Google announced today that it is rolling out new capabilities that will allow you to control your passwords. The new updates will be released as part of Chrome 88. One of the new capabilities will let you identify and replace weak passwords with stronger ones. To get started, after you have received …
Read More »YouTube extends Trump’s suspension ahead of inauguration day
Trump’s YouTube channel will be suspended for at least another week. engadget.com YouTube YouTube will continue blocking Donald Trump’s official channel from uploading new videos and livestreams for a minimum of seven more days. The Google—owned video platform told CNBC and Bloomberg that it extended the channel’s suspension “[i]n light of concerns about the ongoing potential …
Read More »Beware! Nasty Windows 10 bug can corrupt your hard drive — and it’s super easy to trigger
Microsoft is already on the case Security researchers have warned about a Windows 10 bug that can cause major damage to your hard drive, and all it takes is to look at a folder it’s hiding in. Much like Medusa from Greek mythology, it can turn your hard drive to …
Read More »Donald Trump banned from YouTube over concerns of ‘ongoing potential for violence’
sky.com Mr Trump will be unable to post on YouTube for the rest of his presidency. Donald Trump has been banned from uploading videos on YouTube “in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence”, the platform said. YouTube, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, said it …
Read More »HP unveils new laptops and more optimized for remote working
Techradar Freedom to work anywhere with these new products It feels like 2021 has snuck upon us, and with it comes the first-ever all-virtual edition of the CES tech trade show. With the global pandemic causing many people to shift to remote working, HP has introduced some new product ranges to help …
Read More »Donald Trump suspended from Facebook and Twitter
An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S. Reuters Twitter and Facebook suspended Donald Trump’s accounts for the first time, finally escalating their crackdown on the president’s social media posts after …
Read More »Telegram Will Start Monetizing Itself In 2021
For the longest time ever since it launched, Telegram has remained free to use. The app boasts about 500 million users to date, which means that it has a very large platform should they choose to monetize it, and it looks like they will finally be doing that and it …
Read More »Microsoft rushes out a fix for critical Windows 10 bug
Reports that using chkdsk is crashing PCs Update: Microsoft has acknowledged the Windows 10 bug that is causing PCs to crash when running the Check Disk tool, and it has rushed out a fix, underlining just how serious this problem is. In its list of known issues for Windows 10 updates KB4592438 and KB4586853, …
Read More »Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge hijacked by massive malware attack: What you need to know
Microsoft has reported a ‘shapeshifting’ variant of a well-known malware strain that attacks browsers to embed malicious ads With the pandemic seismically shifting the way we work, there is an increasing dependence on digital connectivity in our day-to-day lives. As December rolls through to Christmas, Microsoft has now reported that …
Read More »Google opens up its Fuchsia OS to the public
Fuchsia OS becomes proper open source project techradar.com Almost half a decade since news first leaked about Google’s Fuchsia OS, the company has announced that it is expanding the Fuchsia open source community and opening it up to contributions from the public. Google’s Fuchsia OS is a bit of an enigma, and the …
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