Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Tech Links for March.20.2019
 a little earlier this week, to make up for last week's day late  ;)

  • Fourth major credential spill in a month hits. This time, includes ~26M user names / passwords (LINK).
    • It is important to note that all of the compromised user/pass combos (so far) have been (a) unencrypted or using old encryption AND/OR (b) easy-to-break passwords. Laziness continues to give predictable results.
  • Google gives users more choice with location-tracking apps (LINK).
  • U.S. building a $500M 'exascale' computer that will be the world's most powerful (LINK).
  • Threat actors leveraging credential dumps, phishing, and legacy email protocols to breach cloud accounts (LINK). 
  • A huge asteroid exploded above Earth - and you totally missed it. For the record, so did I (LINK).
  • Lenovo patches Intel firmware flaws in multiple product lines (LINK).
  • Firefox silences annoying auto-playing videos (LINK).
  • If you're one of the few that use the 'Inbox by GMail' app, get ready to join the rest of us outside of that app - 'cause it's officially going away on April 2nd (LINK).
    • Note: Your email is fine. GMail will still work - only the app is going away. Save your panic for something else.
  • Netflix will not integrate with Apple's new TV service (LINK).
  • Why you should consider changing your default search engine (LINK).
  • Google unveils its new gaming platform, 'Stadia'. A possible competitor to Xbox, PlayStation & PC gaming (LINK).

Fun / Silly / Curious
  • Spring is almost here! (LINK).
  • Wednesday night will be your last chance to see a supermoon this year - and it's gonna be special (LINK).
  • A drug that makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes could drastically reduce the spread of disease (LINK).
  • A recently-discovered shipwreck on the Nile proves Herodotus was telling the truth about Egyptian boats (LINK).
  • Silly and cruel beauty gadgets that were destined for failure (LINK).

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