“Emoji are really, really complicated, and they don’t need to be. Emoji are supposed to be easy, cute, and even fun. They’re whimsical ways to communicate with your friends, allowing you to create and converse in sometimes-cryptic pictographic codes.”
Range Extender, Dremel Tool Kits, Apple AirPods, and the Rest of Saturday’s Best Deals
“Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Range extenders aren’t a cure-all for your home network, but if you have one or two spots in the house that just doesn’t get good reception, they’re an inexpensive way to fill in the gaps.”
The hackers behind the devastating WannaCry cyberattack are moving their money
“The hackers behind the devastating WannCry ransomware attack that wrecked havoc in dozens of countries are moving their cash. The British NHS (National Health Service), Spanish telecoms firm Telefonica, Nissan, and FedEx were among the organisations affected.”
Elon Musk says Mark Zuckerberg’s understanding of the future of AI is ‘limited’
“It’s fascinating to imagine the conversations that happen behind closed doors between the world’s richest and most powerful, so when they occur in the open — and over topics that impact the future of the world — it’s hard to do anything but grab the popcorn and watch intensely.”
Adobe Finally Kills Flash Dead
“In 2010, Steve Jobs banished Adobe Flash from the iPhone. It was too insecure, Jobs wrote, too proprietary, too resource-intensive, too unaccommodating for a platform run by fingertips instead of mouse clicks. All of those gripes hold true. And now Adobe itself has finally conceded.”
Google deletes 20 apps that spied on users from its Play Store
“20 apps have been deleted from the Google Play Store after they were found to contain malicious code used to spy on users. The apps in question monitored users’ email, texts, voice calls, locations, and more, and are said to have been installed on about 100 phones.”
Google will no longer automatically populate search results as you type
“Google will no longer automatically populate search results as you type because it just doesn’t work on mobile devices, and mobile devices are where most Google searches happen these days. Indeed, Instant Search is dead at last.”
