Almost 200 VPN services – 197 to be precise – are now blocked in Russia. An official of the country’s infamous censor body, Roskomnadzor, proudly announced the total on Thursday, October 24, 2024, as reported by Russian news agency Interfax. Ironically, though, authorities want to keep using this popular security software. As Russia’s independent news…
The Recommended panel in the Start menu has been improved in testing Windows 11 testers now get more relevant website suggestions Microsoft has clarified it has no plans to remove this panel from the menu Windows 11 is getting changes to improve the recommendations that Microsoft pushes in the Start menu, and the software giant…
X’s AI tool is now free to all users, albeit with limits restricting just how many prompts you can request (10 every two hours). xAI, Elon Musk’s company behind Grok, even announced an upgraded version of Grok 2, up to three times faster and more capable, which has started rolling out for all users. If…
CISA and EPA released a new warning late last week They are urging Water and Wastewater firms to better protect their endpoints HMIs are particularly vulnerable, they said The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has issued a warning to all water facilities in the country to secure…
AI’s emissions are about to skyrocket even further It’s no secret that the current AI boom is using up immense amounts of energy. Now we have a better idea of how much. A new paper, from a team at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, examined 78% of all data centers in the…
Macworld When Apple updated its lineup of Magic Mac accessories in November, we didn’t get the redesign we were hoping for. All that changed was the Lightning ports, which were swapped out with USB-C ones. Everything else remained the same, including the Magic Mouse’s wonky upside-down charging. With no significant updates since 2015, we assumed…
RCS encryption is still months away following a major US telecomms breach Global mobile industry body GSMA is spearheading work on this security update The FBI recommends using encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram The developers of the Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging standard has warned that bringing encryption to the standard could take…
Another tipster has claimed the Samsung Galaxy S25 will land on January 22 The event apparently starts at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT Samsung will reportedly unveil the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra, and tease an XR headset January 22 has for a while been our best guess for the…
YouTube TV is going up $10 on Janaury 13, 2025 to $82.99 Threatening to cancel might let you pay $72.99 for a few more months Most success is had via YouTube TV on your PC’s browser We all like to threaten that streaming price hikes, password sharing crackdowns, or content removal will be the straw…
Apple could redesign its Magic Mouse Many users complain about its design Don’t expect any new mouse to come soon It looks like Apple could finally be giving its Magic Mouse a much-needed design refresh, with renowned Apple leaker Mark Gurman claiming that the company is working on a “full overhaul” of the peripheral. While…