Monthly Archives: June 2021

Apple revives controversial Athenry, Ireland datacenter plan

By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) After protests previously caused it to abandon creating a datacenter in Athenry, Ireland, Apple has revived its plans and now intends to complete it by 2026.Proposed Apple datacenterPlans for a $1 billion Apple datacenter in Ireland’s Atherny, County Galway, are back following previous protests and legal challenges. Apple had put the land up for sale, but has now filed for an extension on its original planning permission….

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Western Digital My Book Live devices being remotely wiped by attackers

By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Those who own devices in Western Digital’s My Book Live line woke up on Wednesday to find their devices have been wiped clean in an attack being attributed to malware.Image Credit: Western Digital forum user sunpeakWestern Digital customers worldwide are discovering that years of data have been wiped clean without a trace and seemingly factory reset. Additionally, users cannot log into their devices with their user-set passwords or the manufacturer’s default password….

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India iPhone smugglers busted at airport with $135,000 in merchandise

By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport arrested three people attempting to smuggle 80 iPhones into India without paying duty.Eighty smuggled iPhonesApproximately 80 iPhones, valued at $134,900, were seized at the airport in Hyderabad, India, on June 24, 2021. The phones were being concealed in the checked-in luggage of two passengers, and an unspecified third person was also involved….

Source:: Apple Insider