Wes Davis
It’s never lupus.
But now it’s Hulupus.
All eight seasons of House will be streaming on Hulu, starting tomorrow.
Wes Davis
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Logic Pro on the iPad gets new creator features in the latest update.
9to5Mac spotted that Apple updated the Mac and iPad versions of Logic Pro today. Updates include an automatic mastering tool called Mastering Assistant and 32-bit float recording.
Apple also ported over the iPad’s Sample Alchemy and Beat Breaker features to the Mac version, while the subscription iPad version gets drag-and-drop support from other apps.
Look for Logic Pro 1.1 (iPadOS) and Logic Pro 10.8 (macOS)
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The ‘Encryption King’ who unwittingly promoted an FBI-compromised spy phone has been arrested.
Reuters reported last week that Hakan Ayik, aka the ‘Encryption King,” aka the “Facebook gangster,” had been arrested in Turkey. From 404 Media’s report on his capture:
But it was also something of a closing act on Anom, a brand of encrypted phone that the FBI secretly took over and managed for years after inserting a backdoor into the product, allowing agents to read tens of millions of messages sent across it. Ayik unknowingly helped the FBI gain that piercing insight into organized crime by selling the devices to other criminal associates.
The FBI took over development of the Anom phone and inserted a backdoor before seeding it to drug traffickers in a yearslong global sting operation.
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After all, walnut?
Why shouldn’t I speaker it?
(Sorry for the puns. Please enjoy this Penguin DIY video of a walnut shell being turned into a tiny Bluetooth speaker.)
Wes Davis
Google Play has a new way to show users if apps are secure.
Starting with VPN apps, certain categories on the Google Play store will now show a banner to help users find trustworthy apps.
Google says in a blog post that the banners will tell users about the “Independent security review” badge the company introduced last year, signifying apps that have undergone independent audits to verify they comply with the OWASP global security standard.
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One last chance for 70mm Oppenheimer in IMAX.
FirstShowing spotted that Oppenheimer got one last run at IMAX theaters, including some 70mm screens, that started on Friday. The final showings happen on November 9th.
To find out if the movie is showing near you, head over to IMAX’s site. And check out The Verge’s review if you haven’t yet.
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Swedish Tesla mechanics are on strike.
The New York Times reported today that Tesla will meet with striking Swedish union IF Metall on Monday to negotiate an end to the strike, which has been ongoing since October 27th.
Last week, the Times says, dockworkers said they would stop unloading Teslas in solidarity. According to OnLabor, IF Metall widened the strike notice to all Swedish shops that repair Teslas — not just those owned by the company — after TM Sweden said Tesla’s policy forbids union agreements “in any country.”