Alphabet Inc. (Google’s parent company) is the largest technology company by profit and among the world’s most valuable companies. ~ Wikipedia Google has recently upped the ante in its fight against ad-blockers, targeting YouTube users with a new round of anti-ad-blocker pop-ups. I received this […]
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In a somewhat ironic twist, Microsoft has recently announced that it will extend support for Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 PCs, completely contradicting an announcement last January that support for Microsoft 365 apps would be discontinued when Windows 10 reaches end-of-support. Obviously, the decision to
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Overview On Thursday, April 10, in a televised cabinet meeting, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard confirmed that investigators uncovered evidence that electronic voting machines were tampered with to rig the results of past U.S. elections. The intel community has known that voting machines
Windows Is Deprecating Microsoft Publisher The decision to deprecate certain Windows apps has sparked various opinions within the tech community. While some users might feel inconvenienced by these changes, compelling reasons exist to support this strategy as a positive step towards innovation and efficiency. Recently,
Mozilla, the parent company of Firefox, just changed its Firefox FAQ. The old Firefox FAQ included a promise that Mozilla would never sell a user’s personal data. But Mozilla removed that promise in its new FAQ. The Old FAQ If we go to the Internet
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In a recent security update, Google is loading a new application, Android System SafetyCore, to Android phones. The application has permissions to do almost anything on the device. Google has been secret about what this application really is. In a blog post, Google states that
A Chinese startup called DeepSeek, that’s only been operating for 12 months, has developed an AI model at a cost of a mere $5.6 million, a fraction of the billions of dollars poured into AI development by US-based tech companies. This shock development sent shares
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A few weeks ago, our own Jim Hillier wrote an article about how Stardock’s Start11 will soon support a vertical taskbar. Start11 is a Windows 11 Start menu replacement utility. It allows a user to personalize the Windows interface and restore functionality that Microsoft has removed.
A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article reported that U.S. authorities may ban TP-Link routers. According to the WSJ report, investigators from three agencies (Commerce, Defense, and Justice) are conducting individual investigations into the company, and TP-Link routers could be banned from sale in the
Microsoft has recently issued an updated warning about installing Windows 11 on PCs that don’t meet requirements. This isn’t something new, of course, with Microsoft issuing similar warnings periodically since Windows 11’s initial release. However, the language in this latest warning is more forceful, and
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The Australian government recently passed legislation banning social media for children under the age of 16. The ban will officially come into effect in around 12 months’ time once the powers that be have worked out the finer details. The full scope of the ban
Microsoft has started rolling out the latest Windows 11 update (24H2) in stages, which means you might not see it right away, but you will eventually. 24H2 is a new “Windows Platform” release, meaning the update will be installed using the “OS swap” method, which
Licensed versions of Macrium Reflect 8 are due to be retired and replaced by an all-new version dubbed “Reflect X.” Paramount Software retired Macrium Reflect’s free version in January 2024 and now Macrium Reflect Home is also set to be retired. Reflect X is now
All the latest security news, including a massive data breach affecting 100+ million Americans. Data Leak Affecting 100+ Million U.S. Residents Cybernews recently reported that its researchers have uncovered a massive data leak involving 106,316,633 Americans and 2.2TB of data. The security researchers identified a
