Month: February 2023
Top background check services hit by data breach
Audio player loading… Two of the biggest online background check services have suffered recent data breaches that saw sensitive data on millions of their users leaked online. News of the attack on TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate was confirmed by PeopleConnect, the company that owns both affected organizations. Background checkers are…
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Bastl Microgranny Monolith review: Vintage sampling grit in a portable package
I almost never leave the house without some device dedicated to exercising the creative part of my brain. Sometimes this is as simple as a camera or a field recorder. Other times I bring my Teenage Engineering PO-33 with me. It’s not that my phone and a few apps couldn’t…
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Widespread cyberattack hits servers across Europe
Audio player loading… Hackers are exploiting a known vulnerability in VMware’s ESXi servers on a huge scale, targeting endpoints (opens in new tab) across Europe and North America, government officials and company spokespeople have confirmed. Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) has warned businesses using these VMware products to update their…
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The Morning After: Is Apple working on an ‘Ultra’ iPhone?
Apple is considering a more expensive iPhone “Ultra” that would slot in above the iPhone Pro, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. He says the device could arrive as early as next year. Gurman also pointed to recent comments made by Apple CEO Tim Cook. “The iPhone has become so integral…
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HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook: Impressive, Flawed, Expensive
This business laptop would be a luxury for most productivity users: An excellent keyboard makes it a joy to use … but inconsistency reigns. Source
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Microsoft Excel could be next to get an AI boost
Audio player loading… A new paper (opens in new tab)has suggested Microsoft Excel could be the next product in its toolbox to get an AI assist, but it won’t be ChatGPT. The paper, co-authored by eight of the company’s researchers, stresses the significance of spreadsheet software, which is used by…
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