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MINI PCS SOLD ON AMAZON CONTAINED FACTORY-INSTALLED SPYWARE
The manufacturer claims newer PC shipments are malware-free
By Kishalaya Kundu, February 7 14 comments
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SONY'S LATEST PS5 BETA UPDATE BRINGS AI NOISE CANCELLATION TO THE CONTROLLER
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MICROSOFT BITLOCKER ENCRYPTION CRACKED IN JUST 43 SECONDS WITH A $4 RASPBERRY
PI PICO
BitLocker is available in Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions
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The Web
DISNEY PLUS BEGINS CRACKDOWN AGAINST PASSWORD SHARING
We knew this was coming
By Rob Thubron, February 7 15 comments
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LIMITED-TIME HOMEWORLD 3 DEMO HEADLINES 2024'S FIRST STEAM NEXT FEST
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THIS WEEK.
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Mobile Electronics
TABLET SHIPMENTS HIT THEIR LOWEST VOLUME SINCE 2011, BUT CHINESE TABLETS
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Another industry glad to see the back of 2023
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Tech Culture AI
WRESTLING WITH AI AND THE AIPOCALYPSE WE SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT
Some would argue that AI is a fad, the next bubble waiting to burst
EDITOR'S TAKE: LIKE ALMOST EVERYONE IN TECH TODAY, WE HAVE SPENT THE PAST YEAR
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THINGS HAVE BEEN CLEAR. MAYBE AGI (ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE) WILL EMERGE,
OR WE'LL SEE SOME OTHER MAJOR AI BREAKTHROUGH, BUT FOCUSING TOO MUCH ON THOSE
RISKS COULD BE OVERLOOKING THE VERY REAL – BUT ALSO VERY MUNDANE – IMPROVEMENTS
THAT TRANSFORMER NETWORKS ARE ALREADY DELIVERING.
Full story By Jonathan Goldberg, February 7 9 comments
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HACKERS COULD HAVE ENSLAVED 3 MILLION TOOTHBRUSHES FOR DDOS ATTACK
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