A family member is having a problem with their Android phone... The banking app they use is throwing an error every time they open it saying it has detected some virus-infected apps on the device.

I have no previous experience with this kind of event, so I'm wondering... Are there antivirus apps for Android and is there any good and effective one that my family member can use to resolve the issue?

#Android #FediAsk

Androidiani.net: un nuovo inizio per una community che non vuole fermarsi

Era impossibile restare indifferenti leggendo l’ultimo saluto di Androidiani.com. Quel messaggio ha segnato la fine di un’era, ma anche l’inizio di qualcosa di nuovo

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Androidiani.net: un nuovo inizio per una community che non vuole fermarsi

Era impossibile restare indifferenti leggendo l’ultimo saluto di Androidiani.com. Quel messaggio ha segnato la fine di un’era, ma anche l’inizio di qualcosa di nuovo: la consapevolezza che una community come...

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Scientists Produced a Particle of Light That Simultaneously Accessed 37 Different Dimensions
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a69907812/light-37-dimensions-quantum-mechanics-discovered/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Scientists Produced a Particle of Light That Simultaneously Accessed 37 Different Dimensions

A new study takes the GHZ paradox, which describes how quantum theory can't be described by local realistic descriptions, to new heights.

^{Darren Orf (Popular Mechanics)}

Just after midnight on January 1, in a private ceremony in the long-closed former City Hall subway station ... (Heather Cox Richardson/Letters from an American)

heathercoxrichardson.substack.…
memeorandum.com/260103/p33#a26…

January 2, 2026

Just after midnight on January 1, in a private ceremony in the long-closed former City Hall subway station in Manhattan, New York Attorney General Letitia James swore Zohran Mamdani into office as mayor of New York on a historic Quran.

^{Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)}

Archaeologists Found a Smoking Gun Behind the End of the Maya Kingdom’s Reign
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a69907801/maya-kingdom-collapse-burning-event-discovered/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Archaeologists Found a Smoking Gun Behind the End of the Maya Kingdom’s Reign

Archaeologists uncover burned artifacts in Guatemala, revealing a pivotal fire event that marked the end of Maya royalty and the rise of a new era.

^{Tim Newcomb (Popular Mechanics)}

RE: aoir.social/@aram/115831561478…

“Trump has not even a fig-leaf of legal authority for his attack on Venezuela… it represents a dangerous and illegal approach to America’s place in the world. By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors. More immediately, he threatens to replicate the American hubris that led to the invasion of Iraq.”

Aram Sinnreich

2026-01-03 14:09:23

Shockingly forceful and well-argued editorial by the NY Times editorial board (gift link)

nytimes.com/2026/01/03/opinion…

Venezuela vice president Rodriguez in Russia, four sources say (Marianna Parraga/Reuters)

reuters.com/world/americas/ven…
memeorandum.com/260103/p32#a26…

Venezuela vice president Rodriguez in Russia, four sources say

By Marianna Parraga / Reuters. View the full context on memeorandum.

^memeorandum

Fun fact about Wren:
I went back to school to finish my undergrad degree when I was 48. Yuh. By the end, I was burnt but I did it. Graduated just a hair before my 51st birthday. ☺️

I'm quite proud of that accomplishment and so thankful my momma was still alive to see that happen. She always believed in me. 🥲

So here's the crazy thing.
Eight years later...

I STILL HAVE DREAMS
THAT I DIDN'T FINISH
OR FORGOT
A MAJOR PROJECT!

Had one last night. I was hanging out with a bunch of you crazy peeps, playing some stupid game where we race through the house we all lived in, making our way through various obstacles, Tokyo drift around corners of the wood floors and finish line by diving into a king size mattress we had on the other side of open french doors in a big living room.

I woke up in a panic that I missed taking a final for one of my classes. 🥵

🔴Convocadas varias concentraciones en todo el Estado en contra del golpe en Venezuela

🔗Sigue en directo la última hora en la web:
elsaltodiario.com/venezuela/av…

Staten Island HS girls’ hoops: Here’s the schedule for Sunday’s Staten Island vs. New Jersey Challenge
https://www.silive.com/highschoolsports/2026/01/staten-island-hs-girls-hoops-heres-the-schedule-for-sundays-staten-island-vs-new-jersey-challenge.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Staten Island HS girls’ hoops: Here’s the schedule for Sunday’s Staten Island vs. New Jersey Challenge

Coaches Choice USA presents its 19th annual event at Moore Catholic.

^{Charlie De Biase Jr. | debiase@siadvance.com (silive)}

Also accurate

For anyone not familiar Waterford Whispers News are a a satirical Irish group. The quote is not actually attributed to Keir Starmer.

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Stoolap 0.2 Released For Modern Embedded SQL Database In Rust

Stooplap v0.2 released today as this SQLite alternative for providing embedded SQL database needs while written in the Rust programming language. Stoolap supports both in-memory and persistent storage models...
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