Month: June 2024
Your Microsoft Office documents might be hiding some serious security worries
Despite Microsoft’s best efforts, Office documents are still one of the most common ways to exploit software flaws and deploy malware on vulnerable endpoints, experts have claimed. A report from Cofense says Microsoft Office’s omnipresence in the workforce has made it become one of the most popular attack vectors. Threat…
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Apple is fixing a years-old parental control bug that lets kids avoid web filters
For parents, it can feel like a no-brainer to let their kids have an iPad thanks to its built-in parental control feature, Screen Time. But the system is also undeniably buggy, as most parents will attest. Now, Apple is fixing one of the software’s worst bugs — an apparently obscure…
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UN secretary-general labels humanity as ‘the meteor’ in fiery climate speech
The climate as we know it may be in the rear-view mirror, and there is precious little time to change course before careening past a dangerous threshold for global warming. That was the sentiment expressed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres during fiery remarks, which followed new data released today…
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Prime Video movie of the day: Blake Lively is a hypnotic femme fatale in A Simple Favor
Movie of the Day Every day, we cut through the bottomless list of streaming options and recommend something to watch. See all our Prime Video movie of the day choices. You may think you know what to expect from A Simple Favor, but think again. From the darker side of…
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The cloud’s carbon footprint: Solutions for sustainable computing
Nowadays, almost every business leverages cloud computing—94% to be exact—for its cost-saving, scalability, and collaborative benefits. However, while its advantages are evident, a significant issue remains: Cloud computing emissions contribute 4% of global greenhouse gases. Cloud hyper scalers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud are making big promises to reduce…
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There’s a secret smart home radio in your new Mac
When Apple announced the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max last fall, the company surprised everyone by putting a Thread radio in its top-of-the-line smartphones. Now, it turns out Apple also quietly added this important smart home radio to several new Macs and iPads released since September 2023. While the company doesn’t…
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