Month: February 2025
US tariffs: how Trump’s tax is hitting Big Tech and beyond
President Donald Trump has announced that he’s imposing a tariff on goods from some of the US’s biggest trade partners: Canada, Mexico, and China. Under the executive orders signed on February 1st, Canada and Mexico will face a 25 percent tariff, while goods from China will be subject to a…
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Millions at risk as malicious PDF files designed to steal your data are flooding SMS inboxes – how to stay safe
A new phishing campaign is targeting businesses and individuals in over 50 countries Experts warn attackers are hiding malicious links in PDFs using a never-before-seen obfuscation technique Use the best antivirus software and activate advanced mobile threat defense solutions PDF files, long considered a safe and reliable way to share…
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Help your family browse safely with this VPN
We’re all hopelessly online these days, but our kids are more connected to the internet than any generation that came before them. Of course, that connectivity can come at the cost of privacy. It’s natural for parents to want to protect their children and their privacy before sending them out…
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The FDA and EU clear Nuance Audio, smart glasses with built-in hearing aids, for sale
Nuance Audio, new “hearing glasses” from EssilorLuxottica, have received FDA clearance and “a CE marking under the Medical Devices regulation in the EU,” making them officially ready to sell in the US and Europe. The smart glasses are essentially prescription frames with an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid built-in. Using open-ear…
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Uber wants to make rides easier for people with service animals
Uber rolled out a new set of features on Monday that could remove some friction for people with service animals. The company now lets handlers automatically notify drivers that they ride with a service animal. In a blog post, Chris Yoon, an Uber Product Manager, wrote that he “joined Uber…
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Meta spends big to make its Ray-Ban glasses a true mainstream hit
Meta isn’t shy about its ambitions to make its Ray-Ban smart glasses a mainstream gadget. So much so, it’s made not one but two Super Bowl ads featuring not one, but two Marvel actors. (And Kris Jenner.) And as a little cherry on top, Meta announced it’s creating a limited…
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