I’ve been using a FlexiSpot convertible desk for years now (the Theodore model), and it’s hard not to fall in love with their standing desks. On top of sturdy construction, you can program up to four different height adjustment presets that range from as low as 28.3-inches to 47.6-inches. Changing the height of the desk is as easy as pressing a button off to the side on an easy-access pad....

In a statement to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, TSMC said it has acquired five million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and given them to the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control. “TSMC donates five million doses of BNT162b2 vaccine for use to fight off the COVID-19 pandemic,” the chipmaker said in a Taiwan Stock Exchange statement. “This donation is an emergency donation made for the public welfare for material disasters relief....

Matthew Maruca, general counsel for Reproductive Biology Associates and its affiliate My Egg Bank North America, wrote in a letter that a file server containing embryology data was encrypted on April 16 after attackers gained access to the company’s systems starting on April 7. The attackers stole names, addresses, SSNs, laboratory results and “information relating to the handling of human tissue,” according to Maruca. Maruca said the company started an investigation in April that lasted until June 7, when they officially confirmed that patient data had been accessed and taken during the attack....

LG produces excellent gaming monitors, and this is no exception. The 34-inch screen features a wide 21:9 curved aspect ratio for multitasking, whether you’re working from home or gaming. Under the screen’s hood, the monitor uses HDR10 and sRGB 99% color gamut with a 160Hz refresh rate. It also uses a 1ms Motion Blur Reduction to smooth gameplay, reduce blurring and eliminate ghosting, which provides a competitive edge when you need it most....

There are no mini tablets with specifications near the Apple iPad mini. So if you need a conveniently-sized tablet that’s portable, has a sharp screen and has enough power to rival a small PC, the mini should be on your radar. Of course, Apple tends to price its products relatively high, so if you don’t need all the latest and greatest hardware, older models should suit you well and at a significant discount....

In 2021, FWD won the Best App of the Year Award from Google Play. The company’s highest priority is helping you learn a wide range of skills in the least amount of time. The app provides a curated offering of high-quality books, articles, videos, and podcasts on the internet, so you won’t have to spend hours hunting down training material to learn a new skill. Simply open the app, and you can learn something valuable in as little as 5 minutes....

The newly disclosed critical security vulnerabilities affect Cisco Policy Suite Static SSH Keys and Cisco Cisco Catalyst PON Series Switches Optical Network Terminals. The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged users and administrators to review the Cisco advisories and apply the necessary updates. Cisco Policy Suite – a software package for data management – contains a vulnerability (CVE-2021-40119) in the key of its Secure Shell (SHH) cryptographic network authentication mechanism, which could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to login to unpatched systems as the root user....

I use these earbuds as my go-to for commuting on the subway or when I’m flying because the noise canceling is one of the best for their price point. The noise canceling works so well that I don’t have to worry about external noises while I’m listening to my podcasts or music. They also come with a transparency mode for when you need to hear the outside world, and they pack such solid noise-filtering options that we’ve even added them to our lineup of best earbuds....

While audio technology has certainly advanced enough that it’s easy to find earbuds and headphones with wonderful sound quality, few of us enjoy always having something in or on our ears. Unfortunately, phone and laptop speakers haven’t advanced at the same rate. And even the smallest external speakers are a bit bulky to carry around everywhere. So it’s a good thing the HumBird Bone-Conducting Speaker provides amazing sound you can take with you anywhere....

In the coming month, the search giant will introduce age verification checks where users are asked to provide additional proof-of-age when attempting to watch mature content on YouTube or downloading content on Google Play. The move is to provide users with “age appropriate experiences,” Google government affairs and public policy senior manager Samantha Yorke explained in a blog post. “As part of this process some Australian users may be asked to provide additional proof of age when attempting to watch mature content on YouTube or downloading content on Google Play....

On September 28, Guoli Ma, Sebastian Lekies, and Claudio Criscione, members of Google’s vulnerability management team, said in a blog post that the new program is designed to improve Tsunami’s security detection capabilities. The Tsunami Security Scanner, open sourced in July 2020, was originally an internal Google tool and has since been published and made available to the public. The scanner is designed to check large-scale enterprise networks for open ports and then to cross-check vulnerability exposure based on the initial reconnaissance results....

While the Pixel 6 Pro at time of release was only $100 cheaper ($899) than the $999.99 iPhone 13 Pro, you’re still spending big bucks on either device. To help you make the right buying decision, here are the key reasons why you would want to go with one Pro phone over the other. Specifications You should buy the Google Pixel 6 Pro if… 1. You want fun and experimental camera features The Google Pixel has always been known for its exceptional computational photography, and the 6 Pro’s camera is nothing less....

Google slipped a new message of excitement onto YouTube and I just had to look. The message, you see, was a new enticement for the upcoming Pixel 6, a phone that actually doesn’t look like most other expensive phones. Which is a good thing. In the way of most phone messaging, this little ad begins with thumping music. Because if you can’t thump your way to success, what kind of American are you?...

That’s very important. One low-level problem is that there are many security vulnerability databases, there’s no standard interchange format. If you want to aggregate information from multiple databases you must handle each one completely separately. That’s a real waste of time and energy. At the very least you must create parsers for each database format to merge their data. All this makes systematic tracking of dependencies and collaboration between vulnerability databases much harder than it should be....

The settlement still has to be approved by the US District Court for the Northern District of California, where the case was filed. In a blog post, Google said the settlement “allows both parties to move forward and avoids years of uncertain and distracting litigation.” The vast majority of US developers who earned revenue through Google Play will be eligible to receive money from the fund. Those who are eligible will be notified....

On Thursday, Grammarly unveiled GrammarlyGO, a generative AI feature that will use your own text to improve your writing. Also: How to use ChatGPT to help you write GrammarlyGO will account for unique characteristics such as voice, style and purpose to produce tailored suggestions and generate, rewrite, and personalize text. Much like on ChatGPT, users will be able to ask GrammarlyGO to rewrite their current text for tone, clarity, and length, generate text based on a prompt, and even brainstorm ideas for future projects....

That marks a 71% decrease in ’time to known exploitation’ or TTKE, according to security firm Rapid7’s new 2021 Vulnerability Intelligence Report. The main reason for the reduction in TTKE was a surge in widespread zero-day attacks, many of which were used by ransomware gangs, according to the company. As Rapid7 notes, 2021 was a grim year for defenders, which kicked off with the SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack, which was pinned on Russian state-sponsored hackers....

The emails – part of an attack that Proofpoint researchers said began in October but increased in November – generally contain information about COVID-19 testing and the new Omicron variant. Cybercriminals and threat actors have used concern about COVID-19 as a phishing lure since the pandemic began to cause headlines in January and February of 2020. But with this specific attack, cybercriminals are spoofing the login portals of schools like Vanderbilt University, the University of Central Missouri and more....

UPDATE: Blass’ locked Twitter account only allows his current followers to view his tweets and photos. From the looks of the photos, rumors and leaked dummy models of the S22 lineup were spot on. The S22 and S22 Plus both carry the familiar Samsung design, with a three-camera array on the back of the phone. All three phones have a holepunch cutout on the display for the front-facing camera. What’s most notable, to me at least, is that the S22 Ultra has the same design we’d come to expect from Samsung’s Note lineup....

Home Depot has built on Google Cloud since 2015. Like many other retailers, the company saw a spike in its digital channels due to the pandemic, as well as changes in the interactions between digital channels, customers, stores, and associates. All told, digital sales were up 86 percent in 2020. Late last year, Home Depot’s SVP of IT, Fahim Siddiqui, told ZDNet how the company responded to the pandemic. One key effort revolved around standing up curbside pickup quickly....