Tag: computing

Quishing is the QR code scam you need to watch out for

Banks and regulators have warned of the growing risk of quishing A type of phishing that uses fraudulent QR codes to steal information These malicious links aren’t easily recognized by users or email scanners It’s not just suspicious links you need to watch out for in your email inbox: QR…

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The death of the internet: why the future is terrifying, and how we fix it

The internet is in a precarious place. It’s assaulted from all sides – not by technological problems, but by social ones. Misinformation is rife, marketing and advertising covers every facet of the web, and armies of politicized and automated bots roam the wilds of its social media landscapes, all of…

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The M4 Mac mini has removable, modular storage – and an important SSD upgrade

The M4 Mac mini has removable storage, it’s been revealed It also uses two SSDs for each configuration The changes could enable custom upgrades for the Mac In our Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024) review we described it as potentially the best Mac ever – and certainly the smallest to…

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I’ve been a Firefox power user since it launched 20 years ago – here’s why it still beats Chrome and Safari

It was my birthday a few weeks ago, and as if that didn’t make me feel old enough, the Firefox browser has just turned exactly 20 years old today. Yes, Firefox version 1.0 launched on November 9, 2004 – and I’ve been using it for almost as long as it’s…

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Belkin’s Travel Bag for Vision Pro has pockets and is way cheaper than Apple’s own case

Apple’s now selling a Belkin-made carrying case for the Vision Price It’s half the price of the Apple-made alternative with plenty of pockets Since Apple launched Vision Pro in February 2024, the brand has always made a carrying case to accompany – and ultimately protect – the $3,500 Spatial Computer.…

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How to delete a character from Character AI

Character AI has a huge catalog of virtual personalities derived from history, fiction, and the imaginations of users. But, sometimes, you might make a character and later decide you don’t want to have it on the platform anymore. And while you can’t actually outright delete third-party AI-generated characters, in this…

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