Month: August 2024
Apple’s AirPods Max drop back down to $400
Apple’s AirPods Max headphones are on sale for $400 via Amazon. This isn’t a record-low, though it’s close, but does represent a savings of $150. The sale includes a bunch of colorways, like gray, blue, silver and pink. For the uninitiated, these are Apple’s high-end over-ear headphones. They are, in…
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Facebook ads for this fake AI image editor were just an excuse to infect your PC with malware
Attackers have been abusing the popularity of AI image editing tools to trick users into installing applications that mimic legitimate tools that are loaded with malware. The campaign uses hijacked Facebook accounts to push the applications on social media using paid advertising to spread the malware. The attackers trick Facebook…
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After Instagram, Turkey blocks access to popular VPN apps
Türkiye has reportedly banned some of the best VPN services in yet another wave of internet disruptions. The move comes as the country enters its 4th day of blocking Instagram – making VPNs a crucial tool for anyone hoping to regain access to the platform. Turkish authorities enforced the ban on…
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Apple is finally sending checks for its bad MacBook keyboards
Folks are beginning to receive checks from Apple to compensate them for having to spend money when their MacBook butterfly keyboards malfunctioned. As the payments go out, Apple is closing the book on an issue with stuck or otherwise unusable keys that plagued owners of Mac laptops made between 2015…
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Attacks from nation-states targeting physical device supply chains posing a rising threat
A growing number of businesses believe they have been impacted by hardware supply chain attacks from nation-state threat actors – with 29% of US firms believing they have been targeted. Researchers from HP Wolf Security surveyed 800 IT and security decision makers (ITSDM) to investigate perceived threats aimed at device…
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New Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom footage features cute horseback riding and uh, smoothie shops
Nintendo just dropped a rather lengthy new overview trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. That’s the top-down Switch entry that stars the titular princess instead of Link. The six-minute video focuses on “traversing Hyrule,” so there’s plenty of cool stuff here about the kingdom and, more importantly,…
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