“For years, Google has placed prominent pop-up ads on its web properties suggesting people switch to Google’s Chrome browser, saying they’ll get better performance, features and security.”
How to transfer your Google Play Music library to YouTube Music
“Google will kill Play Music this year, fully replacing it with YouTube Music. To make the transition easier, the company announced a migration tool that’s currently rolling out to anyone who uses or has ever used Play Music.”
Beware calls from unknown numbers – this top messaging app has placed millions of iOS and Android users at risk
“Researchers have identified a critical vulnerability in popular privacy-centric messaging app Signal, affecting millions of iOS and Android users.”
Showdown looms between Silicon Valley, U.S. states over contact tracing apps
“SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. states promoting apps that could prove essential to ending the coronavirus lockdown may be headed for a showdown with the two Silicon Valley companies that control key software on 99% of smartphones over the collection of sensitive GPS location data.”
Tesla quietly adds bidirectional charging capability for game-changing new features
“Electrek has learned that Tesla has quietly made Model 3, and likely Model Y, ready for bidirectional charging, which should enable some game-changing features in the near future.”
EU states ‘being completely held hostage by Google and Apple’ says official
“An EU official has said that Apple and Google are holding EU states hostage. That’s after they rebuffed calls from France and Germany to back their contact tracing solutions. Apple and Google will not accommodate solutions that involve holding personal data on a central server.”
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.”
