av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 24, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
R&B icon Roberta Flack has died aged 88.
The singer was most widely recognised as a pioneer of the genre, and the iconic voice behind tracks like ‘The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face’, ‘Feel Like Makin’ Love’ and ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’.
News of her passing was shared today (February 24) by her representative. “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning,” they wrote in a new statement. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator.”
An official cause of death has not been shared, although it is worth noting that the singer had been battling ALS for the past three years.
Source: ’Killing Me Softly’ icon Roberta Flack dies, age 88
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 24, 2025 | Bluesky, Notiser, Threads
Det franska musikaldramat Emilia Pérez är en favorit inför årets Oscarsgala med 13 nomineringar. Men filmen får nu kritik för sin skildring av Mexiko, och bojkottas av den mexikanska biopubliken.
Kritiken handlar dels om att filmen – som ska utspela sig i Mexiko – i själva verket spelats in i en studio i Frankrike. I Latinamerika har många också reagerat starkt på skådespelarnas knackiga spanska.
Source: Oscarsfavoriten Emilia Pérez bojkottas i Mexiko
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 24, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Google is planning to end support for SMS-based two-factor authentication in Gmail, Forbes reports. Sending a code to your personal phone via text message has long been an option Google offered to verify your identity, but it has unavoidable security issues the company wants to address.
The goal is to ”reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse,” Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer tells Forbes, and the solution, at least for now, is QR codes. Instead of entering your number and receiving a text with a code you need to enter, Google will throw up a QR code you need to scan with your phone. The reliance on your smartphone is still present, but now you don’t have to rely on the lax security of SMS messages.
Source: Gmail will stop using SMS for two-factor authentication
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 24, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Apple has released the first public betas of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4. This follows the first developer release last week.
The iOS beta gives you an early preview of upcoming apps, features, and technologies. Please back up your iPhone before installing the beta.
Source: Apple Releases First Public Betas of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4 [Download]
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 24, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, TED, Threads
Tekniken förändrar vår värld – och hur vi kommunicerar – i en häpnadsväckande takt. Så mycket att entreprenören Victor Riparbelli förutspår att artificiell intelligens kommer att driva ljud och video för att ersätta text som vår primära kommunikationsform i slutet av detta decennium.
Han föreställer sig en värld där vem som helst kan skapa en Hollywood-film, få personlig utbildning eller kommunicera via hyperrealistiska avatarer – allt på den tid det tar att läsa en bok.
