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Half of antivirus products ineffective against ‘well-known’ threats null
New research from the UK-based security testing firm SE Labs has revealed that the antivirus products from many well-known brands fail to handle 100 percent of public threats effectively. While antivirus products from Kaspersky, Microsoft and McAfee performed the best of the 14 products tested by the firm, fewer than…
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New York City says it will reassess police use of facial recognition
According to Mayor Bill de Blaiso, New York City will place additional restrictions on police use of facial recognition. The pledge comes after the NYPD employed the technology to identify a prominent Black Lives Matter activist. "We need to be ver… Source
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Google Chrome will try to stop you from typing into risky text boxes
See that little “closed lock” icon in your web browser, right next to the URL? That means you’re browsing via HTTPS, encrypting your traffic so third parties can’t spy on most of the information you’re sending. But secure-looking HTTPS websites can still house insecure HTTP forms for you to fill…
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The next Windows 10 update will give the Start Menu a facelift – and you can get it now Theme-Aware Start Menu
After launching version 2004 of Windows 10 back in May, Microsoft is now preparing to release its next big update for the operating system called version 20H2 which will performance enhancements, bug fixes and a new theme-aware Start Menu. The software giant first showed off its new theme-aware Start Menu…
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Chrome for Android will now label ‘fast pages’ and may eventually rank them higher in search
Chrome for Android will begin adding “fast page” labels to the context menus of pages it considers high-quality, Google announced Monday. The company says the labels will be based on signals from its Core Web Vitals metrics, which keep track of user experience, including page load time, responsiveness, and how…
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A ‘Firewatch’ movie is in the works, again
In a match made in indie heaven, the independent production house behind movies like Blindspotting and Little Monsters has acquired the movie and TV rights to 2016's Firewatch (via The Hollywood Reporter). This is the second time there's been news of… Source
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