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The Windows Resiliency Initiative includes core changes to Windows that will make it easier for Microsoft’s customers to recover if there’s ever another CrowdStrike-type incident. Read more at
The Windows Resiliency Initiative includes core changes to Windows that will make it easier for Microsoft’s customers to recover if there’s ever another CrowdStrike-type incident. Read more at @theverge. #CrowdStrike #Microsoft #Windows #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/gV6yBu>
After a recent report critical of their child safety measures, Roblox is adding new features, including the ability for parents to create their own accounts that link to their children’s, allowing
After a recent report critical of their child safety measures, Roblox is adding new features, including the ability for parents to create their own accounts that link to their children’s, allowing them to set daily usage limits and block access to specific game genres. Via @WSJ (Subscription may be required). #Roblox #OnlineSafety #Gaming #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/uC3msR>
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Trying to remember each of the past Wordle solutions is impossible, and Marc McLaren @TechRadar wants to help. So he created a list of every Wordle answer in the game’s history for you to review
Trying to remember each of the past Wordle solutions is impossible, and Marc McLaren @TechRadar wants to help. So he created a list of every Wordle answer in the game’s history for you to review before you play. Pro tip: If you think this amounts to cheating, don’t click the link: <https://flip.it/AnwqJc> #Tech #Games #Gaming #Wordle #Technology #Fun #Words
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Was China behind a recent hack of T-Mobile? The telecommunications company was targeted in a broader cyberattack over the past several months, the Wall Street Journal reported. And this week the FBI
Was China behind a recent hack of T-Mobile? The telecommunications company was targeted in a broader cyberattack over the past several months, the Wall Street Journal reported. And this week the FBI and U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA warned the wider industry of linked cyberattacks and accused China of conducting a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign.” @Techcrunch has more: <https://flip.it/v3hJov> #Tech #CyberSecurity #TMobile #Hacking #Technology #China
20 years ago, Mozilla got off to a hot start when it shipped version 1.0 of its Firefox browser. Firefox went on to gain over 30% of the global market share — until Chrome came along. Can Mozilla
20 years ago, Mozilla got off to a hot start when it shipped version 1.0 of its Firefox browser. Firefox went on to gain over 30% of the global market share — until Chrome came along. Can Mozilla restore its former glory? @Techcrunch sits down with interim CEO Laura Chambers to talk about the company getting back to growth and more: <https://flip.it/1VC-Ix> #Tech #Mozilla #Firefox #Chrome #Web #Internet
Happy Friday, techies! Please check out these newly federated Flipboard Magazines. Follow them for product reviews, trends exclusive interviews and opinion, and the latest in technology news
Happy Friday, techies! Please check out these newly federated Flipboard Magazines. Follow them for product reviews, trends exclusive interviews and opinion, and the latest in technology news :computer::joystick::robot_face: Get the latest deals on Google products from 9to5Google, <https://flipboard.com/@9to5google/google-product-deals-ljj5qt2ez> Technology news from Ars Technica, <https://flipboard.com/@arstechnica/ars-technica-nb4if9fgz> Netflix reviews and latest releases at BGR, <https://flipboard.com/@bgr/latest-netflix-series-movies-to-watch-jo7ipkkvz> All things Apple at CultofMac, <https://flipboard.com/@cultofmac> Make sense of the avalanche of AI news and trends at Gizmodo, <https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/artificial-intelligence-7bv07f1uz> Keep up with the convergence of tech and business news at Information Week, <https://flipboard.com/@informationweek/informationweek-39p90c0hz> #Tech Technology #FollowFriday #Fediverse #Media #News #Journalism
A data-hoovering website is making it easier than ever to not only find out a person's party affiliation and whether or not they voted, but even to find their address. Read more at @Futurism.
A data-hoovering website is making it easier than ever to not only find out a person's party affiliation and whether or not they voted, but even to find their address. Read more at @Futurism. #2024Election #DataPrivacy #Voting #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/vWCvoC>
A British consumer group found that three air fryers it tested all wanted to "record audio on the user's phone, for no specified reason". Read it at @TechRadar. #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #China
A British consumer group found that three air fryers it tested all wanted to "record audio on the user's phone, for no specified reason". Read it at @TechRadar. #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #China #Tech Technology https://flip.it/t_rVnj
A man in Canada who is suspected of being the hacker behind this year’s wave of Snowflake-related breaches has been arrested. @404media has the story. #Snowflake #Hacker #Cybersecurity #Cybercrime
A man in Canada who is suspected of being the hacker behind this year’s wave of Snowflake-related breaches has been arrested. @404media has the story. #Snowflake #Hacker #Cybersecurity #Cybercrime #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/M_fpTx
An entirely new generation of money-driven cybercriminals has caused some of the biggest hacks in history and shows no sign of slowing down. Meet the “advanced persistent teenagers,” as dubbed by the
An entirely new generation of money-driven cybercriminals has caused some of the biggest hacks in history and shows no sign of slowing down. Meet the “advanced persistent teenagers,” as dubbed by the security community, who have digitally broken into hotel chains, casinos and tech giants alike. TechCrunch has more: <https://flip.it/WMOcuH> #Tech #CyberSecurity #Hackers #Hacking #Technology #CyberCrime
According to new research, GenAI is being fed vast amounts of personal data — with 37% of users entering health information, 29% giving financial information, and 27% even telling chatbots their
According to new research, GenAI is being fed vast amounts of personal data — with 37% of users entering health information, 29% giving financial information, and 27% even telling chatbots their account numbers. Read more at @TechRadar. #AI #ChatGPT #DataPrivacy #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/-pWUbN>
The Colorado Department of State “improperly” hosted a publicly available spreadsheet on its website that included a hidden tab with partial passwords for its voting machines. The department said that
The Colorado Department of State “improperly” hosted a publicly available spreadsheet on its website that included a hidden tab with partial passwords for its voting machines. The department said that it “does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado’s elections." Read more at @Gizmodo. #Elections #Cybersecurity #Voting #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/UgiYcK>
Happy Friday, techies! Check out these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines.
Happy Friday, techies! Check out these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines.
The latest in gaming news and reviews from Engadget, <https://flipboard.com/@engadget/gaming-6v2grfjkz> Read stories written by hackers and technologists at Hacker Noon, <https://flipboard.com/@hackernoon/hacker-noon-crq1jfuiz> How-to guides on the newest technology from MakeUseOf, https://flipboard.com/@muo_official Reviews on just about everything tech at Reviewed, https://flipboard.com/@Reviewed_ Make sense of everything going on in the world of AI at CNET, <https://flipboard.com/@cnet/ai-atlas-j6huklfjz>
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The number of people affected by the Change Healthcare ransomware attack earlier this year is now thought to number around 100 million people, new reports have confirmed. Read it at @TechRadar.
The number of people affected by the Change Healthcare ransomware attack earlier this year is now thought to number around 100 million people, new reports have confirmed. Read it at @TechRadar. #UnitedHealthcare #Ransomware #Cybersecurity #Dataprivacy #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/bpuK1G>
Meta has suspended several Threads and Instagram accounts that track the private jets of celebrities. Read more at @theverge. #ElonJet #CyberSecurity #Meta #Threads #Instagram #Tech #Privacy
Meta has suspended several Threads and Instagram accounts that track the private jets of celebrities. Read more at @theverge. #ElonJet #CyberSecurity #Meta #Threads #Instagram #Tech #Privacy #Technology <https://flip.it/fWcYMH>
The Biden administration proposed new rules for regulating the transfer of certain data to adversarial countries such as China and Russia, creating specific requirements for how sensitive personal and
The Biden administration proposed new rules for regulating the transfer of certain data to adversarial countries such as China and Russia, creating specific requirements for how sensitive personal and federal information can be shared. Read more at @[email protected]. #Cybersecurity #Data #Tech #Technology #Biden <https://flip.it/hzxmEJ>
23andMe is in turmoil following last year’s data breach, waning consumer interest and the company’s continual financial decline. TechCrunch looks into where this leaves millions of people’s genetic
23andMe is in turmoil following last year’s data breach, waning consumer interest and the company’s continual financial decline. TechCrunch looks into where this leaves millions of people’s genetic data and more: <https://flip.it/JkHiFU> #Tech #Technology #23AndMe #Data #CyberSecurity #DataBreach
Happy Friday, techies! Check out these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines.
Happy Friday, techies! Check out these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines.
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Are passwords on the way out? Researchers are announcing two projects that will make passkeys easier for organizations to offer — and easier for everyone to use. Read more at @WIRED. #Passwords
Are passwords on the way out? Researchers are announcing two projects that will make passkeys easier for organizations to offer — and easier for everyone to use. Read more at @WIRED. #Passwords #Authentication #Cybersecurity #Passkeys #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/l-yryY>
Reporter Ash Parrish has come to have low expectations for the video games that tackle subjects like racism and discrimination. “Those stories never go beyond well-trodden depictions of ‘racism is
Reporter Ash Parrish has come to have low expectations for the video games that tackle subjects like racism and discrimination. “Those stories never go beyond well-trodden depictions of ‘racism is bad,’ and I tune them out like so much white noise,” Parrish writes. But the reporter found that “Metaphor: ReFantazio” goes beyond surface-level treatments of “tired fantasy tropes.” Read more from @theverge <https://flip.it/.79umI> #Tech #VideoGames #Gaming #Fantasy #FantasyGames #Racism #Technology
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