Merge 104.8 | 21 August 2022
Apple has warned of a flaw that allows hackers to seize control of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, and is urging users to install emergency software updates. They issued a statement saying that they are aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited and has offered an urgent security patch.
Rick Astley has recreated the music video for his 1987 song ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’. It has been given a facelift 35 years after it was first released and shows Rick dancing and singing exactly the same way as he did all those years ago when he was 21 years old. It’s a one-minute-long advert for an Insurance Group in California.
Microsoft has revealed a Janet Jackson song had the power to crash laptops. An investigation into the system failures found that Rhythm Nation contained one of the natural resonant frequencies for the model of 5400 rpm laptop hard drives that they and other manufacturers used. The issue was similar to an opera singer being able to shatter a glass by singing a particular tone.
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