Month: May 2024
Android malware poses as top apps to steal data — Google, Instagram, WhatsApp all spoofed
Multiple malicious Android applications have been spotted masquerading as some of the platform’s most popular tools, but anyone installing the imposters might get their login credentials or other, very sensitive information stolen from their device. A report from cybersecurity researchers SonicWall Capture Labs described observing multiple apps pretending to be…
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What to expect at Google I/O 2024: Gemini, Android 15, WearOS and more details
It's almost that time again, folks: we're about to find out about some of Google's big ideas for the year ahead at its I/O developer conference. Most of the big news will come from the opening keynote on May 14, which will almost certainly give us more info on Android…
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Melinda French Gates to leave the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
French Gates, who will officially leave on June 7th, will continue her philanthropy elsewhere, to the tune of $12.5 billion. The money stems from an agreement with her ex-husband, Bill Gates, and does not come from the foundation’s endowment. In her X post, she says she will focus on programs…
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iOS 17.5 is here with support for web-based app downloads in the EU
Apple has rolled out iOS 17.5, which includes a bunch of updates, including support for a cross-OS alert system for unwanted Bluetooth trackers that the company worked on with Google. The other headline feature is the introduction of web-based app distribution in the European Union. This is a function that…
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Memorial Day preview: save up to $1,000 on stunning OLED TVs at Best Buy
The 2024 Memorial Day sales event is exactly two weeks away, and Best Buy is giving us a preview with a huge sale on some of our best-rated OLED TVs. I’m rounding up the seven best deals below, which include up to $1,000 from brands like LG, Sony, and Samsung.…
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OpenAI’s GPT-4o ChatGPT assistant is more life-like than ever, complete with witty quips
So no, OpenAI didn’t roll out a search engine competitor to take on Google at its May 13, 2024 Spring Update event. Instead, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4 Omni (or GPT-4o for short) with human-like conversational capabilities, and it’s seriously impressive. Beyond making this version of ChatGPT faster and free to more…
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