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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEm2fO1nz5A&feature=youtu.be&a] Earlier this week we told you that the Cupertino City Council had voted unanimously to approve Apple’s planning application for its new spaceship campus with a final vote expected next month on November 15th. Today the City of Cupertino posted the video above of a press conference held to announce the Apple Campus 2 approval. The press conference was held yesterday and attended by Cupertino Mayor Orrin Mahoney and Apple’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer....

There won’t be another season of Daredevil coming to Netflix, and fans still don’t know exactly who’s to blame. But we can tell you this: it’s Marvel who has decided to effectively ‘retire’ Daredevil in their comics universe, too. It’s a strange twist of fate that Matt Murdock should become one of Marvel’s most controversial and talked about heroes. In the comics, as well as his Netflix show, he’s better at coping with trauma and grueling tragedy than most....

Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Supergirl, season 5, episode 9, “Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part 1.” The first chapter of Crisis on Infinite Earths has confirmed that several previously established worlds based on earlier DC Comics movies and television shows are part of the Arrowverse. While this had been hinted by early previews of the long-awaited crossover, the first episode gave viewers their first glimpse at just how extensive the shared universe truly is....

[Update: Statement from CVS below the fold…] When Apple Pay launched in the US late last year, Apple’s mobile payment system was officially accepted by several launch partners and unofficially supported by even more retailers and vendors. Then a small number of retailers banded together as members of the Merchant Customer eXchange actually disabled mobile payment support at checkout in favor of an upcoming CurrentC payment system. Drug store chains CVS and Rite Aid were among the first to block Apple Pay support after initially accepting it and even prompting a response from Apple....

The nearly 30-page plan lays out dozens of measures federal agencies need to take in the next two years to secure systems and limit the risk of security incidents. The government is still recovering from the SolarWinds scandal, which saw Russian hackers spend months inside government systems at multiple US agencies. See also: DHS: Americans should be prepared for potential Russian cyberattacks Government agencies have until the end of fiscal year 2024 to put in place many of the measures described in the plan, which include more stringent network segmentation, multi-factor authentication, and widespread encryption....

But the question remains — what does the career path of a cybersecurity architect look like? The best way to determine this is to use a career pathway tool, and the CyberSeek Career Pathway Tool is tailor-made for this task. This article will delve into the career path of a cybersecurity architect using information gleaned from the CyberSeek Career Pathway tool. By the time you are finished reading this article, you will have a much better idea of the job progression, education, certification and other requirements for becoming a cybersecurity architect....

Upcoming Arrowverse crossover event, Crisis on Infinite Earths, will see Lyla Michaels finally become Harbinger. Audrey Marie Anderson has been appearing on Arrow since season 1, in which she was introduced as an A.R.G.U.S. agent who also happened to be Diggle’s ex-wife - though the two eventually did reconcile. Her comic counterpart is also known as Harbinger and though Lyla has used this as a codename, she has yet to don the character’s iconic suit....

Milo said it will use the proceeds of Series A to continue developing its products, the technology behind them, and more than to double its staff by the end of the year. Currently, Milo has a staff of 40 people in the US, Canada, Colombia and Argentina, according to CEO Josip Rupena in an interview with ZDNet. Milo has provided millions of dollars in US home loans to foreign and digital asset holders for the past three years....

Last Updated: August 13, 2020 H.P. Lovecraft’s most iconic monster, Cthulhu, is an immortal god-like being whose origin and powers are far beyond human understanding. When H.P. Lovecraft wrote his 1926 short story, The Call of Cthulhu, he shocked readers with Cthulhu, a monstrous being that rose from the ocean and re-formed after a boat crashed into it. Despite this being the creature’s only physical appearance, Cthulhu has continued to be submerged in the popular consciousness, from video games to 2020’s aquatic horror, Underwater....

1. Geico breach exposed customers’ driver’s license numbers In a data breach notification filed with the California Attorney General’s office, Geico states that, for over a month, threat actors abused an online sales portal to gain access to policy holder’s driver’s license numbers. The threat actors utilized customer information obtained elsewhere to pull up the info on policyholders. Read more » 2. Hackers using Morse code in phishing attacks to evade detection Microsoft disclosed details of an evasive year-long social engineering campaign wherein the operators kept changing their obfuscation and encryption mechanisms every 37 days on average....

While 2016 holds many already announced wonders for lovers of geek-friendly TV, few new or returning shows carry with them higher expectations than the upcoming second season of Marvel’s Daredevil. Many were skeptical as to whether or not Marvel could transition its winning cinematic formula over to the world of streaming TV, putting the pressure squarely on the shoulders of Matt Murdock to prove the doubters wrong. Thankfully, Daredevil’s debut season proved to be a huge hit with both critics and audiences, further cementing Netflix as an original programming powerhouse to be reckoned with....

The popular photo editing app Darkroom, available for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, has added a very powerful new feature dubbed Clarity. This feature is described as one that “adjusts the contrast within the details of your image, without affecting the overall tone of the image.” In a blog post, the Darkroom developers explain that you can increase Clarity in an image to enhance the “drama or texture” or decrease it to show fewer details....

What is Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts a week-long campaign to highlight cybersecurity career opportunities and share resources that support the growth of a skilled and diverse workforce. Cybersecurity career advice from industry professionals “Find a passion for learning! Especially in a field that’s constantly changing, it’s important to find the time to further develop your understanding of the tech you encounter on a day-to-day basis and seek out information on upcoming new technology....

The first thing you need to do is verify your hardware is capable of running Hyper-V. Your computer’s CPU needs to support SLAT. The best tool to test if your AMD or Intel CPU supports SLAT is CoreInfo by Mark Russinovich. Next, you need to Enable Hyper-V in Windows 8, which isn’t on by default. Now that Hyper-V is enabled, launch Hyper-V Virtual Machine. You can get to it from the Metro Start screen by searching for Hyper-V and clicking the Hyper-V Manager icon....

When it comes to starting a career in the cybersecurity field, you have many options to choose from, but only one will be the right fit. CyberSeek’s Career Pathway tool is here to help you find it. Regardless of which position you ultimately choose, you can feel confident that cybersecurity is an excellent field to get into in terms of long-term career growth. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the cybersecurity field is projected to grow considerably between 2016 to 2026, with an impressive 28% increase in jobs in this category....

Fans of the near constantly ill-fated NBC original comedy Community are no doubt just as enthusiastic in regards to any and all future projects from the show’s creator Dan Harmon as they are in the series itself. In addition to his work on NBC, which saw the formerly mentioned program put on the air for a grand total of five seasons, plus one season that premiered exclusively online via Yahoo! Screen, Harmon has since gone on to develop the cult-hit animated program Rick and Morty for Adult Swim on Cartoon Network....

Daredevil actor Vincent D’Onofrio wants to play Lex Luthor in a future DC project. D’Onofrio is most known for playing the crime boss named Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. Kingpin, in the massively popular Netflix superhero show. Kingpin was the main antagonist for the first and third seasons of the series, and had brief appearances in season 2. Even though D’Onofrio may currently be recognized as Fisk, he actually has been acting since the ’80s, beginning his career with the comedy film The First Turn-On!...

At this moment, the Marvel Cinematic Universe includes two phases, 12 films - spanning from 2008’s Iron Man to 2015’s Ant-Man - and four television series, which can further be broken down to the two TV shows on ABC, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter, and the two on Netflix: Daredevil and Jessica Jones. In terms of its film slate, Marvel Studios has movies planned through 2019 (and dates scheduled through 2020), with Captain America: Civil War officially kicking off Phase 3....

Dash, a popular smart driving tool that originally launched on Android in January, is now finally available for iPhone users. The free app pairs with a device that plug into your car and transmit data back to the app. From there you can see data about your car’s performance and alert you of any potential issues and an average cost for any repairs you might need. Dash can also track your driving habits and suggest ways to improve your car’s gas mileage, increase performance, or generally increase the overall lifespan of your vehicle....

Taiwanese tech company Micro-Star international (MSI) is best known for its gaming PCs, but its new Creator Z16 laptop is firmly aimed at the MacBook Pro market. The new high-end laptop bears more than a passing resemblance to the MacBook Pro, with its CNC-milled aluminum body. Both the machine’s specs and MSI’s messaging also see it targeting visual professionals such as designers, artists, photographers, and videographers … Specs include the latest Intel Tiger Lake H processors in i7 and i9 versions, together with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060....