# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=83 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 84 --- ## [Google Sponsors 2 Full-Time Devs To Improve Linux Security](https://onehack.st/t/google-sponsors-2-full-time-devs-to-improve-linux-security/173691)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-sponsors-2-full-time-devs-to-improve-linux-security/173691 "2021-02-25T14:46:14Z")
Worried about the security of Linux and open-source code, Google is sponsoring a pair of full-time developers to work on the kernel’s security. From a report: The internet giant builds code from its own repositories … --- ## [A New Browser Extension Blocks Any Websites that Use Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Amazon ](https://onehack.st/t/a-new-browser-extension-blocks-any-websites-that-use-google-facebook-microsoft-or-amazon/173612)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/a-new-browser-extension-blocks-any-websites-that-use-google-facebook-microsoft-or-amazon/173612 "2021-02-25T10:02:54Z")
The Economic Security Project is trying to make a point about big tech monopolies by releasing a browser plugin that will block any sites that reach out to IP addresses owned by Googl… --- ## [Spotify Expands To 80 New Markets, Targeting 1 Billion Customers ](https://onehack.st/t/spotify-expands-to-80-new-markets-targeting-1-billion-customers/173489)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/spotify-expands-to-80-new-markets-targeting-1-billion-customers/173489 "2021-02-23T14:50:52Z")
Spotify is introducing its audio service in 80 markets across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean in coming days, expanding the company’s potential market by some 1 billion people. From a … --- ## [WhatsApp To Switch Off Messages For All Who Reject New Terms](https://onehack.st/t/whatsapp-to-switch-off-messages-for-all-who-reject-new-terms/173488)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/whatsapp-to-switch-off-messages-for-all-who-reject-new-terms/173488 "2021-02-23T14:50:51Z")
WhatsApp users who do not accept its updated terms and conditions by the 15 May deadline will be unable to receive or send messages until they do so. From a report: TextTheir account… --- ## [Experian Challenged Over Massive Data Leak in Brazil](https://onehack.st/t/experian-challenged-over-massive-data-leak-in-brazil/173398)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/experian-challenged-over-massive-data-leak-in-brazil/173398 "2021-02-22T10:37:53Z")
Experian may be in trouble again — this time in Brazil. ZDNet reports on “the emergence of a leak that exposed the personal data of more than 220 million citizens and companies, which is being offered for sale in the da… --- ## [Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter Agree to Australia's Misinformation-Fighting Code](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-google-microsoft-twitter-agree-to-australias-misinformation-fighting-code/173397)
**Author:** [@RoohNooh](https://onehack.st/u/RoohNooh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-google-microsoft-twitter-agree-to-australias-misinformation-fighting-code/173397 "2021-02-22T10:36:03Z")
ZDNet reports: A handful of technology giants operating in Australia have agreed on a code of practice that aims to stem disinformation on their respective platforms. All signatories — Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Redb… --- ## [Developer Claims Chrome Uses 10x More RAM Than Safari ](https://onehack.st/t/developer-claims-chrome-uses-10x-more-ram-than-safari/173316)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/developer-claims-chrome-uses-10x-more-ram-than-safari/173316 "2021-02-21T14:31:28Z")
https://images.macrumors.com/t/kKCGoi2Dx5ukT9pY5TeM0hXLUX8=/800x0/filters:quality(90)/article-new/2021/02/google-chrome-macos-big-sur.jpg?lossy MacRumors writes: Under normal and lightweight web browsing, Google Chrome… --- ## [Sophisticated New Malware Found on 30,000 Macs Stumps Security Pros](https://onehack.st/t/sophisticated-new-malware-found-on-30-000-macs-stumps-security-pros/173315)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/sophisticated-new-malware-found-on-30-000-macs-stumps-security-pros/173315 "2021-02-21T14:23:46Z")
Long-time Slashdot reader b0s0z0ku quotes \*Ars Technica: A previously undetected piece of malware found on almost 30,000 Macs worldwide is generating intrigue in security circles, w… --- ## [Bitcoin Secures a $1 Trillion Market Cap for First Time Ever](https://onehack.st/t/bitcoin-secures-a-1-trillion-market-cap-for-first-time-ever/173229)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/bitcoin-secures-a-1-trillion-market-cap-for-first-time-ever/173229 "2021-02-20T14:02:20Z")
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has reached a new all-time high of $53,670, pushing the coin’s total market capitalization above $1 trillion, according to crypto metrics platform CoinGecko. Market capitalization is the tot… --- ## [Google Launches the First Developer Preview of Android 12 ](https://onehack.st/t/google-launches-the-first-developer-preview-of-android-12/173146)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-launches-the-first-developer-preview-of-android-12/173146 "2021-02-19T15:10:43Z")
Almost exactly a year after Google announced the first developer preview of Android 11, the company today released the first developer preview of Android 12. From a report: Google de… --- ## [Microsoft Starts Removing Flash From Windows Devices](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-starts-removing-flash-from-windows-devices/173041)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-starts-removing-flash-from-windows-devices/173041 "2021-02-18T14:16:51Z")
Microsoft has begun deploying this week KB4577586, a Windows update that permanently removes the Adobe Flash Player software from Windows devices. From a report: The update was formally announced last year at the end… --- ## [YouTube TV To Launch Option for 4K and Unlimited Streams](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-tv-to-launch-option-for-4k-and-unlimited-streams/173040)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-tv-to-launch-option-for-4k-and-unlimited-streams/173040 "2021-02-18T14:16:43Z")
YouTube outlined a string of new features coming to the internet’s biggest video platform, including enhancements to YouTube TV and the rollout next month in the U.S. of YouTube Short… --- ## [Everything You Need To Know About Google Vs Australia Conflict](https://onehack.st/t/everything-you-need-to-know-about-google-vs-australia-conflict/173015)
**Author:** [@Avyagrah](https://onehack.st/u/Avyagrah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/everything-you-need-to-know-about-google-vs-australia-conflict/173015 "2021-02-18T11:19:20Z")
Australia wants Google to pay for displaying content of local Australian media on its search engine. In return, Google has threatened to remove its search engine in the country on the basis of digital law code\[/color\]. C… --- ## [Fake Amazon Reviews 'Being Sold in Bulk' Online](https://onehack.st/t/fake-amazon-reviews-being-sold-in-bulk-online/172952)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fake-amazon-reviews-being-sold-in-bulk-online/172952 "2021-02-17T13:16:06Z")
Fake reviews for products sold on Amazon’s Marketplace are being sold online “in bulk”, according to Which? The consumer group found 10 websites selling fake reviews from $7 each and … --- ## [Why Does the Apple TV Still Exist?](https://onehack.st/t/why-does-the-apple-tv-still-exist/172861)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-does-the-apple-tv-still-exist/172861 "2021-02-16T13:16:03Z")
Apple commentator Jason Snell writes: Why does this product still exist, and is there anywhere for it to go next? Gruber and Thompson \[two other columnists\] suggest that perhaps the way forward is to lean into an ide… --- ## [Best Story Wins](https://onehack.st/t/best-story-wins/172860)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/best-story-wins/172860 "2021-02-16T13:15:55Z")
Morgan Housel, on the art and power of storytelling: C. R. Hallpike is a respected anthropologist who once wrote a review of a young author’s recent book on the history of humans. It states: “It would be fair to say … --- ## [Should You Block Connections to Your Network From Foreign Countries?](https://onehack.st/t/should-you-block-connections-to-your-network-from-foreign-countries/172787)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/should-you-block-connections-to-your-network-from-foreign-countries/172787 "2021-02-15T15:14:43Z")
Slashdot reader b-dayyy quotes the Linux Security blog: What if you could block connections to your network in real-time from countries around the world such as Russia, China and Brazil where the majority of cyberatt… --- ## [C Passed Java to Take #1 Spot on TIOBE's Index](https://onehack.st/t/c-passed-java-to-take-1-spot-on-tiobes-index/172716)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/c-passed-java-to-take-1-spot-on-tiobes-index/172716 "2021-02-14T12:56:38Z")
“C is at the top of the list of TIOBE’S Index for February 2021 with Java in second place,” reports TechRepublic: Those two languages swapped positions on the list as compared to 2020, but the rest of the list is alm… --- ## [Yandex Said It Caught an Employee Selling Access To Users' Inboxes](https://onehack.st/t/yandex-said-it-caught-an-employee-selling-access-to-users-inboxes/172632)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/yandex-said-it-caught-an-employee-selling-access-to-users-inboxes/172632 "2021-02-13T12:15:22Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Russian search engine and email provider Yandex said today that it caught one of its employees selling access to user email accounts for personal gains. The company, wh… --- ## [Instagram Says Its Algorithm Won't Promote Reels That Have a TikTok Watermark](https://onehack.st/t/instagram-says-its-algorithm-wont-promote-reels-that-have-a-tiktok-watermark/172350)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/instagram-says-its-algorithm-wont-promote-reels-that-have-a-tiktok-watermark/172350 "2021-02-10T13:28:11Z")
Instagram says it’s making changes to its algorithm and how it recommends Reels to users. One of the biggest new changes is that it will no longer promote Reels that have a TikTok watermark. The Verge reports: The te… --- ## [Intel Benchmarks Say Apple's M1 Isn't Faster](https://onehack.st/t/intel-benchmarks-say-apples-m1-isnt-faster/172255)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/intel-benchmarks-say-apples-m1-isnt-faster/172255 "2021-02-09T12:51:54Z")
https://images.idgesg.net/images/article/2021/01/windows-on-m1-e-100874880-large.jpg PCWorld reviews Intel’s recently-released benchmarks claiming Apple’s M1 isn’t faster than their 11th gen Core i7-1185G7 processor, am… --- ## [Developer Exposes Multiple Scam Apps on the App Store, Some Bringing in Millions of Dollars in Revenue](https://onehack.st/t/developer-exposes-multiple-scam-apps-on-the-app-store-some-bringing-in-millions-of-dollars-in-revenue/172254)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/developer-exposes-multiple-scam-apps-on-the-app-store-some-bringing-in-millions-of-dollars-in-revenue/172254 "2021-02-09T12:51:53Z")
Over the past several weeks, developer Kosta Eleftheriou has been highlighting many apparent scam applications on the App Store. The formula for each scam application is virtually ide… --- ## [As VS Code Gains in Popularity, Microsoft Praises 'Inner Source' Development ](https://onehack.st/t/as-vs-code-gains-in-popularity-microsoft-praises-inner-source-development/172160)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/as-vs-code-gains-in-popularity-microsoft-praises-inner-source-development/172160 "2021-02-08T14:02:00Z")
https://zdnet4.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/2020/12/15/509c717b-101a-40ba-820d-187b1dfcb322/computerusersistock-1071915490.jpg It’s been estimated that there are 24 million developers in the world. 14 million of them now use Mi… --- ## [AlmaLinux Releases Beta of Their CentOS/RHEL 8 Fork](https://onehack.st/t/almalinux-releases-beta-of-their-centos-rhel-8-fork/172087)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/almalinux-releases-beta-of-their-centos-rhel-8-fork/172087 "2021-02-07T14:07:51Z")
AlmaLinux describes itself as “an open-source, community-driven project that intends to fill the gap left by the demise of the CentOS stable release.” And now AlmaLinux “has announced their beta release of their CentO… --- ## [SoundCloud To Let Fans Pay Artists Directly](https://onehack.st/t/soundcloud-to-let-fans-pay-artists-directly/172011)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/soundcloud-to-let-fans-pay-artists-directly/172011 "2021-02-06T16:58:28Z")
According to Billboard, SoundCloud is preparing to introduce a new payment system that would allow fans to pay artists directly. From the report: The move would make SoundCloud the first major music streaming service… --- ## [Google Boots 'The Great Suspender' Off the Chrome Web Store For Being Malware](https://onehack.st/t/google-boots-the-great-suspender-off-the-chrome-web-store-for-being-malware/171931)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-boots-the-great-suspender-off-the-chrome-web-store-for-being-malware/171931 "2021-02-05T17:04:15Z")
Google has blocked The Great Suspender extension from the Chrome store “because it contains malware.” The extension was very popular for users running Chrome with 8GB or less of RAM, as it would automatically suspend … --- ## [The Open-Source Magma Project Will Become 5G's Linux](https://onehack.st/t/the-open-source-magma-project-will-become-5gs-linux/171930)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-open-source-magma-project-will-become-5gs-linux/171930 "2021-02-05T14:32:00Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Magma was developed by Facebook to help telecom operators deploy mobile networks quickly and easily. The project, which Facebook open-sourced in 2019, does this by prov… --- ## [Microsoft makes available Windows 10 'in cloud' configuration settings for IT admins](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-makes-available-windows-10-in-cloud-configuration-settings-for-it-admins/171865)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-makes-available-windows-10-in-cloud-configuration-settings-for-it-admins/171865 "2021-02-05T01:14:52Z")
Microsoft is making available a recommended set of configuration settings to IT pros who want to set up Windows 10 devices in a cloud-first way. Called Windows 10 “in cloud” configuration, these settings apply to Wind… --- ## [Google: Embedded Videos Have Same SEO Value as Uploaded Content](https://onehack.st/t/google-embedded-videos-have-same-seo-value-as-uploaded-content/171863)
**Author:** [@Shayla](https://onehack.st/u/Shayla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-embedded-videos-have-same-seo-value-as-uploaded-content/171863 "2021-02-04T19:00:19Z")
Videos embedded from other sources have the same SEO value as videos natively hosted on a website, according to Google’s John Mueller. Google’s John Mueller says there’s no difference, when it comes to SEO, between e… --- ## [Google: Duplicate Content is Not a Negative Ranking Factor](https://onehack.st/t/google-duplicate-content-is-not-a-negative-ranking-factor/171861)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-duplicate-content-is-not-a-negative-ranking-factor/171861 "2021-02-04T18:55:37Z")
Duplicate content does not count negatively against a site in terms of search rankings, states Google’s John Mueller. Google’s John Mueller clarifies a misconception about duplicate content, saying it’s not a negativ… [Previous page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=82) [Next page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=84)