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Apple fixes two zero-day vulnerabilities used to spy on its customers
Two zero-day exploits were used in targeted attacks on iOS users. Apple has now patched both with a quiet security update. Read more...
2025-04-17 07:16
Microsoft is making Windows 11 23H2, 22H2 less secure than 24H2 by killing a VBS feature
Microsoft is killing a VBS-related feature on older versions of Windows 11 as well as Server, and that could make them less secure than 24H2 and Server 2025. Read more...
2025-04-17 07:00
A threat model for opposing authoritarianism
A decade ago, I published a book on privacy “Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance.” In the book, and since then, in articles and speeches, I have been dispensing advice to people on how to...
2025-04-17 05:46
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Microsoft brings OpenAI o3 and o4-mini models to Azure and GitHub
OpenAI has released new reasoning models, o3 and o4-mini, offering improved performance and vision capabilities. Microsoft has made these models available on Azure. Read more...
2025-04-17 02:18
OpenAI eyes $3 billion acquisition of Windsurf, a powerful AI code editor
OpenAI is in talks with Windsurf to acquire the company for $3 billion. If the deal goes ahead, it would be OpenAI's biggest acquisition. What does this mean for Windsurfers? Read more...
2025-04-17 02:00
Silent Hill 2 remake developer's new game Cronos: The New Dawn gets gameplay trailer
Bloober Team's Cronos: The New Dawn gets a gameplay trailer, taking cues from horror staples like Dead Space.
2025-04-17 00:05
Microsoft just made Copilot Vision free for everyone using Edge browser
Microsoft has made its Copilot Vision feature, previously exclusive to Pro subscribers, available for free to all Microsoft Edge users on select websites. Read more...
2025-04-16 23:38
Meta blocks Apple Intelligence on Facebook and its other iOS apps
Apple Intelligence was announced with iOS 18 and has been available since last October, when Apple released iOS 18.1 to the public. Although most apps provide support for Apple Intelligence features by default, developers can choose not to have them in...
2025-04-16 23:15
Making it easier to build with the Gemini API in Google AI Studio
Google AI Studio now has an expanded gallery of starter apps, and other updates including more intuitive prompting experience, native code editing, and various interactive examples demonstrating Gemini model capabilities, plus a refreshed UI – so you...
2025-04-16 23:00
Gleam 1.10 improves compiler, JavaScript codegen
Gleam 1.10, a new release of the type-safe programming language for the Erlang virtual machine and JavaScript runtimes, is now available. The update features compiler improvements centering on holding more information and improving exhaustive analysis...
2025-04-16 22:51
Experts Uncover Four New Privilege Escalation Flaws in Windows Task Scheduler
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed four different vulnerabilities in a core component of the Windows task scheduling service that could be exploited by local attackers to achieve privilege escalation and erase logs to cover up evidence of maliciou...
2025-04-16 21:48
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New Windows Task Scheduler Bugs Let Attackers Bypass UAC and Tamper with Logs
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed four different vulnerabilities in a core component of the Windows task scheduling service that could be exploited by local attackers to achieve privilege escalation and erase logs to cover up evidence of maliciou...
2025-04-16 21:48
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9to5Mac Daily: April 16, 2025 – Apple AR glasses and Vision Pro’s future
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2025-04-16 21:35
Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 217
Safari Technology Preview Release 217 is now available for download for macOS Sequoia and macOS Sonoma.
2025-04-16 21:33
GitHub Availability Report: March 2025
In March, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. The post GitHub Availability Report: March 2025 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
2025-04-16 21:02
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TikTok is testing its own version of Community Notes, called Footnotes
X's Community Notes model seems to be catching the attention of other social platforms, and now TikTok is the latest to take a swing at it. Read more...
2025-04-16 21:00
Hands-on: Hohem iSteady M7 smartphone gimbal
As someone who shoots a lot of mobile video — whether it’s for YouTube, social media, or just testing the latest gear — I’m always on the hunt for tools that can help me create better looking footage. We recently got our hands on the Hohem iSt...
2025-04-16 20:46
One of Apple’s ‘magic moment’ features kept failing, then I found the fix
One of the best things about Apple products is how well they tend to work together. Various ‘continuity’ features create magic moments and a seamless experience. Recently I was having reliability issues with one such feature, though: Universal Clip...
2025-04-16 20:42
Build MCP Remote Servers with Azure Functions
Build AI-powered tools quickly using Azure Functions to create remote MCP servers that seamlessly integrate with GitHub Copilot and other LLM-based applications. The post Build MCP Remote Servers with Azure Functions appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-04-16 20:30