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Tony Fadell wanted Apple to buy Sonos; Steve wanted to sue it
A fun piece of Apple history has been revealed thanks to a look at how Sonos started and where it is headed. It turns out that ‘father of the iPod‘ Tony Fadell wanted Apple to buy the premium audio company. Fadell tried to persuade Steve Jobs to do...
2025-01-15 13:14
Ralf Groene, former Surface design chief, joins Amazon
Following Panos Panay's exodus in the second half of 2023, the former Surface head of design, Ralph Groene, joined Amazon. Read more...
2025-01-15 13:12
Microsoft stops tricking people into using Bing instead of Google, at least on Chrome
Google accused Microsoft of attempting to deceive people recently with a Bing interface that looks like the UI of Google. Microsoft appears to have rolled back the interface.
2025-01-15 13:05
I flight-tested the best carry-on tech bag with all of my essential devices, and it won a perfect score with ease
If you're looking for a good laptop backpack that can tote a bunch of your devices then you should consider the Tomtoc Navigator-T66.
2025-01-15 13:00
15 Essential PowerShell commands every Windows 11 user should know
PowerShell is a cross-platform command-line interface, but it's only a great tool if you know what commands to run. In this guide, I will outline the top 15 cmdlets that everyone should use to navigate and perform tasks in this shell.
2025-01-15 13:00
15 Essential PowerShell commands every Windows 11 users should know
PowerShell is a cross-platform command-line interface, but it's only a great tool if you know what commands to run. In this guide, I will outline the top 15 cmdlets that everyone should use to navigate and perform tasks in this shell.
2025-01-15 13:00
2025 is the year of the AI mini PC — Here are the 6 CES devices I'm most excited about
We saw more mini PCs at CES 2025 than we have in recent years. Here are the devices that stood out the most.
2025-01-15 13:00
Razer settles 'deceptive' marketing FTC lawsuit for over $1 million — 6,764 Zephyr mask buyers to get full refunds
The FTC fined Razer $100,000 for the deceptive marketing of its Zephyr mask and also ordered it to payback a total of $1,071,254.33 to all of its buyers.
2025-01-15 12:36
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Apple may have solved the biggest problem with embedding Face ID in the display
We know from previous Apple patents that the company is hard at work figuring out ways of embedding Face ID in the display of future iPhones. The biggest barrier here is that the infrared light needed for Face ID doesn’t travel well through a display...
2025-01-15 12:35
The UK announced a big AI plan this week, here's how much it raised in just 48 hours
The UK government said this week that it has a big AI plan to drive growth in the country. It has already attracted billions of pounds and loads of jobs in just 48 hours. Read more...
2025-01-15 12:14
Bing no longer pretends to be Google, but it still tries hard to make you stay
Microsoft recently attempted to fool users into Bing by making its search look like that of Google. Following the backlash, the company backtracked its decision. Read more...
2025-01-15 11:46
FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from 4,250 Hacked Computers in Multi-Month Operation
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday disclosed that a court-authorized operation allowed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to delete PlugX malware from over 4,250 infected computers as part of a "multi-month law enforcement operation...
2025-01-15 11:44
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Amazon AGI lead says "several technical hurdles" delay revamped Alexa release: "Hallucinations have to be close to zero"
Amazon is reportedly encountering "several technical hurdles," including hallucinations, seemingly preventing it from shipping the revamped Alexa to broad availability.
2025-01-15 11:18
NVMe PCI Endpoint Function Target Driver Coming To Linux 6.14
An interesting new driver set to premiere in the upcoming Linux 6.14 kernel is the NVMe PCI Endpoint Function Target code authored by Western Digital...
2025-01-15 10:45
3 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws Patched in Microsoft's Latest Security Update
Microsoft kicked off 2025 with a new set of patches for a total of 161 security vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, including three zero-days that have been actively exploited in attacks. Of the 161 flaws, 11 are rated Critical, and 149 are ...
2025-01-15 10:45
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Critical SimpleHelp Flaws Allow File Theft, Privilege Escalation, and RCE Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaws in SimpleHelp remote access software that could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, and remote code execution. Horizon3.ai researcher Naveen Sunkavally, in a technical r...
2025-01-15 10:40
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Doom, Quake, and Turok remaster studio ask what fan-favorite game they should work on next
These guys are royalty when it comes to remasters. Whatever they make next will rock.
2025-01-15 10:30
Rsync package in Ubuntu distros updated to fix remote code execution bugs, download now
Canonical has pushed a patch for rsync after researchers uncovered serious vulnerabilities that enable remote code execution attacks. Read more...
2025-01-15 10:26
Linux Mint 22.1 ISOs approved, here's how to download it now
Linux Mint 22.1, codenamed Xia, has passed final ISO checks, meaning it's ready for release. While not announced yet, you can already download it; read on for instructions. Read more...
2025-01-15 10:02
Linux Mint 22.1 ISOs approved, here's how to download them now
Linux Mint 22.1, codenamed Xia, has passed final ISO checks, meaning it's ready for release. While not announced yet, you can already download it; read on for instructions. Read more...
2025-01-15 10:02