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UK outlaws awful default passwords on connected devices
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) If you build a gadget that connects to the Internet and sell it in the United Kingdom, you can no longer make the default password "password." In fact, you're not...
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Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says
Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Starting in March with the release of iOS 17.4, iPhones in the European Union have been subject to the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), a batch of regulations that...
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Roku OS home screen is getting video ads for the first time
Enlarge (credit: Roku) Roku CEO Anthony Wood disclosed plans to introduce video ads to the Roku OS home screen. The news highlights Roku’s growing focus on advertising and an alarming trend in the...
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Latest Google layoffs hit the Flutter and Python groups
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alexander Koerner) Another day, another round of Google layoffs. TechCrunch reports the company has axed people across development teams like the Flutter, Dart, and...
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FTC fines Razer for every cent made selling bogus “N95 grade” RGB masks
Enlarge (credit: Razer) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced this week a proposed settlement [PDF] against Razer that would see the tech company pay $1,171,254.33 for its misleading claims...
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Apple confirms bug that is keeping some iPhone alarms from sounding
Enlarge / An iPhone in Standby mode, charging wirelessly on a desk. (credit: Apple) If your iPhone's alarm hasn't woken you lately, it seems you're not alone: Apple has confirmed to Today that a...
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AWS S3 storage bucket with unlucky name nearly cost developer $1,300
Enlarge / Be careful with the buckets you put out there for anybody to fill. (credit: Getty Images) If you're using Amazon Web Services and your S3 storage bucket can be reached from the open web,...
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Here’s your chance to own a decommissioned US government supercomputer
Enlarge / A photo of the Cheyenne supercomputer, which is now up for auction. (credit: US General Services Administration) On Tuesday, the US General Services Administration began an auction for the...
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iOS 17.5 makes it less of a hassle to send your iPhone into Apple for repairs
Enlarge (credit: Apple) If you've ever sent an iPhone in for repair, you might be familiar with the dance Apple asks you to do if your device still powers on: back up your data, then either erase the...
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The BASIC programming language turns 60
Enlarge / Part of the cover illustration from "The Applesoft Tutorial" BASIC manual that shipped with the Apple II computer starting in 1981. (credit: Apple, Inc.) Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at...
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Rabbit R1 AI box revealed to just be an Android app
Enlarge / The Rabbit R1. (credit: Rabbit Inc) If you haven't heard of the Rabbit R1, this is yet another "AI box" that is trying to replace your smartphone with a voice command device that runs zero...
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All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week
Enlarge (credit: Getty) Streaming services like Netflix and Peacock have already found multiple ways to aggravate paying subscribers this week. The streaming industry has been heating up. As media...
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April updates for Windows 10 and 11 break some VPN software, Microsoft says
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft is currently investigating a bug in its most recent batch of Windows 10 and Windows 11 updates that is preventing some VPN software from working properly. The...
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Wear OS’s big comeback continues; might hit half of Apple Watch sales
Enlarge / The Samsung Watch 6 classic. (credit: Samsung) Wear OS was nearly dead a few years ago but is now on a remarkable comeback trajectory, thanks to renewed commitment from Google and a hardware...
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Apple’s Q2 2024 earnings reveal a drop in iPhone, iPad sales
Enlarge / The Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. (credit: Anadolu Agency | Getty) Apple's earnings report for the second quarter of the company's 2024 fiscal year showed a slide in hardware...
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Ecobee is shutting down some of its very first products
Enlarge / The first Ecobee Thermostat, may it rest in peace. (credit: Ecobee) Ecobee is killing off some of its oldest thermostats. The "Ecobee Smart Thermostat" (Model # : EB-STAT-02) and the Ecobee...
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AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to...
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Thursday, renowned AI researcher Andrej Karpathy, formerly of OpenAI and Tesla, tweeted a lighthearted proposal that large language models (LLMs) like the one that...
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Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and...
Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11. (credit: Microsoft) It's been a bad couple of years for Microsoft's security and privacy efforts. Misconfigured endpoints, rogue security certificates, and weak...
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What to expect from Apple’s May 7 “Let loose” event
Enlarge / The promotional image for Apple's May 7 event. (credit: Apple) On May 7, Apple will host a product announcement event at 9 am ET. Labeled "Let loose," we expect it will focus on new iPads...
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Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon
Enlarge / Rather than going to beaches to catch Wigletts, some Pokémon Go players are trying to bring the beaches to themselves. (credit: Niantic) Ah, Pokémon Go. The hottest mobile game of 2016...
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