DuckDuckGo browser comes to Windows with closed beta
Beta runs on WebView2 engine and includes cookie permissions skip function
Bitdefender defeats Mortal Kombat ransomware with free decryptor
Unencrypt your files silently, with additional arguments and commands for automation
Nvidia launches RTX Video Super Resolution to boost streaming video quality
Works with RTX 40 and 30 Series GPUs
NCMEC unveils tool to help minors fight online spread of explicit images
Service lets minors assign hashes to automatically and proactively take down images on participating platforms
Zuckerberg announces Meta's artificial intelligence push, including AI-powered chat for WhatsApp & Messenger
Has everyone forgotten about the metaverse?
LastPass says employee's home computer was hacked to steal a decrypted vault
Reportedly via Plex
In brief: Password manager LastPass has revealed details of a breach last year that resulted in partially encrypted user login data being stolen. The company confirmed that the incident stemmed from a previous hack in August that enabled the hacker to steal credentials from a DevOps engineer's home computer and obtain a decrypted vault.
In-car conference calls coming to 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-class sedans
Coming later this year with native app store that includes Zoom, TikTok, Zync, and more
Meta unveils new language model designed for the AI research community
The LLaMA model will provide greater access to infrastructure-constrained AI researchers
China could launch 13,000 satellites to "suppress" and spy on Starlink
The satellites could carry "anti-Starlink payloads"
YouTube is experimenting with a "Premium" 1080p streaming option for subscribers
Higher bitrate means a higher video quality, you just have to pay for it
AI-based search would be considerably more expensive per query for Google
For Bing or Google, a ChatGPT-style search engine is simply more expensive
Google Lawyer says internet could become a "Horror Show" without Section 230
Google claims sites would be forced to strictly regulate everything, or nothing at all
Misconfigured government mail server spilled sensitive military data for weeks
The drip has been contained
Starlink's new Global Roaming service promises worldwide internet access for $200 a month
Starlink is on the move
Google starts rolling out Memory and Energy Saver modes to latest Chrome release
Why it matters: Despite holding a 65% share of the global desktop-browser market share, Chrome still has a reputation for being a massive resource hog that consumes memory and battery life like there's no tomorrow. But Google is now rolling out a previously announced set of features that should help to address these issues.
Twitter's SMS two-factor authentication is now a paid feature
Non-subscribers will still have access to 2FA via authentication apps and security keys
Microsoft is limiting Bing AI's responses so things don't get too weird
The AI powered chats will be limited to five replies to keep things "normal"
Microsoft on what it learned in the first seven days of testing Bing Chat
One week with Bing Chat
Bitcoin hits highest price since August, despite regulator clampdown
BTC is up 50% this year
Damaged broadband wires in Frankfurt halted Lufthansa flights worldwide
Flights are resuming, but cables are still being repaired
Why it matters: For the second time in 2023, a minor problem in one location created a ripple effect that grounded many flights over a wide area. Such incidents highlight previously overlooked vulnerabilities in centralized flight control IT systems.
Google launches 5 Gig Internet service in three cities for $125/month
Symmetrical upload and download speeds
Firefox 110 enables GPU sandboxing on Windows
The latest Firefox release enables GPU sandboxing on Windows, improves video playback on non-Intel GPUs, and allows user data imports from Opera and Vivaldi.
No porn for you: seven more states push for ID checks on adult websites
Check out the definition of "harmful material"
Uber to shut down its own data centers as it strikes cloud agreement with Oracle and Google
Clouding up with Google and Oracle