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| | | Zero-day Disclosed in Android OS | | ZDNet | Details about a zero-day vulnerbility impacting the Android mobile operating system have been published online September 4. The vulnerability resides in how the Video for Linux (V4L2) driver that's included with the Android OS handles input data. | | Meet BetterCloud’s New Chief Technology Officer, Andra Milender | | BetterCloud Monitor | Our new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Andra Milender defected from a medical career track before finding her footing on a technology path. Andra is excited to leave her public company comfort zone and bring her talent to the BetterCloud team. She’s looking forward to helping BetterCloud scale and become one of the most reliable solutions that customers use. Andra hopes to build a culture within her team where everyone has a voice and is comfortable using it. We’re excited to have Andra on board and for all the positive change that she’s bringing with her. | | Pixel 4 Video Leak Reveals Thick Bezels and Sides | | The Verge | A video circulating appears to show Google’s Pixel 4 (or perhaps the taller XL version) from all angles, revealing just how thick its bezels are, along with some previously unseen speaker cutouts along the bottom. | | Google Open-sources Tool for Companies That Aims to Keep Personal Data Private | | The Next Web | For a company that’s in the business of tracking users’ online activities, Google sure is going all out to prove it’s dead serious about privacy. To that effect, the internet behemoth is open-sourcing a library that it uses to glean insights from aggregate data in a privacy-preserving manner. |
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| | | 10+ Essential Siri Tips for Productive Macs | | Computerworld | Most Mac users already use Siri to search the web and solve math problems, but you can do much more. | | 14 Incredibly Useful Things You Didn’t Know Google Drive Could Do | | Fast Company | If you’re thinking of Google Drive as a mere place to plop your files, you’re missing out on some pretty powerful possibilities. Beneath its fluffy cloud exterior, Drive holds all sorts of useful tools for collecting information, working with data, organizing your virtual goods, and sharing stuff externally. In some cases, the options are built directly into Drive; in others, they require a little help from a connecting app or service. |
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