The Duchess of Sussex can’t seem to catch a break! Amid Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s recent decision to split from the Royal Family is Meghan’s own family throwing shady accusations her way. Most recently, Meghan’s estranged sister accused her of only seeking “fame and fortune” through her marriage to Prince Harry. The current royal crisis comes after Queen Elizabeth called an emergency meeting last week between Prince Charles and his two sons, Prince William, and Prince Harry....

McDonald’s works at a huge scale and this deployment is no different: Over the next year-and-a-half, Meta expects 1.9 million McDonald’s employees to be given Workplace as a tool. As of last year, Workplace had 7 million paid subscribers (Meta declined to give any updated figures about its user base for this article). The deal is a significant example of the way organizations have started using more digital tools to communicate with frontline workers and employees that aren’t at a desk all day....

The BlenderBot 3 demo is accessible online for US-based visitors and should be available in other countries soon. “BlenderBot 3 is capable of searching the internet to chat about virtually any topic, and it’s designed to learn how to improve its skills and safety through natural conversations and feedback from people ‘in the wild’,” Meta says in a blogpost. A key part of Meta’s research in releasing the chatbot to the public is to help develop safety measures for the chatbot....

As rolled out new platforms for the television, the car, wearables (including fitness devices), as well as an aesthetic functional redesign of Android, some of its more famous projects—like Glass, or its + network—were conspicuously absent. so MIA were projects that ’s been kicking around for years, like the perennial autonomous car. isn’t necessarily obligated to update attendees on its moonshots. But for products that are shipping, or are presumably about to—Glass, for example—you’d expect at least some updates....

The most crucial feature of the new Paint application is the ability to modify any 2D image and edit it in a 3D space. In layman’s terms, that translates to an environment where you can, essentially take a normal picture on your phone and add layered textures on Paint providing a three-dimensional paradigm to it. Additionally, these models can be exported directly from Paint and 3D printed if you have the hardware for that....

Update: The valuation became official at market opening, though a slight decline at the time of writing has seen it fall just below the magic number. Microsoft is now a trillion dollar company, making it the most valuable US company in the world – a crown once held by Apple … CNET reports. The ‘in after-hours’ trading rider should be noted, though it’s looking pretty certain to become official when the market opens....

Microsoft today has introduced a new app for iOS and Android that makes it considerably easier for friends and family to make plans while on the go. Dubbed Tossup, the app was developed by the Microsoft Garage, which means it implores new ideas and thinking that the company hopes will catch on to the masses. Tossup helps groups decide on plans by giving them suggestions and allowing each member of the group to vote and suggest other options....

In November 2014, Microsoft released a limited preview build for its Office for Android tablets app, which was specifically meant to ascertain feedback from the users that tried it ahead of any kind of public launch, which is still slated for 2015. Leading up to the official launch, though, Microsoft has some more testing it wants to do out in the real world. As a result, Microsoft has just opened up the public preview of Office for Android tablets, which means that the app is now available for free within the Google Play store....

Michael B. Jordan has responded to the rumors that he will be the next Superman, but explained that he would rather portray Calvin Ellis. The actor has been a favorite to don the Man of Steel’s cape ever since reports that Henry Cavill was officially stepping down from the role, but it would seem that Jordan has other ideas. Making his debut in the 2009 major DC event Final Crisis, Calvin Ellis was created by Grant Morrison and Doug Mahnke....

As is custom over at Microsoft, today for Patch Tuesday the MSRC (Microsoft Security Research Center) released it’s August 2009 Microsoft Security Patches. 9 Security updates in total. Although a few of the updates fix the standard issues (IE: Go to an infected website and possibly get infected with Malicious code/virus), there are a few I feel are worth a mention to you groovyReaders. Here’s a quick summary of what I found interesting this month: MS09-044 – This is a new type of exploit involving the Popular Remote Desktop Client....

The Israeli-American manufacturer of flash memory products, of course, I am talking about the SanDisk has been working on the idea of changing a bit that dynamic and presented, at CES 2019, the prototype of what it claims to be the smallest 1TB pen drive in the world, with proportions slightly higher than a coin. Apart from the size, another factor that stands out in this device is the use of the USB Type-C interface....

Victoria’s petrol prices are the highest in the country, just as the state prepares to emerge from lockdown. Today in Sandringham, in Melbourne’s south-east, petrol was priced at a startling $1.84 per litre. The NRMA’s Peter Khoury said the costs were unprecedented. “These are the greatest prices Australia has ever seen, certainly the highest prices,” he added, “far above anything Melbourne has ever seen.” “And, as much as we’d like to say that’s the end of it, we can’t even promise that....

Microsoft Surface Go The Surface Go is the 2-in-1 convertible tablet/computer the company has been selling for years but is on the low-end of the series of devices. It’s the entry-level model that is meant to replace the 10.8-inch Surface 3 which was introduced in 2015. The main market Microsoft is focusing on with this device is kids, schools, first-line business workers, and anyone who wants a portable small and light tablet....

Up until now if you experienced problems with the software on your Apple Watch and the standard OTA method didn’t work, you were forced to visit an Apple Store to resolve the issue. In fact, I have a first-gen Apple Watch sitting on my shelf right now that I’ve not used for the past six months because I haven’t bothered to schedule an appointment at the Genius Bar. The folks over at MFC claim to have a limited solution to this problem: the iBus Data Cable — a small little dongle that attaches to the maintenance port nestled inside the band reservoir on the Apple Watch....

After the rumors that we announced recently, the “giant” Xiaomi Mi Max 3 has finally arrived. As we recently reported, the Mi Max 3 would be on its way, bringing with it several new features, with a focus on the screen and drums. With its official announcement, the various news items have now been confirmed, confirming the information that had been advanced. The Mi Max 3 will come with 6....

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex, Megan Markle, opened up in an emotional interview on her documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey about the pressures the media has put on her since joining the Royal Family. She reveals that she’s not quite ok due to the public pressure and scrutiny of the media, especially since becoming a new mom. Markle began her relationship with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, back in June 2016, when she was set up on a blind date by a mutual friend....

Michael Fassbender is the kind of actor who seems built to be either a character actor or a leading man. His incredible versatility makes him a compelling presence in any film, and he has worked with some impressive filmmakers on many high-profile projects. While Fassbender has certainly earned considerable praise from critics over the years, he is just as popular with audiences. With a nice mix of smaller projects, award-winning films and big blockbusters, Fassbender’s filmography is a collection of fantastic work....

Microsoft Family Safety Improvements Screen time extensions: When your kids ask for more screen time on a Windows 10 PC, you can extend it through email and the website.Safer settings for younger kids: When adults create new child accounts, only kids under 8 years old will have settings automatically turned on. For kids 8 and up, adults need to turn on the settings they want when they make new accounts.Simplified web experience: microsoft....

Microsoft Vice President of OS Security and Enterprise David Weston tweeted about the new Windows security option on March 27. The feature will be enabled by default on Windows 10 in S Mode, as well as on devices that have the Memory Integrity Core Isolation feature, which relies on virtualization-based security. (This Core Isolation Memory Integrity feature also is known as Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity or HVCI). More details are available in this Microsoft article about recommended driver block rules....

On Thursday, researchers from Cisco Talos said that the malware, dubbed ZingoStealer, is being offered for free to Haskers Gang Telegram group members. Active since at least 2020, the Haskers Gang group isn’t your typical, small collective of cybercriminals. Instead, the ‘community’ comprises of a few founders – likely based in Eastern Europe – and thousands of casual members. Haskers Gang communicates via Telegram and Discord to share ‘community’ updates, tools, and its latest activities....