You probably know about how bad it is in areas of North Carolina and eastern Tennessee that were hit by Hurricane Helene. These communities are not prepared for this sort of disaster like other places are, and the clean-up is going to be slow and painful. We here at Android Central and across the Future … Read more
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority YouTube Music and YouTube recently lost access to a significant number of music artists due to a licensing dispute with SESAC, a performing rights organization representing artists like Adele, Kesha, and many others. While the two parties will hopefully reach a new agreement once they settle on new terms, in … Read more
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Politico: It will soon be illegal for public and private universities in California to consider an applicant’s relationship to alumni or donors when deciding whether to admit them. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a ban on the practice known as legacy admissions, a change that will affect … Read more
Over the years, many of us have become accustomed to letting computers do our thinking for us. “That’s what the computer says” is a refrain in many bad customer service interactions. “That’s what the data says” is a variation—“the data” doesn’t say much if you don’t know how it was collected and how the data … Read more
Getty Images Public records systems that courts and governments rely on to manage voter registrations and legal filings have been riddled with vulnerabilities that made it possible for attackers to falsify registration databases and add, delete, or modify official documents. Over the past year, software developer turned security researcher Jason Parker has found and reported … Read more
Verizon is currently experiencing a major outage that is affecting many customers across the U.S., including iPhone users. Affected users may be unable to send or receive phone calls, send or receive text messages, or use cellular data. As a result of the network being down, many affected iPhone users are seeing “SOS” displayed in … Read more
There’s something going on this month at Amazon Prime Video, and it’s not looking good for subscribers. As of September 30, Amazon has not released a full list of what’s coming to Prime Video in October. Most notably, the fresh lineup of movies that tends to come every month on the 1st is completely absent … Read more
Key Takeaways Rotating your wallpapers ensures your desktop always looks fresh. Use the opportunity to create a folder filled with pleasant imagery to potentially reduce stress at work. Setting up a wallpaper rotation on Windows is easy. Tired of staring at the same old wallpaper when you turn on your computer? I was, too, until … Read more
Many U.S. university students returning to campus this month will find their school no longer has a diversity, equity, and inclusion program. More than 200 universities in 30 states so far this year have eliminated, cut back, or changed their DEI efforts, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. It is happening … Read more
EA This year’s game will be the first to feature an in-depth women’s career mode, including players like Barcelona star Aitana Bonmatí “Most musicians, one of our dreams, one our goals – it’s not the Grammys, it’s not the Oscars – it’s to get a song on Fifa, man.” That’s Femi Koleoso, from Ezra Collective, … Read more