Numerous threat actors are reportedly duking it out for access to the limited cloud computing power they can use for cryptocurrency mining activities. A report by Trend Micro describing, “A floating battleground navigating the landscape of cloud-based cryptocurrency mining”, claims there’s an “hour-by-hour” battle between multiple groups over which gets to use compromised cloud servers … Read more
YouTube Music has finally added a feature that lets listeners save their queues as playlists to the Android version of the popular music streaming app. The option is showing up on devices already, but if it’s not appearing on your app just yet, it should be rolling out to all Android devices over the weekend … Read more
Instagram has rolled out a series of new messaging features such as silent messages, quick share and others. A few of these features were under testing for quite some time and were already available to many users. One of the much awaited features that the company has announced is the quick reply feature. Read the … Read more
Google Docs could soon suggest ways to improve the quality of your writing in addition to fixing straightforward grammar and spelling errors, the company has announced. A purple squiggly line will appear under suggestions to help make your writing more concise, inclusive, active, or to warn you away from inappropriate words. These new Google suggestions … Read more
Market players cited emerging signs of a new wave of adoption of crypto by institutional investors and financial firms, whose interest over the past two years has fuelled crypto’s journey to mainstream assets from niche technology. Among supportive comments cited were those by BlackRock Inc’s chief executive, who said last week that the Russia-Ukraine war … Read more
Microsoft has announced it will launch a new version of its Office 365 productivity bundle, designed specifically for government and intelligence agencies. The tailor-made collaboration suite, called Office 365 Government Secret, is currently pending accreditation and should be available by mid-2022. Announcing the news in a blog post, Microsoft CVP Paul Lorimer noted that modern … Read more
With data centers alone consuming around 1% of global electricity demand, IT departments have substantial influence on their organization’s sustainability goals. Significantly reducing the amount of energy used to run workloads and business processes, however, requires intelligent automation, deep visibility, reducing shadow IT and optimizing CI/CD pipelines. Intelligent automation The State of FinOps 2021 report … Read more
Most would agree that Sonos offers some of the best speakers and soundbars currently on the market. That’s because Sonos makes speakers that — more often than not — boast great sound quality, support for all the major streaming platforms, and simple multi-room functionality. Unfortunately, however, all of those perks often come at a high … Read more
Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that Apex Legends upgrades for the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S consoles will launch tomorrow with the new Warriors collection event. Until now, the battle royale shooter has shared versions across the console generations. But when the update is released — usually around 1PM ET — console players will … Read more
No other major sporting competition can trace its lineage as far back as the Olympic Games. The genesis of this prestigious tradition stretches all the way back to antiquity, and many of the events played at the modern Games have remained fundamentally unchanged since the days of the ancient Greeks. However, while the sports themselves … Read more
Gmail is getting a new look on the web, which should be heading your way soon (if it hasn’t arrived already). Its intended, Google says, to better integrate Gmail with the Chat and Meet components that you may or may not make much use of—and it means you’ve now got a few new options when … Read more
WhatsApp offers you an optional two-step verification feature that adds more security to your WhatsApp account. With 2-Step Verification (also known as two-factor authentication), you add an extra layer of security to your account in case someone gets access to your device. Read the original article @ Gadgets Now