Feb. 1, 2021

Mon. 02/01 – Google Deadpools The Pixel Slate

It’s a day ending in -a-y, so that must mean Google discontinued another flagship product. Microsoft reports that its next growth industry is cybersecurity. Ring has basically doubled the amount of police and fire departments that can request access your doorbell videos. And what happened when Elon Musk showed up in Clubhouse last night.

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Links:[Update: Final] Pixel Slate discontinued and removed from Google Store (9to5Google)Apple’s iCloud Passwords extension for Chrome on Windows is now available (9to5Google)Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: There is ‘a big crisis right now’ for cybersecurity (Yahoo Finance)Facebook Knew Calls for Violence Plagued ‘Groups,’ Now Plans Overhaul (WSJ)US police and fire departments partnering with Amazon’s Ring passes 2,000 (Financial Times)New Linux SUDO flaw lets local users gain root privileges (Bleeping Computer)Augmented Reality Gets Pandemic Boost (WSJ)Elon Musk busts Clubhouse limit (TechCrunch)Recording of Musk on Clubhouse (Final Stand/YouTube)


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It’s a day ending in -a-y, so that must mean Google discontinued another flagship product. Microsoft reports that its next growth industry is cybersecurity. Ring has basically doubled the amount of police and fire departments that can request access your doorbell videos. And what happened when Elon Musk showed up in Clubhouse last night.

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