You may have recently received an email from the company EpiqPay, a payment distribution service, about the recent Zoom settlement and wondered if it’s legit or a scam: As reported by Snopes, the fact-checking website, the email is legitimate and is trying to send payments out for the settlement.
Microsoft says the Xbox Series X will cost $500, a stripped-down $300 Series S will also be available, and both will launch on November 10, as the holiday shopping season kicks off.
AP:
There haven't been new generations of video game consoles for several years. The most recent Xbox, Xbox One, was released in 2013, as was Sony's PlayStation 4.
A stripped down version, Xbox Series S, will cost $300 and be available at the same time. Pre-orders begin Sept. 22.
New video games at launch include "Assasin's Creed Valhalla," "Gears Tactics," "Dirt 5," and "Watch Dogs Legion."
In related news, Sony is expected to announce PlayStation 5 pricing soon.
This is the tweet…
— Xbox (@Xbox) September 9, 2020
Xbox Series X: $499 (ERP)
Xbox Series S: $299 (ERP)
Release date: November 10
Pre-order starts September 22: https://t.co/Dz5bRsAuwQ | #PowerYourDreams pic.twitter.com/MadZl4OOKJ
What data does your car gather about you? Where does it go? Who has access to it?
Quite the story today from Washington Post technology columnist Geoffrey Fowler [@geoffreyfowler], and quite the viral quote: “Cars now run on the new oil: your data.”
Most cars sold in America in 2020 will ship to consumers with built-in and always-on Internet connections, and multiple on-board computers. Where does all that data go?
“We’re at a turning point for driving surveillance — and it’s time for car makers to come clean,” Fowler writes. Make sure to read the whole piece in the Washington Post, in addition to the insightful extras in his Twitter thread.
And -- Get a load of the forensics experiment he did with the help of a computer security professional. It's not easy getting them out of the vehicle's hardware, for starters!
What does your car know about you?
In my latest @washingtonpost privacy experiment, I tried to find out from a Chevy.
The dashboard didn’t say. It wasn’t in the manual or GM’s obtuse privacy policy.
To glimpse my car data, we had to hack our way in: https://t.co/I4oBBjyrkb pic.twitter.com/HTDqIuSGaQ
— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) December 17, 2019
I had help doing a car privacy autopsy from Jim Mason, a forensic engineer.
That involved cracking open the dashboard to access just one of the car's many computers.
Don’t try this at home — we had to take the computer into the shop to get repaired.https://t.co/9vRRwZgD3V pic.twitter.com/zaCNGRdVCd
— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) December 17, 2019
Just on the car’s infotainment system, we found my precise location, my phone’s ID and the people I called.
Elsewhere, the car judged my acceleration and braking, beaming back reports to GM.
Cars now have hundreds of sensors and always-on connections. https://t.co/9vRRwZgD3V pic.twitter.com/YQTfVXIZUz
— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) December 17, 2019
We also bought a used Chevy computer on eBay. There was enough data to reconstruct the New York life of a total stranger.
He or she frequently called someone listed as “Sweetie,” whose photo we also have. We know their favorite restaurant (Taste China).https://t.co/I4oBBjyrkb pic.twitter.com/r98vSY5pyQ
— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) December 17, 2019
Wow.
Read and watch the full washingtonpost.com feature here:
What does your car know about you? We hacked a Chevy to find out. Our privacy experiment found that automakers collect data through hundreds of sensors and an always-on Internet connection. Driving surveillance is becoming hard to avoid. [washingtonpost.com]
Even though there are lots of recipes available for slow cookers (aka crock pots), there are approximately a gazillion more traditional recipes designed for your stovetop or oven. This conversion chart turns just about any recipe into one for your slow cooker.
The reference chart comes from ever-useful One Good Thing by Jillee. As you can see, you're basically just taking the baking/simmering time a conventional recipe calls for and translating it into a slow cooker time.
Jillee notes several important slow cooker conversion tips in her post too, like using less water in the crock pot, adding a 1/2 cup of water if the recipe doesn't include liquid or sauce, and browning the meat before adding to the slow cooker.
With the weather heating up, it's a good time of year to pull out the slow cooker instead of turning on the oven. Now you have a lot more dishes to cook with that convenient, low-effort appliance.
Stovetop/Oven to Crockpot Conversion Chart | One Good Thing By Jillee
