Month: November 2022
Homework help site Chegg accused of leaking user data
Audio player loading… Homework help site Chegg has leaked sensitive consumer data on more than one occasion in previous years due to its below-par security, an official report has declared. A post (opens in new tab) from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claims Chegg leaked identity data (opens in…
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Get your shovels ready: it’s time to bury old iMacs
Audio player loading… Apple is planning to make several 2013 and 2014 iMac models obsolete by the end of November, which means it might be time to bid a fond farewell to some old favorites. The scrapping comes after a slew of product launches from the company this year, including…
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YouTube brings Showtime, Paramount+ and other streaming services into its main app
YouTube is bringing premium streaming services into its main app with a new feature called Primetime Channels. You’ll see TV shows, movies and sports the likes of Showtime, Starz, Paramount+ and AMC+ alongside videos from your favorite creators. Folks in the US can sign up for Primetime Channels starting today…
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Microsoft Outlook really wants to help you to focus on your work
Audio player loading… Microsoft is looking to help users get some peace and quiet to be productive thanks to a new Outlook update. The email client is introducing “Focus Time”, which will allow users to silence all notifications for a set period of time, allowing them to power through those…
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Xbox Game Pass’ November lineup includes two of the best games of the year
Xbox Game Pass is getting some great games in November, including the official Xbox releases of two of my favorite games of the year: Return to Monkey Island and Vampire Survivors. Return to Monkey Island is the newest entry in the Monkey Island point-and-click adventure game series. It’s a delightful…
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NASA’s first test of its next-generation heat shield is delayed until at least November 9th
Frictions exerted during atmospheric reentry are enough to rend spacecraft into comets of glowing slag if not properly mitigated — that’s a good thing, when intentional, but otherwise nearly always very bad. The Space Shuttle, when it was still in service, was designed to hit the outermost edges of Earth’s…
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