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Netflix had been expecting to lose two million subscribers this quarter. Addressing the question what drove the better-than-expected results, the streaming company’s CEO Reed Hastings said: “If there was a single thing, we might say Stranger Things”. SEE: The 5 best Netflix alternatives: Binge-watch elsewhere In the first three months of 2022, Netflix recorded its first ever quarterly decline in paid subscribers since 2011. It lost 200,000 paid subscribers and predicted it would lose two million in the next quarter....

Second quarter 2021 non-GAAP net income per diluted share came to 66 cents on revenue of $308.8 million, an increase of 10.3 percent from the year prior. The company posted an operating margin of 7 percent. Analysts were expecting earnings per share of 71 cents on revenue of $314.84 million. “Worldwide supply chain constraints… such as component shortages, increased freight costs and transit times, and factory closures due to COVID-19, led to a perfect storm of factors that held back our revenue number and saw us fall short of our operating margin goals,” CEO and Chairman Patrick Lo said in a statement....

Neuralink said in a blog post that it is “committed to working with animals in the most humane and ethical way possible.” It also offered a timeline of its animal testing activities since 2017, covering a 2.5-year partnership with the University of California, Davis, and from 2020, when the company opened its own in-house vivarium. Neuralink is responding to allegations by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), which filed a complaint last week with the US Department of Agriculture for alleged violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act....

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This grill gets up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit and can perform a variety of cooking functions, including grilling, BBQ, air crisp, roast, bake, and broil. You can even use the flat-top BBQ griddle for cooking a whole platter of nachos, sandwiches, pancakes, and more. In addition, the grill comes with a smart thermometer with four smart protein settings and nine customizable doneness levels, depending on how you prefer your meats....

There are plenty of VPNs out there, but they are not all created equal and very few of them even come close to offering the level of protection that NordVPN provides. You get unrestricted, completely private access to the internet regardless of whether you are on a cellular network, using public WiFi, or anywhere else. All of your data is protected by double encryption and travels through private tunnels, so your identity remains anonymous and all of your most sensitive personal information is securely hidden....

The problem with either company’s approach is that until you start to reach your time limit, it’s difficult to be conscious of your usage. OnePlus, however, is taking a new approach with an Android app that’s available for all users with a phone running Android 7 or newer. Digital WellPaper – a play on words for digital wellbeing and wallpaper – tracks your device use, but instead of sending alerts when an app is about to be locked down, it places a wallpaper on your device’s home screen that changes color throughout the day based on your usage....

Oracle’s non-GAAP net income was up 2% to $2.9 billion, with non-GAAP earnings per share reaching $1.03. Total quarterly revenues were up 4% year-over-year to $9.7 Analysts were expecting earnings of 97 cents per share on revenue of $9.77 billion. “Q1 results were excellent as constant currency revenue beat guidance by $100 million with all revenue segments exceeding forecast, and Non-GAAP earnings per share beating guidance by $0.08,” CEO Safra Catz said in a statement....

The tech giant said the expansion would be rolled out in two phases. The first phase will see new cloud regions in the cities of Jerusalem, Johannesburg, Marseille, Milan, and Stockholm along with the countries of Colombia, Mexico, Singapore, and Spain. Additional cloud regions will then be opened in Chile, France, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. “We’ve introduced several hundred new cloud services and features and are continuing to see organisations from around the world increasingly turn to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to run their most mission-critical workloads in the cloud,” OCI executive vice president Clay Magouyrk said....

After trying repeatedly, I finally did get the Face ID registration system to set up with my face (which involved being in a very, very bright space and holding the device just so). But since then, I have not been able to get it to ever let me log in to my iPad with my face. That means that every single time I use the device, I have to tap in my code....

Palantir’s diluted, adjusted earnings per share came to 4 cents on revenue of $375.6 million, up 49% year-over-year. Analysts were expecting earnings of 3 cents per share on revenue of $353.23 million. Total contract value booked grew 175% year-over-year to $925 million. The company added 20 net new customers in the quarter, bringing total customers up 13% quarter-over-quarter. During the second quarter, Palantir closed 62 deals of $1 million or more....

Monongalia Health System – which runs Monongalia County General Hospital Company and Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Company – said that hackers had access to several email accounts from May 10 to August 15. These accounts contained sensitive information from patients, providers, employees, and contractors. The company concluded its investigation into the incident on October 29, finding that the attack resulted from an email phishing incident. “Mon Health first became aware of the incident after a vendor reported not receiving a payment from Mon Health on July 28, 2021....

However, a new study begs to differ; a report from research firm Omdia caught my attention. The key finding is that the Google Pixel 6 running Android 12 is significantly more secure than the Apple iPhone 12 Pro running iOS 15. There are comparisons to two other Android-based phones: the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Xiaomi Mi 11 5G. The report scored each vendor on nine different factors and weighted them in order of importance....

Flimsy gadgets do not seem to last any time at all, making you wish that you had bought a more rugged item in the first place. So here is a selection of my favorite rugged items that seem practically indestructible and might last you a good while longer than the breakable tech gadgets that frustrate you so much. Need more gift ideas? Check out our ZDNet Recommends directory or Holiday Gifts hub for some more inspiration....

The warning comes as the leaders of the G7 group of countries have jointly announced a commitment to fight what they described as the global challenge of ransomware. The declaration – made by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States at the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England – follows a string of high-profile ransomware attacks. SEE: Network security policy (TechRepublic Premium) Organisations that have had their networks encrypted by ransomware in recent weeks include Colonial Pipeline and meat processor JBS....

The Ransom Disclosure Act proposed by US Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Deborah Ross would require organisations that fall victim to ransomware attacks and pay the ransom to detail information about the payment. Information about ransom payments that would have to be disclosed include the amount of ransom demanded and paid, the type of currency used to pay the ransom – commonly paid in Bitcoin – and any known information about the attackers demanding the ransom....

Unlike the obvious competitor in this space, the Elgato Stream Deck line, LoupeDeck’s devices rely on a combination of customizable buttons with built-in LCD screens (like the Stream Deck) and plain old physical buttons and knobs. The result is a device that can be customized to do everything from controlling your smart home, to expediting your Photoshop workflow, to running every aspect of a multicam gaming stream. This collaboration takes the basic form of the existing Loupedeck Live, which was already aimed primarily at streamers, and adds a slightly tweaked aesthetic and Razer branding to the outside....

The panels with OCTA, or on-cell touch AMOLED, technology, will first feature on Samsung Electronics’ high-end, 2023-model Galaxy Book notebooks, the South Korean display panel maker said. Samsung Display didn’t specify the size of the panels, but Galaxy Book is currently available in 13-inch and 15-inch sizes while Samsung is expected to unveil refreshed models next month at Unpacked. The display panel maker said its panels with OCTA technology will come in 16:10 ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, and support 3K resolution....

Attackers trigger zero-click exploits by sending a message containing an image. You don’t even need to interact with the message as you would if attackers were trying to make you click a phishing link or download malware – a zero-click attack works even if you aren’t actively handling your phone. Also: Five easy steps to keep your smartphone safe from hackers Zero-click attacks are designed to take advantage of unpatched vulnerabilities in applications that accept and process untrusted data, such as SMS and messaging services....

The 67 percentage points are a 3 point increase from the 64% during the same period last year, and a 9 percentage point jump from the previous quarter’s 58%. Samsung had consistently held over 60% market share in its home country throughout the years, but it lost ground to Apple during the fourth quarter of 2020 due to the launch of the iPhone 12. Cupertino controlled a market share of 31% during that quarter, an unusually strong performance from the company in South Korea thanks to the iPhone 12’s popularity....