Apple patches an NSO zero-day flaw affecting all devices – News

Apple patches an NSO zero-day flaw affecting all devices – TechCrunch

Apple has released security updates for a zero-day vulnerability that affects every iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Citizen Lab, which discovered the vulnerability and was credited with the find, urges users to immediately update their devices. The technology giant said iOS 14.8 for iPhones and iPads, as well as new updates for Apple Watch … Read more

Driven by livestreams, consumer spending in social apps to hit $17.2B in 2025 – News

Driven by livestreams, consumer spending in social apps to hit $17.2B in 2025 – TechCrunch

The livestreaming boom is driving a significant uptick in the creator economy, as a new forecast estimates consumers will spend $6.78 billion in social apps in 2021. That figure will grow to $17.2 billion annually by 2025, according to data from mobile data firm App Annie, which notes the upward trend represents a five-year compound … Read more

Rezilion raises $30M to help security operations teams with tools to automate their busywork – News

Rezilion raises $30M to help security operations teams with tools to automate their busywork – TechCrunch

Security operations teams face a daunting task these days, fending off malicious hackers and their increasingly sophisticated approaches to cracking into networks. That also represents a gap in the market: building tools to help those security teams do their jobs. Today, an Israeli startup called Rezilion that is doing just that — building automation tools … Read more

Chrome Beta to experiment with a more powerful New Tab page, web highlights and search changes – News

Chrome Beta to experiment with a more powerful New Tab page, web highlights and search changes – TechCrunch

Google is launching a new version of its Chrome Beta browser today that’s introducing some fairly notable changes to its user interface and design. The browser will introduce an updated New Tab page, which will now include cards directing you back to past web search activities, instead of only a list of shortcuts to favorite … Read more

Microsoft is discontinuing its Office apps for Chromebook users in favor of web versions  – News

Microsoft is discontinuing its Office apps for Chromebook users in favor of web versions  – TechCrunch

Since 2017, Microsoft has offered its Office suite to Chromebook users via the Google Play store, but that is set to come to an end in a few short weeks. As of September 18, Microsoft is discontinuing support for Office (which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook) on Chromebook. Microsoft is not, however, abandoning … Read more