Month: October 2021
President Biden wants to kill off ransomware for good
The US will convene a meeting with its NATO allies and G7 countries this month with the sole intention of addressing the threat of ransomware, President Joe Biden has shared . “This month, the United States will bring together 30 countries to accelerate our cooperation in combating cybercrime, improving law…
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Yes, Siri is my favorite smart home controller and here’s why
I use a fairly simple metric to determine which artificially intelligent voice assistant is the best for controlling my smart home: Which one do I swear at the least? Apple’s Siri, who turns 10 today, wins hands down. This is slightly to do with the fact it rarely spews useless…
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The 17 Best Mac Apps to Make Everyday Life Easier
Using Apple’s MacOS is as easy as pie—but it can be a little half-baked. Sweeten your setup with a few of these third-party programs. Source
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The Morning After: What is it with Netflix cropping ‘Seinfeld’?
Welcome to Monday. How was your weekend? For me, a rainy October — England doing what it does — kept me indoors, but fortunately, there was a crop of shows I was planning to watch anyhow. While I caught up on the cultural phenomenon that is Squid Games, a lot…
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Samsung soundbars are having issues – but the latest firmware update should fix them
Anyone who has the Samsung Q850T soundbar in their home theater system may have struggled to get their audio kit working, after a mid-September firmware update appears to have impacted the speakers’ functionality. A number of Samsung customers have taken to the company’s US forums to complain about issues with…
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Hey Siri, what happened?
Ten years ago today, Apple’s digital assistant Siri was revealed with the promise that the iPhone maker had finally figured it all out. “For decades, technologists have teased us with this dream that you’re going to be able to talk to technology, and it’ll do things for us,” said Apple…
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