Ransomware now targeting scial media accounts…read on
We’ve talked a lot about ransomware recently. But did you know you can be targeted via your social media account too? Read this scary story of a UK business that had its Instagram account deleted thanks to hackers #Ransomware #SocialMediaHacked #SmallBusiness https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53769728?
WhatsApp stickers, where do you stand?
Remember collecting stickers as a kid? We’ll we’ve got news: it’s cool again thanks to WhatsApp. Its latest update means that we can add and upload sticker packs to our app, to make conversations a little more fun #StickerCollection #WhatsAppUpdate #MoveOverEmojis https://www.techradar.com/news/whatsapp-is-getting-a-big-update-that-should-be-lots-of-fun
iOS Update for total hands free…really?
There’s a new iOS update. And it’s going to let you control your phone without touching the screen. Huh? #Apple #iOS14 #NoTouchingPlease https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ios-14-iphone-update-best-features-back-tap-2020-8?r=US&IR=T
Algorithms: ones that are making decisions for you!
We’ve heard a lot about various algorithms lately. So here’s a list of the ones that are making decisions about YOUR life #AlgorithmDecisions #NotJustSocialMedia #WeirdScience https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53806038
This looks fun. A new phone with a swivel screen
This looks fun. A new phone with a swivel screen #technews #coolgadget https://www.techradar.com/news/72-hours-with-the-lg-wing-5g-what-its-like-to-use-a-swivel-screen-smartphone
Have you seen The Social Dilemma on Netflix yet?
Have you seen The Social Dilemma on Netflix yet? Watch it tonight, especially if you have kids. It’s about how dramatically tech is changing us #netflix #socialmedia https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/08/the-social-dilemma-netflix-internet-tech-film
But what happens if your whole smart home set up gets hacked?
Smart speakers are great. But what happens if your whole smart home set up gets hacked? It’s happened… maybe you now need security software on your smart home #AlexaSecureTheNetwork #SmartHomeFail #HackedSmartHome https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/16/alexa-hack-granted-attackers-access-to-an-echo-users-smart-home-network
Could this be the future of computers?
Could this be the future of computers? Alibaba in China has introduced a palm sized computer that offers high end computing #technews #computers #innovation https://www.techradar.com/news/this-palm-sized-pc-from-china-could-represent-the-future-of-computing
A computer can predict your thoughts, then draw them!
You won’t believe your eyes! In an experiment, a computer can predict your thoughts, and create images based on them #technews #computers #science #allisnotasitseems https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/uoh-acp092120.php
Tech is not always our best friend, here’s a good read.
Technology. We can’t be without it, but sometimes it feels like we’d rather be. Loads of us feel the same. Here are 105 hilariously accurate tweets about it #FunnyTechnology #FunnyBecauseItsTrue #TechFails https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-technology-tweets/