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The perpetrators have identified themselves as the Turkish Crime Family. They are demanding Apple hands over $75,000 in Bitcoin or lesser known cryptocurrency Ethereum. Alternatively, the group is comically asking for $100,000 worth of iTunes gift cards. While doubts have been cast about legitimacy, the group has posted screenshots of their communications with Apple. The ‘Crime Family’ also revealed the email address they used to reach out to the company....

Billed as Microsoft’s first industry-focused cloud solution, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare has several interesting talking points. For example, it taps into Microsoft services such as Dynamics 365 Marketing, Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Azure IoT. By leveraging those tools, healthcare organization can deploy a patient experience that focuses on consumer satisfaction, advanced patient outreach, and more. Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare expands on Microsoft’s current cloud services to allow faster collaborations amongst teams....

Chinese users are now without the service despite paying subscription fees. In an emailed statement, Apple pointed to the violation of local law as a reason. “We have been notified by the Ministry of Public Security that a number of voice over internet protocol apps do not comply with local law. Therefore these apps have been removed from the app store in China,” said a spokeswoman. “These apps remain available in all other markets where they do business....

Keeping up with academic curricula is often very challenging. There are too many assignments and demands, and the chances of missing something or failing are quite big. If you struggle with your college grades, make sure to follow simple tips that will help you improve the situation. There are tried and trusted solutions that help millions of students get decent or even excellent grades for their work. Read this article to know which decisions you should take to improve your grades....

However, today the European Commission announced it has fined four leading consumer electronics brands. Philips, Pioneer, Asus, and Denon & Marantz have been fined a combined €111 million. EU members believe the companies fix online resale prices. Each of the four companies originally faced a higher penalty, but all agreed to work with the EU. After concessions, the European Commission reduced the fine. EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, fresh off hitting Google with a record $5 billion fine, released a statement detailing the case....

Twitter’s WalkingCat has found references in the latest SDK to both ‘Andromeda OS’, and ‘Factory OS Andromeda Device’. The lines were founding the ImagingEditions.xml, with additional mentions of ‘Windows Core’ and ‘Polaris’. The information lines up with previous reports to build wider speculation about Microsoft’s vision. Last year, Windows Central published information about the Andromeda OS, a modular Windows operating system that will make it a truly universal platform....

“The primary driver of health outcomes in the United States are social and behavioral variables,” he said at the Manoca Summit in Minneapolis. “Really understanding what these social determinants of health care should be our primary area of focus.” Abnousi didn’t outright say it, but the implication is that hospitals could share data with it or vice versa. In fact, Abnousi led a secret research project with that exact goal earlier in the year....

Currently being tested internally, the feature would allow users to find other people to play games with. It seems some users have already seen an icon called “Find Players” located in the composition pane for statuses and posts. TheNextWeb reports the feature is currently in early development. For example, there is no integration with important online game networks like Steam, Xbox Live, or PlayStation Network. I would guess some kind of integration with these would be a minimum ability....

Firefox 61 introduces a number of small but notable changes to the engine that should increase its general speed. Perhaps the most obvious is the changes Mozilla has made to tab switching, called ‘tab warming’. Essentially, the browser will premptively begin to load tabs as you hover over them, rendering some of the page before you switch. For users, this gives the illusion that things are loading snappier. Fewer Frame Drops It’s joined by a feature called ‘retained display lists’ which should improve the smoothness of general browsing....

Fortunately, tech giant Microsoft has the software that teachers and students need to make this necessary migration a success. Here are five tips for people offering and receiving remote lessons using Microsoft Teams. Create an entire virtual classroom Many students have encountered problems with lessons, information, assignments, and conversations coming at them on multiple platforms. They often miss out on valuable information because they did not check one of them....

However, one moderator says she developed PTSD after Facebook failed to follow workplace safety guidelines. In a lawsuit, Selena Scola demands that the company set up a medical monitoring fund to test its moderators for PTSD and provide care. The September 12 lawsuit says content moderators had to view thousands of videos of beheadings, child abuse, and torture daily. It also alleges that Facebook is breaking the guidelines it collaborated with other tech companies to create....

“The success of iPhone (140K apps & 3B downloads announced that day) blinded us at Microsoft as to where Apple was heading,” he explained on Twitter. “Endless rumors of Apple’s tablet obviously meant a pen computer based on Mac. Why not? The industry chased this for 20 years. That was our context.” As we all know by now, Apple released nothing of the sort. Despite rumors and mockups of a pen and keyboard focused tablet, it launched a more consumer-oriented device that could offer productivity in a pinch....

This article was contributed by Andrew Williams for askgrowers. Marijuana connoisseurs would know that indica-leaning strains generally have more relaxing effects than those that lean towards Sativa. This makes such strains a popular choice for evening or nighttime consumption as they can help people relax and have a good sleep. One such strain is Gas Cake. This is a weed dominant in Indica, boasting an Indica/Sativa ratio of 60/40. Even though it is not heavily dominant in Indica, its overall effects are quite relaxing....

Back in May, Microsoft introduced GitHub Codespaces, which is a web-based development tool in a cloud environment on GitHub. It allows users to start coding on the platform quickly. This means now proprietary development environment is needed. “Codespaces can be configured to load your code and dependencies, developer tools, extensions, and dotfiles. Switching between environments is simple—you can navigate away at any time, and when you switch back, your codespace is automatically reopened....

The fact Windows is the dominant platform for business machines is significant. Many machines are running older Windows builds and are still using Internet Explorer. Microsoft’s old browser is not where the company wants customers to be. So, we now have a race for the upgrade market. Microsoft wants business to move straight from IE to Edge, but Google is making a big play for enterprise users. The company has debuted a new Chrome feature called Site Isolation....

Unfortunately, the feature is pretty barebones, but Google is slowly adding features. The latest commit is a button that will reflect the audio status. When there’s no audio, it won’t show, but hovering will display the ability to mute the video. “This CL adds a mute button in the Picture-in-Picture window that reflects the muted state of the video,” explained developer François Beaufort. “If there is no audio track, mute button will be hidden....

Google will differentiate Play Pass from Xbox Game Pass by aiming to deliver more content. In fact, the solution is closer to Apple’s Arcade game subscription service, which was launched earlier this year. Google Play Pass will allow subscribers to access games from the Play Store, but it will also let them use premium apps without having to purchase them. Android Police has discovered some images that look like upcoming promotion shots for Play Pass....

Margrethe Vestager, competition commissioner for the European Union says Google attempted to negotiate a settlement last year. The European Commission says the fine regards three restrictions Google placed on Android device OEMs. Under European laws the restrictions break antitrust regulations. Google knew it was on a slippery slope with the EU after receiving another record fine of $2.7 billion last year. That antitrust ruling was due to how the company abused its power to push its own shopping service....

Titled ‘Flexible display hinged device’, its diagrams feature a hinge design Surface Book users will be very familiar with. Hidden under the display is what Microsoft calls an ‘Exoskeletal hinge’. The first segment of the hinge creates a curved tab, which when folded, travels into the cavity created by a second hinge segment, and so on. According to the patent, the design of this hinge, in particular, offers some benefits for foldables....

Jigsaw puzzles have been around since the late 1700s and remain among the most popular pastimes today. Not only are they fun to do, but jigsaw puzzles can also improve your logical thinking and problem-solving skills. In this blog post, we’ll explore how jigsaw puzzle games can help to boost your logical thinking and how you can use them to your advantage. With interesting jigsaw puzzles being so easy to find and buy or play online, it’s never been easier to get your hands on them and start challenging your brain....