Razer Accused Of Being Misleading With Its Zephyr Mask

At the start of 2021, Razer took the wraps off its Zephyr face mask. It is a mask designed to be reusable and has a rather interesting cyberpunk-looking design, complete with RGB lights and such. It was also initially claimed to come with N95-grade filters that could potentially help users protect themselves against the coronavirus.

However, it seems that Razer has since been accused of misleading the public. This is according to a series of tweets by tech YouTuber Naomi Wu who called out the company for its misleading claims. As a result, it appears that Razer has since removed all mention of N95 on its website and marketing materials.

It also appears that the company has since made additional notes on its website saying that the mask is not an N95 mask or respirator, and that it is “not meant to be used on medical or clinical settings.” Wu had previously reviewed and given the Zephyr mask a teardown on her YouTube page where she essentially discovered that it was for all intents and purposes, useless.

Considering that Razer had initially suggested that the Zephyr could be the answer to disposable face masks that are creating environmental issues due to the way people are disposing of them, we wouldn’t be surprised if some users bought the mask with the intention of using it as a form of personal protective equipment.

Some comments on Wu’s Twitter post have suggested that Razer needs to do more than just change its marketing materials and language, and that they should recall it out of safety concerns.

Razer Accused Of Being Misleading With Its Zephyr Mask

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Cows Stuck Indoors For Winter Are Being Given VR Goggles So They Feel Like They’re Outside

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The concept of virtual reality is to help create an immersive environment so that users can truly feel like they’re in a different world. For the most part, this tech has largely been used in video games, but it looks like they’ve found their way into the farming industry where cows are being given VR goggles to wear.

Over in Aksaray, Turkey, cows that are stuck indoors for the winter have been given VR headsets to wear in an attempt to make them feel like they are outdoors. Apparently this is done to help boost the milk production of the cows and it appears to be working. From producing about 5.7 gallons a day, cows with the VR goggles are now producing 7 gallons a day.

This is actually not the first time we’re hearing about this method being used. A few years ago, this concept was tested out in Moscow, Russia where the VR headsets were used to help cows reduce anxiety and increase their production of milk, so it is clear that based on these tests so far, it actually works.

According to cattle breeder Izzet Kocak, he seems to be pleased with the results to the point where he intends to purchase an additional 10 headsets so that he can use it on more of his cows.

Cows Stuck Indoors For Winter Are Being Given VR Goggles So They Feel Like They’re Outside

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NFT Collector Loses $2 Million After Their Collection Was Stolen

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NFTs are all the rage these days when it comes to digital art collection. They are also highly speculative with many NFT pieces being priced in the thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Unfortunately for New York-based art collector and gallerist, Todd Kramer, it seems that his collection has been stolen in an apparent hack. In a series of deleted tweets, Kramer claims that he was hacked and as a result, his collection of NFTs from the Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club have been stolen, which is said to be worth around $2 million.

It has been speculated that Kramer’s NFTs were stolen after falling victim to a phishing scam. OpenSea, the NFT marketplace, took action and prevented further trading on the items, but it does not seem that Kramer will be able to get his collection back. The upside is that unlike regular digital drawings and photographs, NFTs are similar to cryptocurrency in which they exist on the blockchain and can be proven who owns it.

This means that trying to sell a stolen NFT might be tricky, at least to people who care about having proper ownership over them. This doesn’t mean that Kramer will be able to get his collection back, but if anything, it does demonstrate the risks of participating in these largely unregulated markets.

NFT Collector Loses $2 Million After Their Collection Was Stolen

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Andrea Jenkins Breaks Barriers As Nation’s First Openly Transgender City Council President

Jenkins, who leads Minneapolis’ city council, first made history in 2017 as the first Black trans woman elected to public office in the U.S.

OLED iPads may finally arrive in 2024 under budding Samsung deal

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Twitter's Explore tab will begin hiding blocked and muted accounts

Twitter says it’s doing more to make sure you don’t see anything from accounts you have muted or blocked, as well as any keywords you’ve muted. It’s working on updates to hide those keywords and accounts across more areas of the platform.

On the web and the iOS and Android apps, you should no longer see events from muted and blocked accounts in the Explore tab or the What’s Happening sidebar. Nor should they appear in emails from the platform or events-based notifications.

This is a welcome, long-overdue change that should give users more control over what they see on the platform, since they’ll have extra assurance that accounts they don’t want to hear from won’t pop up outside of the timeline. It should also help folks to avoid spoilers in the sidebar if they mute the name of a show or game. Given the wording of the tweets about this update, it seems Twitter is looking at more ways of blotting out tweets from muted and blocked accounts and keywords.

Twitter has tested or rolled out other features to prevent harassment in recent months. It experimented with a Safety Mode that automatically and temporarily blocks accounts that “may use harmful language or send repetitive, uninvited replies.” In October, it added a way to remove an unwanted follower without having to block them first.

Robert Rodriguez's Female-Led Zorro Series Is Now Heading to the CW

In case you were wondering, prolific filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (whose most recent projects include directing episodes of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, as well as Netflix kids’ movie We Can Be Heroes) is still in the Zorro business. A few years back, he was working on a female-led, Zorro-inspired show for NBC

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Apple Developers In Korea Can Now Use Third-Party Payment Systems

Not too long ago, the courts in South Korea passed a new law that would require companies like Apple and Google to allow for third-party payment systems in their app stores. This means that developers will be able to choose a different payment system other than the default one that Apple and Google uses.

This in turn would allow developers to potentially find a cheaper payments provider and won’t have to give a 30% cut to Apple or Google for any purchases made. It looks like Apple has ultimately decided to give in because according to the Korea Times, the company has agreed to allow for different payment systems.

However, developers won’t be able to completely escape not paying Apple. The company declined to mention how much they would charge developers, but they did state that it will be lower than 30%. They say that their rate and the date of implementation will only be determined once discussions with Korea’s regulators are finished.

That being said, it seems that it won’t be much cheaper because Google had previously stated that their fees will be 26%, so it is largely expected that Apple will follow suit or somewhere close. It probably won’t be too huge of a difference for some developers, except for those who are making millions where the potential savings of 4% could amount to thousands of dollars.

Apple Developers In Korea Can Now Use Third-Party Payment Systems

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T-Mobile Blames iOS 15.2 Bug For Blocking iCloud Private Relay

According to a recent report, it was suggested that T-Mobile had apparently started to block Apple’s iCloud Private Relay. This is according to users on the carrier’s network who discovered error messages when trying to turn on the feature. However, the carrier has since denied that they are blocking it.

According to a statement released by the carrier, they are blaming it on a bug iOS 15.2 and that they have shared this issue with Apple. “Overnight our team identified that in the 15.2 iOS release, some device settings default to the feature being toggled off. We have shared this with Apple. This is not specific to T-Mobile. Again though, we have not broadly blocked iCloud Phone Relay.”

That being said, there was some reason to believe T-Mobile could be blocking the feature. This is because there have been some carriers in Europe that have indeed blocked Apple’s iCloud Private Relay, so it stands to reason that it is entirely possible that T-Mobile could have done the same, but this statement suggests otherwise.

However, the carrier does note that in some instances, the feature is blocked. According to T-Mobile, “Customers who chose plans and features with content filtering (e.g. parent controls) do not have access to the iCloud Private Relay to allow these services to work as designed. All other customers have no restrictions.” This means that unless you have those content  filters enabled, by right it should not be blocked so hopefully this is something Apple will address soon.

T-Mobile Blames iOS 15.2 Bug For Blocking iCloud Private Relay

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Google Loses Sonos Patent Case, Will ‘Downgrade’ Its Speakers

Most speakers are “dumb” in the sense that without an audio source, like when connected to a PC or TV, they don’t really do anything. However, Sonos changed that narrative with its connected speakers which could stream music from various streaming services without requiring users to connect it to their computer or phone.

This feature has since been adopted by various other companies in their own smart speakers, such as Google. Unfortunately for Google, it seems that they have recently lost a patent case against Sonos and as a result, instead of opting to pay Sonos for a license to use their patents, the company has decided to give its speakers a “downgrade”.

In a post on Google’s Nest Community blog, the company notes the changes that they’ll be making to its speakers moving forwards. For the most part, thankfully it appears that the changes don’t seem to be particularly major. It seems to mostly affect users who use speaker groups.

For example, one of the changes is how users adjust volume, where users will now need to adjust each speaker individually even if they’re grouped. This might be the biggest change, but then again, like we said it only affects users who might own multiple smart speakers at home and have grouped them together. If you don’t, then most of these changes probably won’t affect you.

Google Loses Sonos Patent Case, Will ‘Downgrade’ Its Speakers

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