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Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in consumer goods have been a longtime concern, because they do not break down easily. As such, they have been dubbed "Forever Chemicals". In January we reported ton a class action suit against Apple... Read more...
If the prospect of winning a brand-new Microsoft laptop sounds appealing, you might benefit from paying attention to the information we're giving you now. So the gist is that Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and to... Read more...
Google introduced many new AI features to Google's Workspace at its recent annual conference, Google Cloud Next. These features include an automation tool, a Google Docs to audio converter, a writing tool, a data analysis tool, and... Read more...
The US continues to lead the pack in AI development as it houses the industry's biggest tech companies and investors. However, a recent study - Stanford AI Index Report - reveals that the US lead has narrowed with China rapidly closing the... Read more...
Google has announced that the Gemini Live feature, which was initially limited to a few phones, is now available to Gemini app users on Samsung Galaxy S25 and Pixel 9 devices. This feature lets users have live conversations with the AI... Read more...
End-to-end encryption on messaging apps can offer a degree of protection, that is, if you don't let down your guard. That's the essence of the NSA’s latest security warning to iPhone and Android users on the need to manage key settings... Read more...
Support for Windows 10 is ending on October 14 for consumers, and Microsoft won't be backing away from this deadline. Microsoft has reiterated that every Windows user with hardware that doesn't meet the minimum requirements of Windows 11... Read more...
Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3671 (KB5055622), which contains a new feature that allows users to select how their taskbars will display app icons. This new feature shrinks down icons when multiple... Read more...
Google just released the Android 16 Beta 3.2 patch to beta testers, which includes fixes for “minor” issues such as battery drain, screen flicker, and more. If you've noticed that your Android battery drains a little faster than normal... Read more...
In January, we reported on a potential TikTok acquisition involving TikTok star MrBeast and some unidentified billionaires. Although that acquisition never materialized, there is a new, last-minute intervention in the works designed to... Read more...
Following the rollout of iOS 18.3 in January, Apple released iOS and iPadOS 18.4 updates, which contain 62 security fixes, including a fix for a critical flaw in iPhones, iPods, and iPads. Apple highly recommends users update their devices... Read more...
A few days ago, Microsoft redesigned its login UX to facilitate the use of passkeys, but more recently, it released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3653 (KB5053658) with a new UI design for an unexpected restart screen. Newly added... Read more...
An Australian court has ruled that YouTuber Karl Jobst's video contained false and damaging allegations that defamed Billy Mitchell. The court awarded a massive payout of about $237,000 against Jobst in favor of Mitchell for the defamatory... Read more...
The Clop ransom gang, notorious for masterminding sophisticated cyberattacks and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities, is back in the news, and for the usual reason- - targeting the security systems of big companies and causing large-scale... Read more...
Apple has been slapped with a €150 million ($162 million) fine by French antitrust regulators (Autorité de la concurrence) over the implementation of a privacy feature that the regulators found to cause economic damage to smaller... Read more...
We've reported a number of sophisticated cyberattacks where threat actors circumvent 2FA restrictions. In response to the increased vulnerability of passwords, Microsoft has announced a major change in its authentication requirements that... Read more...
Instagram has continually added more features to better compete with TikTok. In January, we reported that Instagram promised to launch the “Edit app” similar to CapCut, which is largely used by TikTok users. And yesterday, Instagram announced that it has added another update that allows users... Read more...
If you are a skilled cybersecurity expert, able to discover security threats and software vulnerabilities, you may soon be eligible for a $100,000 payday. OpenAI announced that it has expanded its maximum security bug bounty program to... Read more...
If you are familiar with generating images with AI models, it's possible you already know that these models sometimes lack the ability to create images that reflect specific directions given in your prompt. Well, this might be changing as... Read more...
The amount of harmful content on the internet poses serious threats to impressionable teens, which is why parents strive to have greater access and control over the kind of content their underage children consume online. AI chatbot... Read more...
Black hat hackers are usually intelligent folks channeling their energy in the wrong direction that use sophisticated techniques to exploit vulnerabilities and cause security breaches. Most tech companies, however, don't simply wait and... Read more...
Modern AI is far from science-fiction AGI, and yet it can still be an incredibly powerful tool. Like any tool, if misused, it can pose a threat to legitimate users, like how we recently covered photographers' concerns that Google's Gemini... Read more...
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