Month: September 2023
Signal is adding quantum-level encryption to help keep customers safe
Secure messaging platform Signal has announced commitments to keep users safe against quantum-level attacks, beginning with an upgrade to its protocol to protect its end-to-end encryption further. In an update, Signal CTO Ehren Kret said the “layer of protection” would protect “against the threat of a quantum computer being built…
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Microsoft mocks Apple at Surface event, claiming Surface Laptop Studio 2 is faster than the MacBook Pro
At Microsoft‘s September 21 Surface event, the software giant behind Windows 11 took time to mock long-time rival Apple. It happened during the announcement of the Surface Laptop Studio 2, a new device aimed at creative professionals – a market that usually favors MacBooks. As Microsoft’s reps were extolling the…
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Look out, Nvidia RTX 4070 – AMD’s RX 7800 XT GPU proves surprisingly fast when power usage is dropped
AMD’s RX 7800 XT – currently our best graphics card of the moment – can be run with considerably less power usage than the default, without affecting performance to a huge extent, it seems. That’s the conclusion of Techtesters, a YouTube channel (from The Netherlands) which conducted testing on a…
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Microsoft’s unified Copilot is coming to Windows, Edge, and everywhere else
Today, Microsoft announced a new unified Copilot experience in Windows 11, launching on September 26th. The new “everyday AI companion,” now called Microsoft Copilot in Windows, will be “seamlessly available across all the apps and experiences you use most,” including the Windows 11 desktop, Microsoft 365, Outlook, the Edge browser,…
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Facebook officially embraces fake profiles
“Whether you’re new to Facebook or a longtime user, you may want to keep your personal and professional relationships separate, or you may want to keep one profile tied to a community you’re a part of and another profile just for friends,” Meta wrote. “Creating multiple personal profiles lets you…
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FBI and CISA issue warning about dangerous new ransomware strain
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a security advisory warning organizations about the Snatch ransomware operation. The advisory is part of the pairs #StopRansomware campaign, in which the two detail the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP), as well as indicators…
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