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Apple announced that iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will continue to use the icloud.com domain, reversing an earlier plan to move them. Meanwhile, new Sign in with Apple relay addresses will switch from privaterelay.appleid.com to private.icloud.com later this year, though existing addresses will keep working without disruption.
According to a New York Times report, Netflix is negotiating with Peacock and Fox One to bring their shows and movies onto its platform. It's not yet clear whether Netflix would sell subscriptions to those services directly or simply fold their content into its own app experience.
Televisions lacking built-in Bluetooth can still gain wireless capability by pairing with streaming devices such as the Apple TV, Roku, or Fire TV Stick, all of which include Bluetooth support for connecting headphones or keyboards. A budget option like the $30 Roku Streaming Stick HD offers this feature while also modernizing the TV's software. For broader compatibility across all inputs, a dedicated Bluetooth transmitter is recommended instead.
A blogger added four Intel I226-V 2.5GbE network cards to a GMKtec NucBox G9 mini PC being used as a home router, expanding its networking capability beyond the stock configuration. The modification includes a 3D-printed enclosure addition, with design files released so others can replicate the upgrade themselves.
A security researcher applying for a lease on Beam Living, a Blackstone-owned property management platform, discovered that its GraphQL API returned sensitive applicant data including partial Social Security numbers, dates of birth, credit scores, addresses and emergency contact details. The information was exposed through a network call that could be inspected by anyone with basic developer tools while submitting a rental application.
A CNET writer recalls a 2017 article listing seven improvements he wanted for the Apple TV, noting that Apple has since delivered six of them, including an Amazon Video app and 4K support. The final item, a way to locate a lost remote, arrived in 2023 through tvOS 17's Find My integration, though the writer still prefers Roku's earlier 2015 version of the feature.
CPUID has released CPU-Z version 3.01, updating its long-standing hardware information utility with a diagnostic feature called Validator V3. The tool scans a system for more than 100 possible problems, such as overheating components, outdated drivers, hardware faults, and unwanted preinstalled software.
The volunteer-maintained Network Addon Mod for SimCity 4 has released version 50, resolving the long-standing 'Eternal Commuter Loop' issue that broke regional pathfinding across city boundaries. The update also adds new infrastructure options like diagonal streets, tunnels for street networks, and tighter building placement, while shrinking the mod's codebase by roughly 90% through a new DLL implementation.