Apple’s rumored iPhone satellite support may be for emergency calls and messages

Mariella Moon

The alleged satellite functions for future iPhones are only reserved for emergencies, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. A few days ago, a report by well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the next iPhones with support for satellite calls and messages will arrive in lower earth orbit. However, Gurman’s sources said Apple isn’t turning its devices … Read more

Microsoft customer support agent compromised in attacks by SolarWinds’ hackers

Mariella Moon

The group behind the massive SolarWinds hacks recently launched another cyber attack campaign, and one of the victims was a Microsoft customer support agent. Microsoft announced in a blog post that it is pursuing new activities by the group baptized as Nobelium. “This recent activity has been largely unsuccessful,” the company said, and the group … Read more

‘Flight Simulator’ on Xbox will support VRR for better frame rates

Igor Bonifacic

During Microsoft’s E3 2021 show on Sunday, we got a good look at the Flight Simulator running on an Xbox Series X, but the trailer lacked the context of how the game was performing on consoles. We now have an answer. In a Twitter response discovered by Eurogamer, Microsoft confirmed that the X and S … Read more

6 tips from Seattle tech companies on how to support racial equity programs

6 tips from Seattle tech companies on how to support racial equity programs

Panel participants for sea.citi’s conversation about DEI efforts: Stephan Yu from Facebook and sea.citi (top left), Neal Myrick from the Tableau Foundation (top right), Kim Vu from Remitly (bottom left) and Luanda Arai by sea.citi. As people across the country celebrate the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, companies committed to doing more for … Read more

Cannabis banking act passes U.S. House with bipartisan support – TechCrunch

Cannabis banking act passes U.S. House with bipartisan support – TechCrunch

The US House of Representatives passed landmark law to ease restrictions on the cannabis industry. The banking law SAFE ACT (Secure and Fair Enforcement) offers financial institutions a safe haven for working with cannabis operators. If passed by the Senate and approved by President Biden, this bill would give the cannabis industry access to traditional … Read more

Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color – TechCrunch

Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color – TechCrunch

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at strengthening the efforts of Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) led and focused on color founders. The motivation behind the project is straightforward. ESOs “are facing record demand, resources are depleted and are chronically underestimated, underestimated and underfunded,” say the organizations. The resource … Read more

OceanGate selects support ship for sub trips to the Titanic

Horizon Arctic

OceanGate Expeditions will use the offshore support vessel Horizon Arctic on expeditions to the Titanic. (OceanGate photo) OceanGate Expeditions, based in Everett, Washington, has taken another giant step by selecting the expedition’s auxiliary ship to send their submersible to the world’s most famous shipwreck. The Canadian-owned 93.6 meter long Horizon Arctic will serve as the … Read more

Hasbro reorganizes to support big growth from ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and ‘Magic: The Gathering’

Hasbro reorganizes to support big growth from ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and ‘Magic: The Gathering’

At the Wizards of the Coast headquarters in Renton, Washington (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Hasbro, the parent company of Wizards of the Coast, is reorganizing its business structure to further expand the audience for Dungeons & Dragons. The Wall Street Journal reported that Wizards of the Coast, based in Renton, Washington, had sales of … Read more

GeForce Now game streaming starts to roll out Chrome support

GeForce Now game streaming starts to roll out Chrome support

If you’d like to try NVIDIA’s cloud gaming service without installing the app, you may now be able to access it through your computer’s browser. XDA advises that the version notes for version 2.0.27 of GeForce Now reveal beta support for the Chrome browser on Windows and macOS. However, some users report that they are … Read more