WTF: A hacker tried to remotely poison a Florida city's water supply
Gulp. The Florida city of Oldsmar was on alert Monday after authorities revealed that someone — it’s not at present clear who — remotely accessed the local water treatment plant and attempted to dump dangerous amounts of chemicals into the water supply. According to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, who detailed the apparent attack in […]
Siri, say goodbye to Apple Music: iOS 14.5 beta lets you set Spotify as default
Attention, Siri users: You’ll finally be able to ditch Apple Music and make Spotify, or another third-party music service, your default. First discovered by Reddit users (by way of MacRumors), the new feature is part of the developer and public betas for iOS 14.5. So, it’s not available for everyone just yet. If you have […]
High-tech face masks are embracing UVC light for the ultimate in protection
The harmful radiation we ordinarily avoid could help protect us from Covid. Experts say the spread of coronavirus variants means people need to step up their mask game. While doubling up is an option, as is upgrading from a cloth mask to an N95, some high-tech products are emerging to take masking even further by […]
Save on a Six Sigma certification bundle
TL;DR: Become a Six Sigma expert with the All-in-One Six Sigma Certification Bundle. As of Feb. 8, get access to all eight courses for only $39.99 — a 97% savings. While Six Sigma’s growth may have slowed in the past decade, the shift in business dynamics due to the pandemic is bringing it back into […]
Transport anything on the go with this ridiculously fast folding e-scooter
The Singapore startup behind the MIMO C1 has dubbed it the world’s first foldable cargo e-scooter. Read more… More about Mashable Video, Foldable, Escooter, Future Blink, and Tech
Facebook says it'll ban anti-vax content, again
If at first you don’t succeed, keep telling people that you’re trying again. Facebook announced Monday that, over a year into a pandemic that has killed more than 460,000 people in the U.S. alone, it intends to do more about the pervasive anti-vaccine content sloshing across its platform. Specifically, the social media giant said it […]
9 cheap website hosting services to help you claim your corner of the web
We’re feeling a little philosophical, so riddle us this: If a tree falls in the woods, does anyone hear it? And if you don’t have your own website in the ever-crowded wilderness of the world wide web, do you really even exist? Well, yeah. The answer is obviously yes to both. But, just like that […]
As Amazon union vote starts, AFL-CIO's tech think tank considers future of labor
Amazon revealed on its latest earnings call that it controls the fates of 1.3 million employees, not counting temporary workers. On Monday in Alabama, more than 5,800 of them will be able to vote on whether to become the first Amazon warehouse in the United States to unionize. “Now it’s our turn to be a […]
Airpods with a wired charging case are on sale for only $10 more than Black Friday
Save $49.01: Apple Airpods with the wired charging case are on sale for $109.99 at Amazon as of Feb. 8. That’s a 31% discount and just $10 more than their Black Friday price. Airpods being on sale isn’t as big news as it was a year or two ago — especially since the AirPods Max stole […]
Declutter your desk with a wireless charging mount on sale
TL;DR: Reduce your desk clutter with the MagBuddy Wireless Desk Mount, on sale for $49.99 — a 28% discount — as of Feb. 8. When you’re working from home, it’s easy for things to pile up on your desk — mail, cups, half-eaten snacks, devices, your child’s homework. Every last inch of real estate matters. So […]