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Android’s November security patch brings Pixel 6 fixes, ends Pixel 3 support

Enlarge / The Pixel 6 and -pixel 3. If you’ve forgotten what the 3 XL’s bathtub notch looks like, I’m sorry I had to remind you. (credit: Ron Amadeo) The start of a new month means it’s time for Google to roll out an Android security patch . November’s patch is more notable than usual, […]

With US swamped by omicron, Biden scraps travel bans

Enlarge (credit: Craig Hastings | Getty Images) President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a proclamation revoking controversial travel restrictions targeting southern Africa where the ultra-transmissible omicron coronavirus variant was first detected in late November. The travel limitations on eight countries in southern Africa—Botswana, Eswatini/Swaziland, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe—will be lifted at […]

New Jeopardy! host Mike Richards resigns on first day of production

Enlarge / Jeopardy! EP Mike Richards was chosen to replace longtime host Alex Trebek just last week. He resigned in the wake of controversy surrounding comments made during a podcast he co-hosted in 2013-2014. (credit: Sony Pictures Television) Drama and controversy continue to swirl over the selection of a replacement host for Jeopardy! within the […]