Someone at Microsoft is in trouble: Thought your files were Fort Knox-safe with Windows Bitlocker? Stacksmashing, a security researcher (aka hacker), blew the file encrypter open in 43 seconds with a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico. Yikes.
What does a sphygmomanometer measure? Is it … A.) Ocean waves, B.) Humidity, C.) Blood pressure or D.) Bird vocal range? Make your best guess.
Rescue blurry pictures
🤳🏼 Ever had one of those “oops” moments taking pictures? You know, when your hand wobbles and your photo becomes as elusive as a Bigfoot sighting (or, in my case, my dog, Abby, doing something super cute)?
Before you rush to delete it, hang tight! Most phones have a built-in “sharpness” feature. If you’re looking for the quickest fix, this is probably it.
For iPhone:
- Open the Photos app and select the blurry photo.
- Tap Edit in the top right corner. Scroll through the Adjust menu until you find Sharpness.
- Slide your finger left or right on the bar to make the photo sharper. Hit Done to finish up.
For Android:
- Open the Gallery app and choose the blurry photo.
- Tap the Edit icon in the bottom row.
- Tap the Brightness icon and scroll until you find Sharpness.
- Slide your finger left or right on the bar to make the photo sharper. Hit Save.
Note: Steps may vary. Newer Android phones may also have an Unblur feature under Gallery Tools. Adjust the slider to improve your image.
Why we can’t have nice things: Apple’s Vision Pro has left some buyers disappointed with its, um … performance. They’re calling it the “$3,500 chastity belt” because it won’t stream VR porn. I guess that was one reason to buy it.
🏀 This takes balls: Finally, we won’t need to pay a bunch of different streamers for sports. ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an all-in-one sports streaming service, packing 14 networks and ESPN+. Coming this fall, priced above $40 monthly.
Swiper no swiping! U.S. Embassies warn of robberies and suspicious deaths among those who use dating apps while visiting other countries, like Colombia. If you’re traveling internationally on business, keep it a strictly business trip.
⚠️ MIT’s latest discovery: Ambient light sensors in our gadgets and webcams could let hackers spy on us — even if the camera is taped over. Spies could track hand movements and detect the presence of a human face. Just when you thought that black electric tape did the job.
“Class, power up your Xbox”: Mr. Mahathey’s seventh- and eighth-grade social studies students got a virtual trip to ancient Greece through “Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.” His TikTok tutorial on the Battle of Thermopylae went viral — 2 million views. This teacher gets an A+!
End of the line: AT&T’s plan to disconnect California’s landlines could endanger our most vulnerable (like older folks in no-cell zones). It’s happening all over the country. Imagine a world where a call for help goes unanswered.
Plaque attack: Thanks to operating system flaws, 3 million smart toothbrushes turned into hacker tools. This is no joke; they were used as part of a massive DDoS attack, crashing a company’s website. Any internet-connected device is a target. My advice: Give your router a stronger password. And if you can’t update your router, get a new one.