Articles by John P. Mello Jr

Microsoft Bing and Russian search engine Yandex on Monday announced a new protocol designed to speed up search updates of websites Called IndexNow, the protocol uses an API to allow websites to easily notify search engines whenever content is created, updated, or deleted. Once the search engines are notified of updates, they can quickly crawl and r...

Apple refreshed its MacBook Pro line of laptop computers and introduced two new processors Monday at an online event The company also introduced a new version of its AirPods wireless earbuds, added a low-cost tier to its music service, and brightened up its HomePod smart speaker line with some new colors....

Item tracker maker Tile refreshed its product line Tuesday and announced it will be introducing a new ultra-wideband (UWB) product in 2022 The refreshed lineup looks like this:...

Walmart and Netflix are teaming up to sell merchandise pegged to the streaming media provider's content "Through this new partnership, Walmart will not only offer products that bring the imagination of Netflix creators into reality but Walmart customers and Netflix superfans will also find a new, exciting entertainment destination," Walmart Executi...

Amazon is reportedly developing a smart refrigerator that will automatically keep track of low-stock or expired items and make restock orders The fridge uses technology Amazon developed for its cashierless stores, according to Business Insider....

A technology executive raised eyebrows last week when he predicted the shortage in semiconductor chips could last into 2023 "Right now, every single end market for semiconductors is up simultaneously," Marvell CEO Matt Murphy said at a CNBC Technology Executive Council event Thursday....

An international study of cyberattacks has discovered discrepancies based on race and gender The research by Malwarebytes, Digitunity and the Cybercrime Support Network based on a survey of 5,000 people in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany found that Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color (BIPOC) are more likely to have th...

Facebook on Monday announced it's putting its plans to launch a version of Instagram for kids on hold The move comes following a report in the Wall Street Journal that Instagram is harmful to young people and congressional pressure to scrap the project....

Shadow code -- third-party scripts and libraries often added to web applications without security validation -- pose risks to websites and jeopardize compliance with privacy regulations, according to new research released Tuesday Third-party code leaves organizations vulnerable to digital skimming and Magecart attacks, the researchers also noted....

The latest version of the iPad Mini was the clear star of the show at Apple's pre-recorded new product event streamed from its website Tuesday "The iPad Mini was the biggest news of the day," Kevin Krewell, a principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld....

High-ranking business executives say ransomware is a major concern to them, but their organizations are unprepared to do anything about it Those were the findings of a poll released Monday by global consulting and advisory services firm Deloitte....

YouTube has taken a backseat to TikTok for months when it comes to average engagement with Android users, according to a report from a mobile market watcher The report by App Annie revealed that the average user of TikTok, a social network for sharing short-form videos, spends more time in that app than the average user spends on YouTube....

Amazon is launching two initiatives aimed at better preparing individuals and businesses to deal with cybersecurity threats and hardening the authentication of users of its AWS cloud In a post on the aboutamazon.com website, the company announced that beginning in October, which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it will make available to the public...

The next generation of iPhones expected to be launched in September will include support for satellite communication, according to numerous news reports based on a research note released by insightful Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Kuo predicted in the note that Apple will include hardware in the iPhone 13 that allows the mobile to connect to low-earth...

Businesses are flocking to software-as-a-service applications as a means to improve the efficiency of their operations and the productivity of their employees, but weak control of access to cloud apps is putting the data of many organizations at risk According to a study released Tuesday by DoControl, the average 1,000-person company using SaaS app...

The hacker who stole US$600 million in tokens from a cryptocurrency platform last week was offered a security job by the platform Tuesday Most of the money has been returned to the Poly Network, but more than $200 million in assets remains locked in an account controlled by the hacker, whom the crypto platform refers to as "Mr. White Hat."

A federal highway safety agency announced Friday it has opened an investigation of accidents involving automated driving systems in cars made by Tesla When announcing the probe, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that since January 2018, Tesla models engaged in either Autopilot or Traffic Aware Cruise Control were connected...

Hackers aren't the only ones evading security measures of many organizations. So are their remote workers In a report on remote workforce security released Monday, 52 percent of the U.S. IT and cybersecurity professionals surveyed revealed they experienced remote workers finding workarounds to their organizations' security policies....

Policymakers should be fostering the use of artificial intelligence in making workforce decisions, not inhibiting it, according to the Center for Data Innovation In a report released Monday, the global think tank called on governments to encourage AI adoption and establish guardrails to limit harm....

A number of popular commercial applications in categories ranging from browsers to messaging and meeting apps all contained open-source components with security vulnerabilities, according to new research released Wednesday The study performed by Osterman Research for GrammaTech also found that of the most popular commercial browser, email, file sha...