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On May 17, Apple detailed its retail store response to COVID-19 in an open letter written by SVP of Retail + People Deirdre O’Brien. The letter spoke of a commitment to care for store teams, customers, and communities. Apple has been recognized as an early leader in its actions to create a safe store environment. How does its response compare to other top retailers? The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the priorities of every brand into the spotlight....

As a hint, there is not much use of brute force while solving this CTF. This is a beginner-friendly challenge as the difficulty level is given as easy. Pre-requisites would be having some knowledge of Linux commands and the ability to run some basic pentesting tools. The torrent downloadable URL is also available for this VM; it has been added in the reference section of this article. https://download.vulnhub.com/darkhole/DarkHole.zip Please note: I have used Oracle Virtual Box to run the downloaded machine for all of these machines....

After seeming to take forever to get ready, Matt Reeves’ The Batman is finally gearing up for production with several big casting announcements. One of the most interesting is the news that Zoë Kravitz will be stepping in to play the role of Catwoman alongside Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader. As with any casting for a superhero movie, there has been a lot of discussion about Kravitz taking the role....

A designer/developer has created an iPhone app that recreates the UI of a click wheel iPod Classic, right down to haptic feedback and click sounds … Elvin Hu blended it with a Cover Flow album view above the click wheel. He tweeted a short video of the app (below), which is still a work in progress, and told The Verge what inspired the project. I must say that the combination of click wheel iPod Classic UI and Cover Flow works well....

WARNING: Spoilers for Cobra Kai season 2. Cobra Kai season 2 ends in tragedy for Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), and the students of both the Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do dojos. Both Daniel and Johnny must face the ramifications of their failures as senseis; Daniel’s dream of continuing Mr. Miyagi’s teachings ends while Johnny loses both his prized pupil Miguel (Xolo Maridueña), who is hospitalized with serious injuries, and the Cobra Kai dojo itself, which is stolen by John Kreese (Martin Kove) after a violent brawl that exceeded anything fans saw in The Karate Kid movies....

Smartphone makers these days often claim their devices are simply powerful. However, not every device is exactly what it is advertised. Xiaomi is one of the well-recognized brands these days known to fulfill all the expectations of their customers and often reflect the true identity of their gadgets. Well, they are back again with their most powerful device till date and i.e. Mi 10s. Here are solutions to the common problems in Xiaomi Mi 10s....

We’ve heard many rumors about Apple’s new augmented reality headset, referred to as Apple Glasses, which are expected to be announced at some point in 2022. While the company won’t give us details about their upcoming projects, developer and designer Jordan Singer has created this new concept that imagines the Apple Glasses user interface inspired by iOS 14. As Jordan noted, Apple’s website highlights that changes in the iOS 14 interface makes the elements “compact” and focuses on letting users “quickly get information,” which is expected for an operating system that will run on a pair of glasses....

BirdFont BirdFont is a simple font maker and editor. It supports the creation and editing of TTF, EOT, and SVG fonts. I’m not a designer or font maker, but I found it simple to use. Simply choose the letter you want to make and you’re done. How To Install BirdFont In Linux BirdFont is simple to install in Linux distributions. It’s in the default repository. BirdFont can be installed using your package manager....

Danny DeVito is Geralt of Rivia’s father Vesemir from The Witcher in a cool piece of fan art. The popular Netflix fantasy series about a man who hunts monsters has generated a lot of buzz in a post Game of Thrones era. Geralt of Rivia (played by Henry Cavill) is a mutant who once was human and now has no emotions beyond a desire to hunt monsters and make money. Geralt quickly becomes embroiled in the affairs of humans that are far more evil than the monsters he hunts....

The Merc With A Mouth is back on everyones’ minds after fans were treated to a Deadpool 2 teaser before the latest R-Rated X-Men movie, Logan. The teaser, featuring Ryan Reynolds naked in a phonebooth, has now been followed up with some exciting new casting announcements for the upcoming film. We already knew that Cable will be appearing in the next Deadpool movie (although he has yet to be officially cast), but today we learned that Domino has also been confirmed for the project, and will be played by Atlanta star Zazie Beetz....

On Wednesday, the professional services giant said that the latest solution added to the Deloitte cybersecurity portfolio is called Managed Extended Detect and Response (MXDR), a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for “flexible, technology-enabled, human-powered security operations.” The MXDR SaaS solution aims to provide an “integrated, unified, composable and modular managed detection and response” suite to clients, including threat detection, response, and remediation capabilities. Cloud security workloads, zero trust identity management systems, insider threats, attack surface & vulnerability management, as well as log and analytics management are included in the suite....

The average American looks at their phone 52 times a day, up from 47 times last year. That’s one of the findings from the Deloitte 2018 Global Mobile Consumer Survey … Deloitte also found that almost two-thirds want to reduce that number, reports CNET. The 63% seeking to reduce their phone usage is up from the 54% reported by a Pew Research study in the summer. Apple has been promoting Screen Time as a way to help people reduce their dependence on the iPhone....

Digitimes is reporting that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun to ‘tape out’ the A11 chip expected to power the 2017-model iPhone. Taping out is the point at which the initial design is finalized and ready to create the photomask that will be used for manufacture. There is, though, still some way to go before the chip makes it into production. The A11 is based on a 10-nanometer process, which TSMC is still working on....

Academy Award winning actor Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained) sat down to discuss his character of Dr. Ido in Alita: Battle Angel, the surrogate father of Alita and how he brought this character to life and his experiences with working in a visually heavy world. Screen Rant: First and foremost amazing job, brilliant performances all around and it’s such a visually stunning movie, but what grounds it is the humanity, and I love Dr....

With three billion dollar Marvel films under their belt, including this year’s Endgame sensation, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have moved on to their own production company with the Russo brothers. But the Marvel family never strays too far, and the superstar screenwriters shared some of their post-Phase 4 possibilities with Screen Rant. Endgame has such a huge cast. Was there anyone that you wish you had to chance to play with a little bit more?...

Coded UI Test ( CUIT) uses Visual Studio IDE to write scripts, as the recording can be done using Visual Studio. In this Coded UI tutorial for beginners, you will learn- What is Coded UI Test? Coded UI Test Features Coded UI Test (CUIT) Supported Technologies Why use coded UI for Test Automation How to Create Coded UI Tests (CUIT) Contents of a Coded UI Test How to Perform Coded UI Test Best Practices for Coded UI Test (CUIT) Comparison of Coded UI Test vs Selenium vs QTP...

Finally, EA has released the date for the launch of Command and Conquer: Rivals. Well, maybe this is not good news for all. Yes, there were many who wanted to see the franchise back in action, but this was not expected. Still, those who don’t mind playing on mobile versions are in for good news as EA has given a statement clarifying the worldwide launch of the Android and iOS versions to be out by December 4th....

Things around us are changing very quickly. For surviving the change, we need to adapt to many changes. Sometimes, it becomes essential to understand the characteristics of things around us. It helps us to explore the same from a closer angle and assure easy understanding. Many things on the other side are not easy to understand and implement. However, to keep up the pace in this matter, many people have started using their phones....

Markets are getting flooded with smartphones these days. The launch of these gadgets has taken place on a very large scale in the last 2 years all over the world. This can truly make it difficult for the users to get the best gadgets among the ones which are available. Well, each smartphone has something new to offer users and within the same price tag, many manufacturers are offering the best a user can have....

Apple decided not to support all Bluetooth 4.0 capable Macs for its new Continuity features in OS X Yosemite for undisclosed reasons, but it is possible to get the feature up and running on some older, unsupported Macs. Previously it required a bit of manual tinkering, but now a utility called OS X Continuity Activation Tool makes the process much easier. It’s an all-in-one app to activate and diagnose OS X 10....