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Microsoft was warned months ago — now, the Hafnium hack has grown to gigantic proportions On Friday, cybersecurity journalists Brian Krebs and Andy Greenberg reported that as many as 30,000 organizations had been compromised in an unprecedented email server hack, believed to have originated from a state-sponsored Chinese hacking group known as Hafnium. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/8/22319934/microsoft-hafnium-hack-exchange-server-email-flaw-white-house

Apple added a secret button to your iPhone, and you may not have even noticed In today’s digital age, it sometimes feels like hardware has taken a back seat to the software that drives our devices. Button of the Month is a monthly column that explores the physical pieces of our phones, tablets, and controllers that we interact with every day. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/21540028/apple-iphone-ios-14-back-tap-hidden-secret-button-gesture

MIT's original Cheetah robot is already quite nimble on its feet, but there's now a smaller counterpart that might put it to shame. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/02/mit-mini-cheetah-backflip-robot/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1600%252C1067%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1067%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-03%252F2bc489e0-3d41-11e9-b76f-4806c63ac4de%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D1b5033533dce766b127ea2455d56b7fbb9dce9e4&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=5ccbae574161fd75d6ba39d11d265b0faeffd50a