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A Chinese app ban in the US is still very much on the cards, despite President Biden overturning the previous administration’s planned bans on WeChat and TikTok. Biden replaced the specific executive orders with a more general one designed to protect the data of US citizens, and a report today says early indications point to some Chinese apps remaining at strong risk … Background Trump introduced an executive order imposing specific bans on WeChat and TikTok downloads within the US....

For software developers, providing software through the host server is costly as it requires developers to upgrade the server resources as the users increase. When users download files through torrents, software developers do not have to worry about server resources because the files are automatically served to the users in pieces through the nearest users who have already downloaded that file. Today many popular software are available to download through torrent clients....

Netflix releases a trailer for Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé and confirms an April 17 release date. The documentary explores Beyoncé’s groundbreaking 2018 Coachella performance, in which she became the first woman of color to headline the popular music festival in Indio, California. In the late ‘90s, Beyoncé rose to fame as part of the group Destiny’s Child. In 1998, the band released their self-titled debut featuring the hit single “No, No, No....

Big Little Lies is a powerful HBO series that has dazzled fans in just 7 episodes. We couldn’t help but fall in love with Reese Witherspoon’s Madeline and her “bulldog” approach. We instantly adored Shailene Woodley as Jane and rooted for her character’s redemption since the beginning. Our hearts broke for Nicole Kidman’s Celeste who, unfortunately, all too many women could relate to. We even grew to love Laura Dern’s misunderstood role as Renata Klein, eye-patch and all!...

Trading in Blackberry shares was briefly suspended in the lead-up to the company’s announcement that it is exploring ‘strategic alternatives’. The company, which once dominated the enterprise market, was extremely late moving into touchscreen phones and found itself increasingly isolated by both Bring Your Own Device policies and aggressive pitching to the corporate market by both Apple and Samsung. This tweet by Techmeme editor Mahendra Palsule perhaps says it best:...

. This week’s Bloomberg cover story is a look at the darker side of Apple’s patent war with Google’s Android. As you can probably tell from the cover art, this one is not decidedly pro-Apple/Jobs. After the full rundown of the Patent war, it gets to this (which also seems to verify an earlier report): People familiar with the situation, however, note that top-level executives at both Apple and Samsung have communicated lately about potential settlement options....

Bond 25 is reportedly bringing in Phoebe Waller-Bridge to punch up the script. The latest entry in the 007 series is set for an April 2020 release date, with a recent report revealing that some filming on the as-of-yet titled latest Bond film took place in Norway at the start of this month. The road to production has been a long one for Bond 25, with numerous headaches cropping up before Daniel Craig had even agreed to return as James Bond....

In a time when most people are stuck on a work-from-home routine, cloud storage is a necessity. If you are an employee of a company or a part of a business, you will need to stay connected with your team members and even share important files with them. In that regard, cloud storage is the only viable solution. But what should be your pic for cloud storage? Two of the most popular cloud storage options are Box and Dropbox....

Captain Marvel star Brie Larson chooses DC’s Wonder Woman as her favorite female superhero. Debuting as the titular character for the latest MCU film, the Academy Award winning actress is tipped to become one of the faces of the franchise as it moves forward potentially without its original actors like Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man/Tony Stark), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Chris Evans (Captain America/Steve Rogers). Carol Danvers’ origin story, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, takes place in 1995, predating the events of 2008’s Iron Man....

Edit: It looks like Apple is late to the game on this one. Expect this update to occur at the August 7th event. Apple is set to unleash a new iMac design that will utilize the company’s trademark “Brushed Metal” look. One inside source claimed that the new iMacs would utilize the Santa Rosa Chipset and could top out at a larger size than the current 24 inch display. More likely however, the iMacs will continue to keep their 17, 20 and 24 inch sizes....

Nick and Andrew’s friendship has been a central focus in Big Mouth. The two teenagers’ struggles with puberty and the pressure of growing up - and growing apart - have been important themes that are explored more in the third season. Season three of Big Mouth ended on a sour note for Nick, as Andrew made it clear that he did not want to be friends anymore as he doesn’t consider Nick to be a good person....

Birds of Prey sets up the relationship between Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy for future movies in the DC Extended Universe. Harley Quinn is best known as the Joker’s girlfriend, but the romance between the two really shouldn’t be seen as #RelationshipGoals. As Birds of Prey shows in its opening introduction, Joker is pretty horrible to Harley. To fans of Harley Quinn, though, the Joker is part of her origin story - and not her one true love at all....

Blockchain’s decentralization works because many of the functions of a centralized authority — such as maintaining the integrity of the ledger — are replaced with cryptography. Asymmetric or public key cryptography is a key part of what makes blockchain technology possible. Asymmetric cryptography in the blockchain Asymmetric cryptography is useful because it uses two different keys: a private key and a public key. The private key is used for signing messages and decrypting data, while the public key is used for validating signatures and encrypting data....

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is the cop workplace comedy we never knew we needed but now can’t imagine our lives without it. There are many great romances and friendships that have come out of this show, but hands down the best relationship to root for is Jake and Amy’s. Jake Peralta and Amy Santiago started out as work frenemies who were wildly competitive with each other. Eventually, their tentative friendship evolved into a budding romance....

Two British tabloids, the Sun and the Daily Mail, reported that actor Bruce Willis was going after Apple’s iTunes to let him pass down purchased media to his heirs. It’s too good a story to pass up…except, according to the actor’s wife, it is not true. [tweet https://twitter.com/EmmaHeming/status/242631258310594562] The story of passing along iTunes media rights is an interesting story, however. You have always been able to burn music to optical and keep copies around....

In this guide, we will show you the steps to bypass FRP and remove Google verification on your Samsung Galaxy M42 5G (SM-M426B/DS) device. This offering from the South Korean giants is mostly focused on those users who have their eyes set on the budget segment. However, in spite of belonging to the lower price segment, there is no compromise on the device features. Its specs sheets still manage to spell out impressive in a loud and clear voice....

Being able to Plann your content in advance gives you an unfair advantage that many online businesses, bloggers and influencers alike do not take for granted. Which is why the Plann content calendar is a stand-out feature of the Plann desktop workspace that your brand or business can simply not afford to be without. The Plann content calendar helps you to literally see the big picture of your Instagram strategy, where all of your scheduled posts and stories come together as a whole, allowing you to get really clever with what you’re going to post and when, for as long as you can foresee into the future of the Plann calendar, which I am hoping, goes on FOREVER....

In this guide, we will let you know whether or not you could play Fall Guys Offline using AI Bots. For the unaware, the game has just made its way over to the POC and PS4 a couple of days back. Part of the battle royale genre, it has managed to gather quite a positive reception from various gamers across the globe. Well, it has even managed to claim the top spot when it comes to the most viewed game on Twitch, beating the likes of Fortnite....

Today, you open up your phone and click an app. It’s easy, sure, but you might not think much about how much information you give away with every trip and every search. Speaking of searches, it’s high time you cleared your browser search history. If you don’t do this regularly, start now. Tap or click for steps in all the major browsers. Before you use Google Maps to get somewhere, you can make one simple change to take back at least a piece of your privacy....

Chase updated its iPhone app today with a new design for iOS 7—nearly a year after the operating system was first shown to the public—and a few new features. The update also includes the ability to see and reply to secure messages from the bank, as well as the ability to view limits on your mobile desposits. Other updates to the app include Spanish localization, improved accessibility features, and a revised frequently asked questions page about the app’s security....