“Change your background in Microsoft Teams meetings with our selection of 200+ custom background images of various types (mostly sourced from Unsplash). You can be at a virtual office, mountains, or even a galaxy far far away from the COVID-19 infected land.”
Ubuntu 20.04 set up WireGuard VPN server
“How can I install and set up WireGuard VPN server on an Ubuntu 20.4 LTS Linux server? How do I configure Ubuntu 20.04 as the WireGuard VPN server? WireGuard is an open-source, free, modern, and fast VPN with state-of-the-art cryptography. It is quicker and simpler as compared to IPSec and OpenVPN.”
Tesla improves on its ‘million-mile battery’ with less cobalt and higher energy density
“Tesla has made even more battery improvements on its new ‘million-mile battery’ now with less cobalt, which could result in lower cost and even more energy density.”
Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla headquarters out of California following extended shelter-in-place rules
“Tesla filed suit Saturday night against Alameda County, California, after local officials there refused to let the company reopen its Fremont factory. Tesla is filing a lawsuit against Alameda County immediately.”
NordVPN becomes the first VPN to integrate WireGuard on all platforms
“NordVPN is now rolling out the WireGuard VPN tunneling protocol on all platforms. WireGuard offers significant speed benefits to existing VPN standards like OpenVPN.”
Samsung Confirms Critical Security Warning For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected
“Samsung has confirmed a “perfect 10″ critical security issue that is present in every Galaxy smartphone from late 2014 onward. Here’s what you need to know. The monthly security updates from Samsung have started rolling out.”
Deploying Gateway using a Raspberry Pi, DNS over HTTPS and Pi-hole
“Like many who are able, I am working remotely and in this post, I describe some of the ways to deploy Cloudflare Gateway directly from your home. Gateway’s DNS filtering protects networks from malware, phishing, ransomware and other security threats.”
Google Duo is getting 4 exciting upgrades to make video calls even better
“Duo’s end to end encrypted calling is getting a new video codec to improve call quality and reliability. You can now take a photo with the person you’re chatting with, so you can create memories together.”
Exclusive: Millions of VPN users endangered by this cross-border intelligence pact
“While VPN users across the globe might assume their internet activity is safe from prying eyes, the privacy of millions could be jeopardised by little-known information sharing treaties, designed to sidestep surveillance law.”
WD, Seagate and Toshiba found selling slow SMR drives unsuitable for NAS RAID environments
“A hot potato: Reports of WD, Seagate, and Toshiba quietly selling SMR disks have been confirmed by the respective manufacturers.”