 50 women . The suspect said, “ I live in Ijare. I had a fiancée who left me for another man a few days to our wedding. I became broke and frustrated and that was why I got involved in armed robbery,…
Bitcoin’s torrid rally lost more steam this week, with the cryptocurrency lying below its 10-day moving average and falling for a second straight day. The largest digital asset is down as much as 8.4% over a two-day slide and was trading at $34,670 as of 6:38 a.m. in London; according to price data consolidated by Bloomberg. The wider Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index dropped about 1% Bitcoin’s latest gyrations have seen it touch a record of almost $42,000 earlier this month before quickly dropping about 17% Debate continues to rage over Bitcoin’s perceived value, with believers pointing to factors such as…
President Joe Biden is hiring more cybersecurity experts as the US digs deeper into the 2020 SolarWinds hack, Reuters reported Friday. US intelligence agencies have attributed the massive hack to Russia. The president will create a new cybersecurity-focused office led by a national cyberdirector under a recent law. Jen Easterly, who was special assistant to president Barack Obama as well as senior director for counterterrorism for the National Security Council; is the leading candidate for the cyberdirector role, according to Reuters. She’s currently head of resilience at investment bank Morgan Stanley. On Tuesday, his last full day in office, former…
Samsung’s much-awaited Galaxy S21 lineup has arrived — and the standout feature isn’t found on its software or hardware. It’s price tag. The next-gen flagship lineup starts at $800 (£769, AU$1,249) for the baseline Galaxy S21, rises to $1,000 (£949, AU$1,549) for the Galaxy S21 Plus; and maxes out at $1,200 (£1,149, AU$1,849) for the Galaxy S21 Ultra; representing a $200 price cut for the trio of models from last year’s S20 family. Samsung promises its new S21 lineup works better than its predecessors, despite its cheaper price tag. But Samsung is a publicly listed business after all; and it…
A Political Action Committee (PAC) is a private body that funds political campaigns via donations. Under U.S. laws, a PAC cannot give more than $5,000 to a candidate committee per election; and the amount is funded purely based on voluntary donation. Most Fortune 500 companies have a PAC which typically donates money to campaigns which support their interests. One such company is Microsoft, whose PAC came under the magnifying glass; following the attack on the Capitol earlier this month. As a result, the firm has now publicly confirmed that it has suspended PAC donations; until it completes its assessment…
Google said Friday that a proposed law, intended to compensate publishers for the value their stories generate for the company; is “unworkable,” opposing the requirement it pay media companies for displaying snippets of articles in search results. As Google escalates a months-long standoff with the government; Frydenberg said Australia could either be a “world leader” in pushing for the code; or wait to follow others in passing similar legislation. “It seems that digital giants did themselves a big disservice last week when they very openly; and publicly threatened the Australian public with pulling out of Australia effectively with search if…
A wide range of Nokia phones are scheduled to launch in the coming months, reports Nokiapoweruser. According to the report, Nokia 1.4 will be the first smartphone to go official followed by Nokia 6.3/Nokia 6.4 and Nokia 7.3/7.4 with 5G capabilities. Nokia 1.4 is most likely to launch in February. A separate GSMArena report suggests at least four Nokia smartphones with 5G are planned to launch throughout 2021. Phones such as Nokia 5.5 and Nokia 8.4 are also expected to go official, sometime in the second quarter of this year; added the report. As of now, some of the Nokia…
The police in Ogun have arrested three men accused of beating a 23-years-old boy to death over an alleged phone theft. Three suspects who are all residents of Iju Ota were arrested after the father of the victim, Mr Ajibade Gbenga, rushed to the Onipanu Divisional Headquarters of the police to report that his son, Samuel, had been accused of stealing two mobile phones and beaten to death. According to the man, the suspects beat Samuel up till he lost consciousness after accusing him of stealing the phones. The young man was rushed to the General Hospital in Ota for…
Gunmen have killed the Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, Salihu Dovo. His murder followed his abduction by the men in the early hours of Sunday at his residence in the Sabon Gari area of Jalingo, the state capital. A family source who preferred anonymity said the gunmen took the LGA Chairman to an unknown destination and a few hours later called his family members to come pick up his corpse in the bush. According to the source, the men who were about 20 in number came in through the fence of the house, attacked the security…
At least five persons have been killed by bandits in Kaffin-Koro and adjoining villages in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. Not less than ten persons were also said to have been injured by the gunmen. Villages attacked include, Kubi, Kudami, Abolo, Gwajau and Zonkolo respectively. A resident of Kaffin-Koro, Ishaya Azaido revealed that the attackers stormed the villages on Saturday night and started attacking the villagers up until Sunday morning. He said the bandits numbering about 50 came on motorcycles heavily armed. Also, confirming the attack, the Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District where the attacks took place,…
Moments is one of Twitter’s oldest features having launched in India back in 2017. It lets users create curated stories powered by tweets. It can also be created by anyone on the platform. Twitter Moments can be viewed from its iOS and Android apps, and from Twitter.com. But creating Moments is possible only through Twitter.com. To get started, you’ll need to have a Twitter account and a collection of tweets on what you want the Moment to be about. Then follow these steps to create it. Tap on the Moments tab and select ‘Create New Moment’. Give a title and…