Author: Zach_Wilson
Another major US hospital hacked, data on 1.4 million patients leaked
The Tech University Health Sciences Center in Texas and El Paso confirmed suffering a cyberattack Data on 1.4 million people were exfiltrated in the attack A threat actor named Interlock claimed responsibility for the attack Another major US hospital has suffered a cyberattack recently, and as a result, lost sensitive…
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I pitted ChatGPT search against Perplexity to see which was the best AI search engine, and the results surprised me
If you’ve been following the news from 12 Days of OpenAI, you’ll know that OpenAI has released ChatGPT search to the world as part of its Christmas-themed launch extravaganza. This means that everybody with a ChatGPT account (you need to be logged in to use it) now gets access to…
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Gemini, GTA, and the search for the next big thing
Google announced a bunch of new stuff last week, from Gemini 2.0 and Project Mariner to Android XR and Project Moohan. As ever with Google, it feels like a lot of stuff without necessarily a coherent plan behind it. But if you look closely enough, and start to put some…
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Want to ditch Microsoft Teams? Skype is still here, and just made a significant change
Microsoft wants to sell you a subscription to use Skype You can no longer buy Skype Credit to make phone calls Custom phone numbers have been discontinued, no replacement You’d be forgiven for thinking that Microsoft Teams fully replaced Skype when it launched in 2017, but its video conferencing predecessor…
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The Morning After: What to expect at CES 2025
The holidays haven’t even kicked off, but we’re already looking to next year when, almost immediately, some of the Engadget team will head to Las Vegas for tech’s biggest annual conference. The pitches from companies, both legit and unhinged, are already filling our inboxes and spam tabs, so what are…
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US government warns federal agencies to patch dangerous Windows kernel bug
CISA added two new flaws to its KEV catalog One of the bugs affects the Windows kernel, the other one was found in an Adobe product US government agencies ordered to patch now or risk attack The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has added a new Windows flaw to…
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