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  • Apple release firmware update for AirPods Max

    Apple release firmware update for AirPods Max

    Because firmware updates for rather expensive AirPods Max headphones are generally a good thing.

    Apple on Tuesday, released a new firmware update for its AirPods Max headphones. The update, noted as build number 6A324, focuses on general improvements and bug fixes.

    Apple hasn’t provided any detailed release notes for the firmware update. The notes only state that the update is geared toward bug fixes and general improvements.

    The update is installed automatically for uses, and there’s currently no mechanism available to force an update manually. The firmware will install by itself as long as the AirPods are connected to an iOS or macOS device.

    Users can check their AirPods firmware version via the following steps:

    • Open the Settings App
    • Select General
    • Select About
    • Select the AirPods you wish to view
    • A menu will appear showing relevant device information

    If you’ve had a chance to try out the new firmware version on your AirPods Max, please let us know about your experience in the comments.

    Via AppleInsider

  • FBI director Christopher Wray calls for weakened encryption, backdoor access to assist law enforcement efforts

    Because apparently several experts telling you something is mathematically impossible doesn’t mean a whole lot.

    Newly minted FBI director Christopher Wray has renewed calls to weaken or bypass encryption. Wray, citing more than 7,700 locked devices that have proven inaccessible to the FBI, has stated that encryption can be weakened without putting users at risks.

    Among the sources telling him this would be unlikely, if not impossible, include mathematicians, encryption experts, and even the U.S.’s own intelligence services. The mathematicians and encryption experts have stated that backdoors, if available, would be exploited by all. Wray’s comments pick up where previous FBI director James Comey left off.

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