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Google just made two-step verification a little easier for Android users. Android phones running 7.0+ Nougat or newer can be used as a physical security key to confirm a user's identity when logging into a Google account with the Chrome browser. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/10/google-gsuite-android-two-step-verification/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D4896%252C3264%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1067%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-03%252F942a8160-50bf-11e9-b1ff-d1c9eeccc866%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D8ccad12fb9dd08c82f1f0b185aa7564b7142fb20&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=8e2dd4438ad3cf4040cd2f6aa3d661ca6a332bf3

Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye is the latest Marvel superhero to get his own miniseries on Disney’s upcoming streaming service, Disney+. The series will act as a “jumping off point” for Renner, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which confirmed the series was in development. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18304946/hawkeye-jeremy-renner-marvel-disney-plus-avengers-endgame-kate-bishop https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63388786/Screen_Shot_2019_04_10_at_2.34.33_PM.0.png

In an open letter to Amazon’s board of directors and CEO Jeff Bezos, thousands of employees have asked the company to adopt a wide-ranging plan to fight climate change. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18304800/amazon-employees-open-letter-climate-change-plan https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63388212/acastro_181114_1777_amazon_hq2_0006.0.jpg

iTunes — the media management software that everyone loves to hate — may finally be dying. Apple is reportedly set to break up the software into separate Music, TV, and Podcasts apps in the next version of macOS, according to both Guilherme Rambo at 9to5Mac and Steve Troughton-Smith. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18304685/itunes-dying-apple-music-video-podcasts-separate-apps-macos-10-15 https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63387814/Screen_Shot_2019_04_10_at_11.45.32_AM.0.png

Google announced today that any phone running Android 7 or higher can now be used as a security key for two-factor authentication. So when you need a second device to verify your login, you can just use your phone. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18295348/google-android-phone-fido-webauthn-phishing-two-factor-authentication https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63387518/photo.0.png

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives successfully pushed through a measure that would reinstate the same net neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal in 2017. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18304522/net-neutrality-save-the-internet-act-house-of-representatives-approval https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63387561/acastro_170711_1777_0002.0.jpg

Yes, it happened. After years of relying on computer-generated imagery, scientists using the Event Horizon Telescope have captured the first real image of a black hole. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/10/first-image-of-black-hole/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?crop=1600%2C1067%2C0%2C0&quality=85&format=jpg&resize=1600%2C1067&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2019-04%2F34a76810-5b92-11e9-bff3-b4eec54f0d4b&client=a1acac3e1b3290917d92&signature=46fe3687ee2f6a868aefe0e5e4c31e877bbc4a40