Over a Billion Android Devices No Longer Supported by Security Updates

More than one billion Android devices globally are no longer supported by operating system security updates, leaving them potentially exposed to a slew of harmful cyberattacks and their users at risk of being hacked, a study by the UK consumer watchdog Which? has found. By crunching data from Google, Which? calculated that two in every five (40%) of Android devices are currently no longer receiving “vital security updates” from Google, putting them in a high risk category in terms of their susceptibility to malware and other security flaws.
Read more: https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/over-a-billion-android-devices-no-longer-supported-by-security-updates/?source=Snapzu

New Big Data Sentiment Analysis Show Potential Biden Election Landslide

LUX Election 2020, a big data analysis program running on a supercomputer shows a growing divide in voter sentiment, with Democrat Joe Biden gathering positive sentiment, even among Republicans.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/waynerash/2020/09/29/new-big-data-sentiment-analysis-show-potential-biden-election-landslide?source=Snapzu

Fox Hunting and What You Can Do to Help Stop It

From autumn until mid spring, the chilling sounds of hunting hounds in pursuit of foxes can still be heard all over the UK countryside. Fox hunts are responsible for some of the most heartbreaking acts of animal cruelty imaginable. Thankfully, there are groups of dedicated people who descend on the countryside to disrupt the hunters and level the playing field for the wildlife.
Read more: https://www.abillionveg.com/articles/fox-hunting?source=Snapzu

Invention Using Terahertz Radiation Could Make Particle Accelerators 10 Times Smaller

SLAC invention uses terahertz radiation to power a miniscule copper accelerator structure. Particle accelerators generate high-energy beams of electrons, protons and ions for a wide range of applications, including particle colliders that shed light on nature’s subatomic components, X-ray lasers that film atoms and molecules during chemical reactions and medical devices for treating cancer.
Read more: https://scitechdaily.com/invention-using-terahertz-radiation-could-make-particle-accelerators-10-times-smaller/?source=Snapzu

Boy, 5, uses Alexa to save mom's life during epileptic seizure

A 5-year-old Pennsylvania boy is being hailed a hero after he used Amazon’s Alexa to call for help while his mother suffered an epileptic seizure. The child’s grandmother, Natalie Neal, says she programed the Alexa app with her phone number so that her grandson, Tyrion Spann, can call her anytime, PEOPLE reports. ″I just thought for, you know, him to tell me, ‘Hey grandmom, I love you. Hey Gigi, I love you,’″ Neal explained to ABC affiliate WPVI.
Read more: https://thegrio.com/2020/09/29/boy-uses-alexa-to-save-moms-life/?source=Snapzu

GM extends talks on $2 billion deal with Nikola after fraud, sexual assault allegations surface against Trevor Milton

General Motors and Nikola are not expected to finalize a $2 billion deal scheduled to close before Wednesday after allegations of fraud and sexual abuse surfaced against the embattled start-up’s founder and former executive chairman, Trevor Milton, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/gm-extends-talks-on-2-billion-deal-with-nikola-after-fraud-sexual-assault-allegations-surface-against-trevor-milton-.html?source=Snapzu

‘Borat’ Sequel Acquired By Amazon Studios; Sacha Baron Cohen Film Will Bow On Prime Video Right Before Election Day

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to the sequel of the 2006 film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
Read more: https://deadline.com/2020/09/borat-sequel-release-date-sacha-baron-cohen-amazon-prime-presidential-election-1234587077/?source=Snapzu

France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks

France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban in the coming years on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and on keeping dolphins and killer whales in captivity in marine parks
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/france-ban-wild-animals-circuses-marine-parks-73307384?source=Snapzu

Rolls-Royce concludes testing of plane technology set to break electric speed record

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has announced on its blog that the company has completed testing of the technology it plans to use in its line of electrically powered planes—one of which they expect will break speed records for electric airplanes. The new plane will be one of the core products of the company's ACCEL initiative, whose main objective will be to produce zero-emission planes and engines for other plane makers, and to be net-zero by 2050. Rolls-Royce has also created a video showing parts of the ground testing, which has been posted on YouTube.
Read more: https://techxplore.com/news/2020-09-rolls-royce-plane-technology-electric.html?source=Snapzu

FarmVille, One of the Original Facebook Hit Games, Set to Shut Down at the End of 2020

Farmville, once Facebook's hit game, will be shutting down by the end of the year, according to its developer Zynga.
Read more: https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/27510/20200929/farmville-one-original-facebook-hit-games-set-shut-down-end.htm?source=Snapzu

Yes, Donald Trump Is Still A Billionaire. That Makes His $750 Tax Payment Even More Scandalous

“Is Donald Trump really a billionaire?” everyone seemed to be asking Sunday night, after the New York Times dropped a bombshell report about the president’s taxes, which detailed big losses in some years and limited income in others. The answer: Yes, he is indeed.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2020/09/28/yes-donald-trump-is-still-a-billionaire-that-makes-his-750-tax-payment-even-more-scandalous/#59281c802885?source=Snapzu

United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024

The United Arab Emirates plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in 2024, a top Emirati official said Tuesday
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-dubai-united-arab-emirates-sheikh-rashid-mars-7f280b0e90ce07109175ee19ceee71f7?source=Snapzu

Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5,000 Electric Car From GM

SAIC-GM-Wuling’s Hongguang MINI EV has been a runaway hit.
Read more: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/tesla-s-nemesis-in-china-is-a-tiny-5-000-electric-car-from-gm?source=Snapzu

Global Microsoft outage brings down Teams, Office 365 and Outlook

Microsoft says a recent update has affected the processing of authentication requests, making cloud-based services inaccessible
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/29/major-microsoft-outage-brings-down-office-365-outlook-and-teams?source=Snapzu

Fox News Lobotomizes Its ‘Brain Room,’ Cuts Fact-Based Journalism

The recent mass layoffs at Fox News—an estimated body count of around 70, amounting to a little less than 3 percent of the cable channel’s workforce—signal what current and former employees describe as the purposeful devaluing of fact-based journalism in favor of right-wing opinion, race-baiting, and conspiracy-mongering at the top-rated, Donald Trump-friendly cable outlet.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-lobotomizes-its-brain-room-cuts-fact-based-journalism?source=Snapzu

China accuses U.S. of "shamelessly robbing" TikTok and warns it is "prepared to fight"

"This is blunt bullying. It's a robbery of Chinese company's achievements under the guise of security," the editorial by state mouthpiece, the Global Times, said.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/china-tiktok-bytedance-global-times-editorial-1534560?source=Snapzu

Chadwick Boseman gave up salary for Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller has praised late Hollywood star Chadwick Boseman for donating part of his own salary to boost her pay packet on 21 Bridges. The pair starred as detectives in the thriller, which was released last year. Miller told Empire: "Everybody understands about the pay disparity in Hollywood, but I asked for a number that the studio wouldn't get to. "And Chadwick ended up donating some of his salary to get me to the number I had asked for."
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54337525?source=Snapzu

iPhone 12 Production Lines at Foxconn's Zhengzhou Factory in China Running '24 Hours a Day'

Apple contract manufacturer Foxconn is running its massive Zhengzhou factory in China 24 hours a day to produce the new iPhone 12, according to Chinese media reports. Apple's main iPhone manufacturer in China is said to be cancelling workers' holidays and introducing mandatory overtime with additional bonuses for longer-serving staff, according to information garnered from employees, recruitment ads, and local media.
Read more: https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/29/foxconn-factory-running-24-hours-iphone-12/?source=Snapzu

The Biden campaign wants to take back YouTube

On Tuesday night, Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate of the 2020 cycle, and cable channels will be lit up with analyses of which candidate beat expectations and which lines landed best with audiences at home.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/21489979/biden-trump-presidential-dabate-election-youtube-ben-shapiro-dave-rubin?source=Snapzu

Dell readies a Tiger Lake refresh on XPS 13 Ubuntu Linux Developer Edition

Arguably the best Linux laptop ever is getting a major speed boost.
Read more: https://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-readies-a-tiger-lake-refresh-on-xps-13-ubuntu-linux-developer-edition/?source=Snapzu

Rapid COVID-19 tests to be rolled out in poorer countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that it has agreed to a plan to roll out 120 million rapid-diagnostic tests for the coronavirus. Along with its leading partners, WHO aims to help lower- and middle-income countries make up ground in a testing gap with richer countries.
Read more: https://www.euronews.com/2020/09/29/rapid-covid-19-tests-that-give-results-in-minutes-to-be-rolled-out-in-poorer-countries?source=Snapzu

Leaker: 'iPhone 12 mini' and iPhone 12 Storage Capacities Start at 64GB, Pro Models at 128GB

Rumors suggest Apple's iPhone 12 launch event will be held on October 13, with the more affordable 5.4 and 6.1-inch devices set to ship out ahead of the more expensive 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch Pro devices, and this morning hit-and-miss leaker Jon Prosser has further committed to that date by providing alleged details on Apple's first shipment of finalized ‌iPhone 12‌ units.
Read more: https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/29/iphone-12-mini-64gb-capacity-pro-models-128gb/?source=Snapzu

Jet suit paramedic 'could save lives'

A jet suit for paramedics which would see patients reached in minutes by a "flying" medic has been tested by the Great North Air Ambulance Service. After a year of talks between GNAAS and Gravity Industries, a first test flight was carried out in the Lake District. Andy Mawson, director of operations at GNAAS, came up with the idea and described seeing it as "awesome".
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54331994?source=Snapzu

'I monitor my staff with software that takes screenshots'

Shibu Philip admits he knows what it's like to "maybe waste a bit of time at work". Shibu is the founder of Transcend - a small London-based firm that buys beauty products wholesale and re-sells them online. For the last year and a half he has used Hubstaff software to track his workers' hours, keystrokes, mouse movements and websites visited.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54289152?source=Snapzu

US faces tight timeline for 2024 moon landing, NASA chief tells Senate

NASA needs to have a new lunar lander and giant rocket ready by next year in order to return astronauts to the moon by 2024, the space agency's chief Jim Bridenstine told Congress Wednesday (Sept. 23). In a Senate appropriations committee hearing, Bridenstine said NASA aims to send an uncrewed mission, called Artemis 1, around the moon in November 2021 to prepare for the first orbital mission with astronauts two years later, Artemis 2. The Artemis 3 mission would follow, sending astronauts to the south pole of the moon in 2024.
Read more: https://www.space.com/nasa-moon02024-timeline-funding-nasa-chief?source=Snapzu

Google Play requiring Android apps to use its billing system

As rumored last week, Google today announced that it will require all Android apps downloaded from the Play Store to use its in-app billing system...
Read more: https://9to5google.com/2020/09/28/google-play-android-billing/?source=Snapzu

Google says Android 12 will make using third-party app stores easier

We’ll hear more about the changes later.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/28/21472139/google-android-12-app-store-installation-payment-fees?source=Snapzu

Cyberattack hits major hospital system, possibly one of the largest in U.S. history

Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations, primarily in the U.S., began to fail over the weekend.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/cyberattack-hits-major-u-s-hospital-system-n1241254?source=Snapzu

NASA's Search for Life on Saturn's Moon Postponed due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

NASA has postponed its upcoming mission to the moon of Saturn, Titan, which can support life, citing the budgetary concerns that were raised due to the coronavirus or COVID-19. In a statement posted by the space research organization, the agency stated that the launch that was originally planned to take place in 2026, is going to happen in 2027.
Read more: https://www.ibtimes.sg/nasas-search-life-saturns-moon-postponed-due-coronavirus-pandemic-51954?source=Snapzu

Judge suggests Apple vs Epic should go to jury, trial expected in July 2021

During Monday's hearing for Epic and Apple's legal battle over the App Store and "Fortnite," the judge suggested that the public's opinion is important, with the matter otherwise penciled-in for a July bench trial.
Read more: https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/09/28/judge-suggests-apple-vs-epic-should-go-to-jury-trial-expected-in-july-2021?source=Snapzu

Amazon Restricts How Rival Device Makers Buy Ads on Its Site

Some makers of smart speakers, video doorbells and other hardware have hit roadblocks buying key ads in search results. Gadgets made by e-commerce giant get the edge.
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-restricts-advertising-competitor-device-makers-roku-arlo-11600786638?source=Snapzu

US government won't detail how TikTok is a security threat

Here's the way the Justice Department explains exactly how the Chinese government can spy on Americans through TikTok: [REDACTED].
Read more: https://www.cnet.com/news/the-us-government-wont-detail-why-tiktok-is-a-security-threat/#ftag=CAD-09-10aai5b?source=Snapzu

Uber secures right to continue operating in London

Uber has secured its right to continue operating in London after a judge upheld its appeal against Transport for London (TfL). The ride-hailing giant has been granted a new licence to work in the capital, nearly a year after TfL rejected its application over safety concerns. It ends uncertainty for the 45,000 drivers who use the taxi app in London. Westminster Magistrates' Court said Uber was now a "fit and proper" operator "despite historical failings".
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54322579?source=Snapzu

5 takeaways from NY Times report on Trump's tax returns

A New York Times report that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income tax the year he entered the White House — and, thanks to colossal losses, no income tax at all in 11 of the 18 years that the Times reviewed — served to raise doubts about Trump's self-image as a shrewd and successful businessman.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/5-takeaways-ny-times-report-021700525.html?source=Snapzu

Tampa Bay Lightning capture second Stanley Cup after defeating Dallas Stars

The Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup Champions for the second time in their franchise history after defeating the Dallas Stars 2-0 to win the series 4-2.
Read more: https://www.tsn.ca/tampa-bay-lightning-capture-second-stanley-cup-after-defeating-dallas-stars-1.1531447?source=Snapzu

'It smells bad, it tastes bad': how Americans stopped trusting their water

Many residents of Martin county, Kentucky, won’t drink their tap water, a legacy of years of mismanagement
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/22/martin-county-kentucky-tap-water?source=Snapzu

U.S. antitrust investigation of Google is coming to a head. Here's what you need to know

Google’s search engine, one of the most-profitable businesses in history, is about to face its biggest challenge as the U.S. government readies an antitrust lawsuit accusing the company of crushing competition to protect and extend its monopoly. After a 14-month investigation, the Justice Department is homing in on whether Google skews search results to favor its own products and whether it uses an iron fist over access to users to shut out rivals, according to people familiar with the matter.
Read more: https://fortune.com/2020/09/27/google-antitrust-investigation-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?source=Snapzu

BBC One - Breakfast, "We've overrun the planet" - Sir David Attenborough speaks in an exclusive interview with BBC Breakfast

David Attenborough's new book A Life On Our Planet - My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future is out on October 1st.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08sq5w2?source=Snapzu

Is Technology Actually Making Things Better?

We face a growing array of problems that involve technology directly or indirectly. To name just a few: nuclear weapons, climate change induced by fossil fuels, the possibility that AI will get out of control, the effect of automation on employment, using bots and targeted fake news to influence elections, deepfake software, data and privacy concerns in general and, in particular, the capacity of facial-recognition software to create a surveillance state (like China).
Read more: https://www.pairagraph.com/dialogue/354c72095d2f42dab92bf42726d785ff?source=Snapzu

Linux graphical apps coming to Windows SubSystem for Linux

Linux on Windows is continuing to grow ever more powerful and functional. Now, graphical Linux programs are being integrated into WSL.
Read more: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-graphical-apps-coming-to-windows-subsystem-for-linux/?source=Snapzu

Apple Watch Series 3 Constantly Reboots And Lags After Getting WatchOS 7 Update

Last week, Apple officially released watchOS 7 for Apple Watch Series 3 and later, offering a variety of beautiful watch interfaces and some new health monitoring features. However, the Apple Watch Series 3 has encountered the following error when updating to watchOS 7. On the Apple user support forums, or specifically in the section reserved for Apple Watch Series 3 owners, everyone Expressing disappointment with watch performance after getting to watchOS 7.
Read more: https://www.androbliz.com.ng/2020/09/apple-watch-series-3-constantly-reboots.html?source=Snapzu

Maine Becomes First State To Try Ranked-Choice Voting for President

Voting for Libertarian, Green, or independent candidates will not mean “throwing your vote away.”
Read more: https://reason.com/2020/09/23/maine-becomes-first-state-to-try-ranked-choice-voting-for-president/?source=Snapzu

Pets linked to maintaining better mental health and reducing loneliness during lockdown, new research shows

Sharing a home with a pet appeared to act as a buffer against psychological stress during lockdown, a new survey shows. Most people who took part in the research perceived their pets to be a source of considerable support during the lockdown period (23 March -- 1 June, 2020).
Read more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200926145210.htm?source=Snapzu

China's Chang'e 3 lunar lander still going strong after 7 years on the moon

China has lunar spacecraft operating on both the near and far sides of the moon, according to an update from the China National Space Administration.
Read more: https://www.space.com/china-change-3-moon-lander-lasts-7-years?source=Snapzu

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's TikTok ban

Social media app had filed for a temporary restraining order against Trump's executive order.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/tiktok-beats-trump-in-court-ban-wont-take-effect-c9cb9789-0b1a-4589-b27d-ff81f49e1af7.html?source=Snapzu

Trump moves to open Tongass National Forest for logging, to environmentalists' dismay

During his first term, President Trump has rolled back or weakened more than 100 environmental regulations. On Friday, his administration moved to open up the country’s largest national forest for development. Alaska’s Tongass National Forest has been called “America’s Amazon,” and it absorbs about 8 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. Amna Nawaz talks to The New York Times’ Coral Davenport.
Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/trump-moves-to-open-tongass-national-forest-for-logging-to-environmentalists-dismay?source=Snapzu

Over 860,000 Americans have already voted, compared to fewer than 10,000 by this point in 2016

The reported number is a sign of Americans' excitement for the upcoming election, as well as an increased commitment to voting early fueled by the coronavirus pandemic and concern over the U.S. Postal Service.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/over-860000-americans-have-already-voted-compared-fewer-10000-this-point-2016-1534452?source=Snapzu

The Inside Story of How Signal Became the Private Messaging App for an Age of Fear and Distrust

Ama Russell and Evamelo Oleita had never been to a protest before June. But as demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality began to spread across the U.S. earlier this year, the two 17 year-olds from Michigan, both of whom are Black, were inspired to organize one of their own.
Read more: https://time.com/5893114/signal-app-privacy/?source=Snapzu

As fossil fuel jobs falter, renewables come to the rescue

In 2011, Don Williams made the long trip from Michigan to North Dakota hoping to capitalize on the Bakken oil boom — to, as he says, "chase oil and make quick cash." It paid off; for years Williams worked in operations on the oil fields, watching over production and maintaining pump jacks. To say that Williams worked hard would be an understatement. Putting in 12-hour days, 7 days a week — 84-hour work-weeks were typical. And the work was lucrative. The money flowed as fast as the oil did — until it didn't. In May, Williams was laid off, along with most of the Bakken workforce, when boom went bust.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/renewable-energy-jobs-replacing-fossil-fuel-jobs-oil-wind/?source=Snapzu

Room For Growth? Google Trends For Bitcoin Dropped To Pre-COVID19 Levels

Although Bitcoin has been trading mostly in the five-digit territory for the past two months, the retail interest towards the asset seems to be declining. Data from Google Trends reveals that the “Bitcoin” searches are at their lowest levels since the COVID-19 crisis emerged during March 2020.
Read more: https://cryptopotato.com/room-for-growth-google-trends-for-bitcoin-dropped-to-pre-covid19-levels/?source=Snapzu