Month: March 2022
Online crime cost Americans billions last year
Audio player loading… Online scams are now an almost $7 billion “industry” according to the FBI. The Bureau’s annual Internet Crime Report states that fraudsters stole $6.9 billion from Americans during 2021, an increase of more than threefold, compared to the $2 billion stolen just two years ago. The figure…
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Zoom will now let you live stream your boring old meetings to Twitch
Audio player loading… If you’re looking to liven up your next business Zoom meeting, the company has now revealed that users will be able to livestream video directly to popular online streaming platform Twitch. In a blog post announcing a whole host of new upgrades and features, the video conferencing…
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The EPA plans to sunset its online archive
Come July, the EPA plans to retire the archive containing old news releases, policy changes, regulatory actions, and more. Those are important public resources, advocates say, but federal guidelines for maintaining public records still fall short when it comes to protecting digital assets. “Web services is the language of the…
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Microsoft fixes cause of Windows 10 blue screen of death
Audio player loading… If Bluetooth used to cause your Windows 10 computer to crash and greet you with the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), you’re in luck, as Microsoft has now issued a fix. Some users (mostly enterprise customers) started experiencing crashes ever since they installed the January KB5009596…
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This Microsoft Teams update will help you make an impact in your next meeting
Audio player loading… Microsoft is preparing an update for collaboration platform Teams that should help users maximize the impact of their presentations. As explained in a new entry in the Microsoft 365 product roadmap, Microsoft Teams users will soon benefit from new controls for presenter mode that allow for the…
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Samsung’s self-cleaning Jet Bot Plus robot vacuum is half off today
Samsung is no stranger to attacking a product category with multiple options at different price points, and offering large discounts on those products is another of its signatures. The robot vacuum space isn’t an exception, with the Samsung Jet Bot Plus — its mid-tier option — available today for $399.99…
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