It has been working on the refresh for more than a year, and the culmination of consultation is an updated 28-page digital government strategy. Under the strategy, the government has set out three priorities for its services in trying to achieve that goal. These priorities are making all government services digitally available, easily accessible, and people and business-centric. The updated priorities do not steer far from those in the government’s previous digital strategy, which had set out priorities of making government easier to deal through the adoption of myGovID and informing citizens about government’s use of data....

According to the internal iOS 14.6 files, Apple is working on new earbuds under the Beats brand called “Beats Studio Buds.” Just like AirPods, these are completely wireless earphones that come with a smart charging case. Based on what we found, Beats Studio Buds will also feature an Apple chip to offer instant pairing and the “Hey, Siri” feature. Compared to the current Powerbeats Pro, Beats’ new earbuds will be much more compact....

As Facebook is aggressively trying to regain the trust of its users, the company is now introducing a new Data Abuse Bounty program that will reward people up to $40,000 if a data abuse breach has been found. The program will reward people with first-hand knowledge and evidence of a Facebook app abusing and violating any of Facebook’s policies or is selling user data to third-parties. With the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has been working hard to regain the trust of existing users....

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Facebook is developing a new tool that focuses on news consumption in order to re-shape its identity as a social network, like Twitter, that can compete in the news consumption space. The project, which is reportedly called “Reader,” would be a feature that runs on Apple’s iOS Devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The WSJ shares some details on the project:...

Update: In a leaked memo obtained by Business Insider, Facebook continues to defend its Research app, as well as its decision to distribute it via enterprise certificates. Read the details below. In a new statement today, Facebook says that Apple has restored its access to enterprise certificates. This means that Facebook can now use its internal applications again, which were rendered useless earlier this week when Apple barred the company’s access to enterprise certification....

Fandango, the movie ticket service that is currently integrated into Siri, today announced an update to its iOS app for iPhone and iPad. On top of enhancements that lets iPad users scroll through photos & videos and view in full screen mode, the app also now features the ability for Visa Signature account holders to purchase tickets faster and receive special offers by saving their card. The feature is only available on the iPhone initially and comes alongside better Facebook sharing options by creating and signing into a Fandango account....

Fans were so wowed by the first film in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series that they pretty much expected the second film to fail to live up to the first. It’s difficult for sequels to measure up, and while The Crimes of Grindelwald definitely had its magical moments (and some of the movie provided us with the answers we so desperately sought), it still lacked in other areas....

The DoubleTake app was released earlier this year and it allows users to record videos using multiple cameras on the iPhone at the same time. Today, the app has been updated with iPad Pro support and other improvements. DoubleTake was developed by FiLMiC, the company behind the popular FiLMiC Pro camera application, and it was introduced in 2019 during the iPhone 11 launch event. Users can choose two of the device’s cameras to record a video using both lenses simultaneously....

The He-Man and The Masters of The Multiverse comic hit the ground running as quickly as fans had hoped, uniting various versions of Eternia’s champion from across the multiverse. And in its final pages, the first issue sent the team far away from the threatened castles and sorcerers of Eternia… to the cosmic space battles of The New Adventures of He-Man animated series. The threat driving both their retreat and their mission is the grotesque and evil Anti-He-Man, scourge of Anti-Eternia, now picking his way across dimensions to slaughter his heroic doppelgangers and claim their power as his own....

The battle between Facebook and Apple over the upcoming iOS 14 ad tracking transparency (ATT) feature is ramping up. Starting today, Facebook will begin testing its own prompts asking users to allow app and website tracking. That comes ahead of Apple officially rolling the feature out in “early spring” that will give highlight what apps and websites are tracking them and the ability to easily opt-out. Facebook has been pushing hard against Apple’s iOS 14 ad tracking transparency feature in recent months....

The Fast and the Furious and xXx director Rob Cohen is facing a fresh allegation of sexual assault, following claims earlier this year that he molested his own daughter when she was a child. The new accusation is from a woman who says that she was raped by Cohen four years ago, with contemporary records confirming that she sought treatment for sexual assault at the time. This is the latest in a long list of stories about high-profile Hollywood actors, directors, and producers who have been accused of sexual misconduct and assault....

The Herman Miller Aeron chair is so ubiquitous in higher-end offices that ordering them is almost a default for companies able to pay the tab. But not Apple. Influenced by a chat between Jony Ive and two British designers, Apple has reportedly ordered 12,000 chairs created with a very different vision in mind … FastCo said that the order was for the Vitra Pacific Chair. The Aeron chair has proven so popular because it does its job so well, its open mesh material and suspension system ensuring that it remains cool and comfortable no matter how long your working hours....

The early access program was being offered to Apple employees for the symbolic price of 49¢ per month, with a one-month free trial, until the end of the early access period, which was said to be when iOS 13 ships to customers. Today, I was able to get information about the price of an Apple Arcade subscription to customers. This information is available in one of the APIs used by the App Store app....

Facebook may in future have you ask for your permission to combine what it knows about you from WhatsApp, Instagram and third-party websites. The potential restriction is at an early stage at present … The BBC reports that the German competition watchdog has made a ruling that combining data in this way can only be done with user permission. The BBC notes that the ruling only applies in Germany, and doesn’t come into immediate effect there as Facebook gets one month to challenge it before it becomes law....

If you like the Final Fantasy franchise, you’ll be glad to hear that a new game from Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming exclusively to the Apple Arcade. Fantasian is an RPG set against a backdrop made from over 150 handmade dioramas that blend physical environments and 3D characters. To tell this epic story, the developer Mistwalker approached a novel in the form of a “memory” system where players encounter and collect various memories, journal entries, and notes presented as miniature in-game novels to flesh out the story, realms, and characters of Fantasian....

CarPlay isn’t expected to gain any major features this year according to recent reporting, but that doesn’t mean we can’t dream. One simple change I would love to see in some future update is support for HomeKit alerts through CarPlay. Going a step further, a dedicated Home app for CarPlay with a few key features could be very beneficial. CarPlay prevents most alerts from reaching your car so you don’t get distracted by a new email or tweet while driving, but that filter can sometimes catch useful alerts too....

Fibaro is launching three new HomeKit-compatible smart accessories including the first flood sensor that works with Apple’s new Home app alerts. Fibaro Flood Sensor joins Motion Sensor and Door/Window Sensor which are all expected to be available by the end of the year. iOS 10.2 which was released this week includes “notification support for HomeKit accessories including window coverings, occupancy, motion, door/window, smoke, carbon monoxide, and water leak sensors.” Fibaro Flood Sensor takes advantage of this new iOS 10 feature by sending you alerts when water is detected to notify you about leaks or flooding....

In the 3rd chapter in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, you’ll encounter another quest call Lost Friends. You’ll enroll in this quest as per the directions of a younger character in the game, Betty. She’ll ask you to find her friends, which she reveals are cats and not humans. To get you going, she’ll give you hints of locations to find the three cats, which you have to keep in mind to track them down....

Exploitation is about identifying a system’s potential exposures and exploiting its weaknesses. We used Nmap and Metasploit to identify potentially vulnerable services. From there we launched an exploit that gave us access to a system. We shall begin in this paper by covering the basics of exploitation execution using msfconsole and msfcli and compromising a target based on a discovered vulnerability. Prerequisites The researcher is supposed to be quite handy with the operating of Metasploit commands and familiar with configuring several security settings such as firewall, port configuration, etc....

Facebook continues to play defense against Apple’s upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature. The company has today launched a new digital ad campaign called “Good Ideas Deserve to be Found,” with the purpose of explaining the importance of personalized advertisements. The world is full of good ideas. Now, thanks to personalized ads, small businesses can get theirs found. Good ideas deserve to be found. As reported by CNBC, this new ad campaign will appear on TV, radio, and digital platform starting today and will run for 12 weeks....