Month: December 2023
Australia is building its own top-secret cloud platform
Australia has confirmed it is actively exploring the construction of the nation’s own top secret cloud platform to host intelligence data. In an official announcement, the country’s ’s director-general of national intelligence, Andrew Shearer outlined his hope the initiative will transform the way intelligence agencies operate and enhance collaboration within…
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Hate the widgets board in Windows 11? Microsoft hopes you might change your mind
Windows 11 is bringing the ability to banish the clutter from the widgets panel to all users, you’ll doubtless be pleased to hear – maybe opening up this part of the interface to being used by a lot more folks. Previously, we heard about the option to remove the news…
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Realme’s GT5 Pro phone can unlock itself by reading your palm
When LG still made phones (sigh), at one point it tried to implement a “Hand ID” unlock gimmick on the G8 ThinQ, though in our experience, there was much room for improvement. For one, you’d have to turn on the screen first to toggle hand tracking. That was dumb. Fast…
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Pixel 8 Pro update makes it Google’s first AI phone – here are the 6 new features
The Pixel 8 Pro is seeing a substantial upgrade as Google is rolling out several new features to the smartphone, some of which are powered by Gemini Nano. Recently, the tech giant launched its long-anticipated Gemini AI model to power a variety of platforms. There are three different versions of…
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Facebook Messenger update sets default end-to-end encryption for chats and calls
Today, Meta has unveiled what it calls "the biggest set of improvements to Messenger since it was first launched in 2011." First and foremost, end-to-end encryption is now a default for private chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook, meaning your secured communication can't be spied on by others —…
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Messenger is finally getting end-to-end encryption by default
Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats and calls on Messenger, finally fulfilling a promise that’s been in the works for quite awhile. When end-to-end encryption is on, only you and the person you send a message to in Messenger can see its contents, the company claims. Encrypted…
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