Amaya Toman After a short hiatus, the social network Parler is returning to the online space - this time with a new provider and with the promise that it will hopefully not disappear again. In addition, today the Bitcoin rate attacked the historical limit of 50 thousand dollars, which was quite expected after the investment by Musk's Tesla. Other news in this roundup of the day include the introduction of new wireless gaming headsets from Microsoft and a report on vulnerabilities in the Telegram app.
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Pavel Jelic Parler is back online
Earlier this year, she took Parler as her social network, which many considered controversial. The platform, which was considered one of the most accommodating in terms of freedom of expression, was "turned off" this year after several major technology companies began boycotting it in various ways. The app in question has also disappeared from the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store. One of the final nails in the Parler platform's coffin was the increasing frequency of posts that encouraged violence and law-breaking. But this week the Parler platform returned, albeit not fully and not yet permanently. Its operators have concluded an agreement with Epik, which, among other things, also deals with hosting. After its return, Parler relies on "sustainable, independent technology", according to its operators, which should significantly reduce the probability of a re-shutdown.
Vulnerabilities in the Telegram application
Security experts said this week that they discovered a total of thirteen different vulnerabilities in the increasingly popular communications platform during a single investigation. In this context, an IT company called Shileder confirmed the occurrence of the mentioned errors and at the same time stated that everything was reported to the operators of Telegram, who promptly made a subsequent correction. The bugs were discovered during a source code review of new animated stickers that appeared in the app in 2019, with one of the bugs allowing, for example, malicious stickers to be sent to other Telegram users in order to gain access to their private messages, photos and videos. Bugs appeared in the Telegram app for Android, iOS, and macOS devices. Despite the fact that the information about the errors appeared in public only this week, it is a relatively old matter and the correction of the mentioned errors already took place as part of the September and October updates during the course of last year. So if you have the latest version of Telegram installed on your device, you are safe.
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The price of Bitcoin soared above the $50 mark
The price of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency surpassed the $50 mark for the first time in history today. It happened just two months after this most famous cryptocurrency managed to cross the $20 mark. For Bitcoin, this means an unusually sharp growth, but not only experts began to predict it after Elon Musk's Tesla company decided to invest 1,5 billion dollars in Bitcoin. Bitcoin's price surge - but also other cryptocurrencies – will continue for some time, according to experts. After some initial embarrassment and partial disinterest, various important companies, banks and other similar institutions are beginning to show more and more interest in cryptocurrencies.
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Xbox Wireless Headset
If you have resisted buying AirPods Max wireless headphones, you might be interested in a new product from Microsoft that should see the light of day on March 16 this year. These are wireless headphones, designed primarily for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S game consoles, which promise an excellent listening and speaking experience. The target group for these headphones are therefore primarily gamers. According to Microsoft, the headphones went through a series of demanding tests, the aim of which was to find out how they cope with the sound in different types of interiors - from the bedroom, through the living room, to a special game room. The headphones will offer support for Windows Sonic, Dolby Atmos and DTS Headphone: X, the microphone will offer the function of filtering out ambient noise, the option of automatic muting and other interesting functions. The battery should provide the headphones with fifteen hours of operation after three hours of charging, and the headphones will be designed to meet the demands of long-term wear. The headphones can be pre-ordered now at selected retailers, and will go on sale on March 16.
