The information comes courtesy of research conducted by the Susquehanna Financial Group. At 21 weeks, this is reportedly the longest wait time for semiconductors since the group began tracking these metrics in 2017. The global automotive industry could lose up to $110 billion in sales due to the chip shortage The global automotive industry could lose up to $110 billion in sales due to the chip shortage The report further says that the wait times for analog and Broadcom chips have grown, while there are signs of recovery for power management chips and optoelectronic items....

Zero-days are vulnerabilities that are new on the scene, meaning they don’t have a fix or patch ready. This aspect makes early detection crucial. The detection of 58 zero-days in 2021 signifies more than a two-fold increase from the 25 exploits discovered in 2020. Google believes the higher number of zero-days detected in 2021 is likely due to a more aggressive detection process aided by companies like Apple, Microsoft, and of course, Google....

According to a thread on Reddit (via Android Police), Google has sent emails to Verizon customers notifying them about this change. The email says Verizon carrier billing for Play Store purchases will no longer be available starting February 22, 2022. This will not majorly impact users who make one-off purchases on Play Store. They can select some other payment method for their future purchases. However, for users who have selected Verizon carrier billing for recurring payments such as monthly subscriptions, this upcoming change will require them to act....

“It’s disappointing that after months of engagement, we still do not have the documents and information necessary to answer those basic questions. The Select Committee is working to get answers for the American people and help ensure nothing like January 6th ever happens again. We cannot allow our important work to be delayed any further,” Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement Thursday. The attack took place days before the transfer of power from outgoing President Donald Trump to current President Joe Biden....

The Google Phone app will be getting another revamp The Google Phone app will be getting another revamp The majority of Google apps look really different from last year, as Google gave them all the Material You paint job. All of the buttons and UI elements are rounded and bubbly. Not only that, but they change colors to match the device’s wallpaper. Last year, Google did this to the Google Phone app, but the dialer didn’t really get a change....