# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=88 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 89 --- ## [macOS Big Sur Update Reportedly Bricks Some Older MacBook Pros ](https://onehack.st/t/macos-big-sur-update-reportedly-bricks-some-older-macbook-pros/162754)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/macos-big-sur-update-reportedly-bricks-some-older-macbook-pros/162754 "2020-11-16T09:32:38Z")
Engadget writes: According to MacRumors, users on Apple’s forums and Reddit are stuck with a black screen when trying to update their late 2013 or mid 2014 13-inch MacBook Pro models to Big Sur… An engineer investiga… --- ## [EFF Launches New Podcast: How to Fix the Internet ](https://onehack.st/t/eff-launches-new-podcast-how-to-fix-the-internet/162678)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/eff-launches-new-podcast-how-to-fix-the-internet/162678 "2020-11-15T15:07:28Z")
“EFF is launching How to Fix the Internet , a new podcast mini-series to examine potential solutions to six ills facing the modern digital landscape,” announces EFF.org: Over the cou… --- ## [Is There a Better Way to Create Secure Passwords? ](https://onehack.st/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-create-secure-passwords/162677)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-create-secure-passwords/162677 "2020-11-16T13:24:07Z")
“Forget all the rules about uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols; your password just needs to be at least 12 characters, and it needs to pass a real-time strength test” developed by the passwords resea… --- ## [Google might shut every gmail account by next year | How to protect](https://onehack.st/t/google-might-shut-every-gmail-account-by-next-year-how-to-protect/162653)
**Author:** [@Jenna](https://onehack.st/u/Jenna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-might-shut-every-gmail-account-by-next-year-how-to-protect/162653 "2020-11-15T13:30:50Z")
The simplest way to keep your account active is to periodically visit Gmail, Drive, or Photos on the web or mobile, while signed in and connected to the internet. If you have an accou… --- ## [WhatsApp Desktop for Windows 10 gets self-destructing messages with the latest update](https://onehack.st/t/whatsapp-desktop-for-windows-10-gets-self-destructing-messages-with-the-latest-update/162629)
**Author:** [@RoohNooh](https://onehack.st/u/RoohNooh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/whatsapp-desktop-for-windows-10-gets-self-destructing-messages-with-the-latest-update/162629 "2020-11-15T12:00:45Z")
WhatsApp Desktop for Windows 10 has received an update. Taking the app to version 2.2045.19.0., the update brings self-destructing messages, bug fixes, and performance improvements. For those unaware, the self-destructi… --- ## [How C++ Programming Language Became the Invisible Foundation For Everything, and What's Next](https://onehack.st/t/how-c-programming-language-became-the-invisible-foundation-for-everything-and-whats-next/162560)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-c-programming-language-became-the-invisible-foundation-for-everything-and-whats-next/162560 "2020-11-14T12:47:08Z")
The origins of C++ date back 40 years, yet it remains one of the most widely used programming languages today. TechRepublic spoke to C++ creator, Bjarne Stroustrup, to find out why. An excerpt from the interview: Tod… --- ## [Broadband Power Users Explode, Making Data Caps More Profitable For ISPs](https://onehack.st/t/broadband-power-users-explode-making-data-caps-more-profitable-for-isps/162559)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/broadband-power-users-explode-making-data-caps-more-profitable-for-isps/162559 "2020-11-14T12:47:06Z")
The number of broadband “power users” – people who use 1TB or more per month – has doubled over the past year, ensuring that ISPs will be able to make more money from data caps. Ars Technica reports: In Q3 2020, 8.8 … --- ## [Six Reasons Why Google Maps Is the Creepiest App On Your Phone](https://onehack.st/t/six-reasons-why-google-maps-is-the-creepiest-app-on-your-phone/162455)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/six-reasons-why-google-maps-is-the-creepiest-app-on-your-phone/162455 "2020-11-14T10:22:37Z")
VICE has highlighted six reasons why Google Maps is the creepiest app on your phone. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from the report: 1. Google Maps Wants Your Search History: Google’s “Web & App Activity” sett… --- ## [Security Holes Opened Back Door To TCL Android Smart TVs](https://onehack.st/t/security-holes-opened-back-door-to-tcl-android-smart-tvs/162454)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/security-holes-opened-back-door-to-tcl-android-smart-tvs/162454 "2020-11-13T13:30:00Z")
chicksdaddy shares a report from The Security Ledger: Millions of Android smart television sets from the Chinese vendor TCL Technology Group Corporation contained gaping software security holes that researchers say c… --- ## [Simple Search Is a Browser Extension That Gives You Google Circa 2010](https://onehack.st/t/simple-search-is-a-browser-extension-that-gives-you-google-circa-2010/162342)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/simple-search-is-a-browser-extension-that-gives-you-google-circa-2010/162342 "2020-11-13T00:04:14Z")
A group of journalists has built a browser extension, called Simple Search, to show you what Google search would look like without the information panels, shopping boxes, and search ads. The Verge reports: Introducin… --- ## [Google Photos is ending free unlimited photo storage for non-Pixels as of June 1st, 2021](https://onehack.st/t/google-photos-is-ending-free-unlimited-photo-storage-for-non-pixels-as-of-june-1st-2021/162214)
**Author:** [@Sarah](https://onehack.st/u/Sarah)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-photos-is-ending-free-unlimited-photo-storage-for-non-pixels-as-of-june-1st-2021/162214 "2020-11-15T14:04:26Z")
Get ready to cough up the cash for a paid Google One account One of Google Photos’ biggest perks is being nerfed next year. Unlimited “high-quality” photo backup is going away for non-Pixel phones as of June 1st, 2021… --- ## [Apple's New M1 Macs Won't Work With External GPUs](https://onehack.st/t/apples-new-m1-macs-wont-work-with-external-gpus/162163)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apples-new-m1-macs-wont-work-with-external-gpus/162163 "2020-11-11T13:42:44Z")
Today, Apple showed off the first Macs powered by its new M1 CPU, delivering impressive performance and excellent battery life, however they won’t come without any compromises. According to Engadget, citing Paul Gerha… --- ## [Uber Will Now Let Users Book Rides 30 Days In Advance and Pick a Favorite Driver](https://onehack.st/t/uber-will-now-let-users-book-rides-30-days-in-advance-and-pick-a-favorite-driver/162162)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/uber-will-now-let-users-book-rides-30-days-in-advance-and-pick-a-favorite-driver/162162 "2020-11-11T13:40:46Z")
Uber is rolling out a new feature this week that will let users reserve rides up to 30 days in advance and pick their favorite driver for the trip as the ride-hailing company seeks ne… --- ## [Microsoft: Make 11-Year-Olds 'Future Ready' With Minecraft Python Hour of Code](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-make-11-year-olds-future-ready-with-minecraft-python-hour-of-code/162067)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-make-11-year-olds-future-ready-with-minecraft-python-hour-of-code/162067 "2020-11-10T17:13:52Z")
theodp writes: The upcoming “Hack the Classroom: STEM Edition,” Microsoft explains, “is a \[3-day\] free virtual event series designed for K-12 educators, parents, and guardians. The sessions will feature resources and… --- ## [Online grocery store BigBasket leaks out big data - possibly 20 million.](https://onehack.st/t/online-grocery-store-bigbasket-leaks-out-big-data-possibly-20-million/161881)
**Author:** [@RajputHacker](https://onehack.st/u/RajputHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/online-grocery-store-bigbasket-leaks-out-big-data-possibly-20-million/161881 "2020-11-09T09:26:11Z")
Well-known e-grocer BigBasket is said to have suffered a data breach and various details of around 20 million users may have been leaked on the dark web, according to an American cybersecurity firm. Data worth Rs 30 lak… --- ## [Hackers Use RMS and Teamviewer To Attack Industrial Enterprises.](https://onehack.st/t/hackers-use-rms-and-teamviewer-to-attack-industrial-enterprises/161862)
**Author:** [@RajputHacker](https://onehack.st/u/RajputHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hackers-use-rms-and-teamviewer-to-attack-industrial-enterprises/161862 "2020-11-09T07:00:50Z")
In a recent report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, experts explained how there were certain modifications in attack campaign strategies and plans against industrial organizations. In 2018, Kaspersky had issued a report … --- ## [Cyberattackers Now Also Make Linux Versions of Their Ransomware](https://onehack.st/t/cyberattackers-now-also-make-linux-versions-of-their-ransomware/161776)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/cyberattackers-now-also-make-linux-versions-of-their-ransomware/161776 "2020-11-08T14:01:52Z")
“Security firm Kaspersky said Friday that it discovered a Linux version of the RansomEXX ransomware,” reports ZDNet, "marking the first time a major Windows ransomware strain has been ported to Linux to aid in targete… --- ## [Ransomware Gangs That Steal Your Data Don't Always Delete It](https://onehack.st/t/ransomware-gangs-that-steal-your-data-dont-always-delete-it/161639)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ransomware-gangs-that-steal-your-data-dont-always-delete-it/161639 "2020-11-07T14:59:59Z")
Ransomware gangs that steal a company’s data and then get paid a ransom fee to delete it don’t always follow through on their promise. From a report: The number of cases where something like this has happened has inc… --- ## [Windows 10 Leak | Images shows rounded new corners menu & text font for Windows 10 redesign](https://onehack.st/t/windows-10-leak-images-shows-rounded-new-corners-menu-text-font-for-windows-10-redesign/161589)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://onehack.st/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-10-leak-images-shows-rounded-new-corners-menu-text-font-for-windows-10-redesign/161589 "2020-11-07T14:19:57Z")
Rumours and references within the preview builds have revealed that Microsoft is in the process of overhauling the Windows 10 interface. The rumours first surfaced online when Microsoft added modern icons to their fir… --- ## [Python Overtakes Java To Become The Second-Most Popular Programming Language](https://onehack.st/t/python-overtakes-java-to-become-the-second-most-popular-programming-language/161460)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/python-overtakes-java-to-become-the-second-most-popular-programming-language/161460 "2020-11-06T11:21:09Z")
For the first time in the history of TIOBE’s index, Java has slipped out of the top two, leaving Python to occupy the spot behind reigning champion, C. TechRepublic reports: October’s TIOBE index had C at No. 1 and J… --- ## [Android Turns 13 Years Old](https://onehack.st/t/android-turns-13-years-old/161459)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/android-turns-13-years-old/161459 "2020-11-06T11:21:07Z")
https://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/05/AndroidCakeHero.gif Google officially introduced its Android mobile operating system on November 5th, 2007, which just so happens to line up with today, so hap… --- ## [Brave Hits 20 Million Monthly Users a Year After 1.0 Release ](https://onehack.st/t/brave-hits-20-million-monthly-users-a-year-after-1-0-release/161345)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/brave-hits-20-million-monthly-users-a-year-after-1-0-release/161345 "2020-11-08T09:06:22Z")
One year after its first 1.0 release, Brave says it has hit the milestone of 20.5 million active monthly users. “At the same time last year, the browser had 8.7 million active monthly users, and of the 20 million mont… --- ## [Dell Adding Hardware Privacy Driver For Linux](https://onehack.st/t/dell-adding-hardware-privacy-driver-for-linux/161344)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/dell-adding-hardware-privacy-driver-for-linux/161344 "2020-11-05T12:00:13Z")
According to Phoronix, a Dell privacy driver is is being prepared for the Linux kernel. From the report: Beginning in Dell’s 2021 laptop models they are providing hardware-based “privacy buttons” to disable microphon… --- ## [Linux Mint Introduces Its Own Take On the Chromium Web Browser](https://onehack.st/t/linux-mint-introduces-its-own-take-on-the-chromium-web-browser/161263)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/linux-mint-introduces-its-own-take-on-the-chromium-web-browser/161263 "2020-11-04T15:15:05Z")
Mint’s programmers, led by lead developer, Clement “Clem” Lefebvre, have built their own take on Google’s open-source Chromium web browser. ZDNet reports: Some of you may be saying, "Wait, haven’t they offered Chromi… --- ## [Windows 7 Won't Die, Still Second Most Popular OS](https://onehack.st/t/windows-7-wont-die-still-second-most-popular-os/161262)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-7-wont-die-still-second-most-popular-os/161262 "2020-11-04T15:13:00Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: The data analysts firm NetMarketShare revealed that Windows 10 has seen another uptake in users and it went up to 64.04% from 61.26% last month. Linux (multi… --- ## [Internet Archive Adds Fact Checks To Explain Web Page Takedowns](https://onehack.st/t/internet-archive-adds-fact-checks-to-explain-web-page-takedowns/161164)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/internet-archive-adds-fact-checks-to-explain-web-page-takedowns/161164 "2020-11-03T14:34:20Z")
AmiMoJo writes: Fact checking is increasingly a mainstay of the modern internet, and that now includes “dead” web pages. The Internet Archive has started adding fact checks and context to Wayback Machine pages to exp… --- ## [GitHub Warns Users Reposting YouTube-DL They Could Be Banned](https://onehack.st/t/github-warns-users-reposting-youtube-dl-they-could-be-banned/161163)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/github-warns-users-reposting-youtube-dl-they-could-be-banned/161163 "2020-11-04T07:12:02Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: On October 23, 2020, the RIAA decided on action to stunt the growth and potentially the entire future of popular YouTube-ripping tool YouTube-DL. The music indus… --- ## [Should Computer Programming Classes Focus on Projects Instead of 'Logic Puzzles'?](https://onehack.st/t/should-computer-programming-classes-focus-on-projects-instead-of-logic-puzzles/161039)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/should-computer-programming-classes-focus-on-projects-instead-of-logic-puzzles/161039 "2020-11-02T13:26:03Z")
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: Writing in the November Communications of the ACM, MIT’s Mitchel Resnick and Natalie Rusk explain that the educational use of coding in schools is at a crossroads. The good ne… --- ## [iCloud Outage Now Affecting 14 Different Apple Services](https://onehack.st/t/icloud-outage-now-affecting-14-different-apple-services/161038)
**Author:** [@Shayla](https://onehack.st/u/Shayla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/icloud-outage-now-affecting-14-different-apple-services/161038 "2020-11-02T13:21:57Z")
Apple’s “System Status” page indicates 14 current issues, some of which began nearly five hours ago. CNET reports the services affected “include Find My, iCloud Account & Sign In, iCloud Backup, iCloud Bookmarks & Ta… --- ## [After 3-Year Hiatus, 'Pyston' Runtime Returns to Make Python Code Faster](https://onehack.st/t/after-3-year-hiatus-pyston-runtime-returns-to-make-python-code-faster/160906)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/after-3-year-hiatus-pyston-runtime-returns-to-make-python-code-faster/160906 "2020-11-01T13:57:25Z")
“Development of Pyston, a variant of the Python runtime that uses just-in-time compilation to speed up the execution of Python programs, is back on again,” reports InfoWorld — after a hiatus that began in 2017: Picki… [Previous page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=87) [Next page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=89)