US Chip Ban Forces Chinese Firms To Make Do Without Crucial Tech
Story from Daily Caller Chinese firms that relied on advanced American chips for artificial intelligence research may be forced to do without after American chipmakers disclosed new regulations imposed by the U.S. government restricting the sale of their most advanced chips to China, Reuters reported. The new regulations restrict the sale of Nvidia’s A100 and […]
Who are your real facebook friends?
From PCMag.com https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-avoid-social-media-scams As long as social media platforms have been around, there have been hackers attempting to take control of accounts. Remember MySpace? My friends’ page for their band was hacked a number of times, sometimes by malicious strangers, sometimes by overzealous fans. Back then, if a hacker got into your MySpace account, they had […]
Taking a Screenshot on your Android
From PCMag.com Taking a screenshot on your Android device sounds like a simple task. You just hit a few buttons and the screen is saved to your phone. However, Android devices are not as uniform as iPhone, so methods can differ depending on the device manufacturer and OS version you’re running. Phones from Samsung, Google, Motorola, […]
Scammers Are Interviewing for Remote Jobs Using Deepfake Tech
From PCMag Scammers have been exploiting deepfake technology to impersonate job candidates during interviews for remote positions, according to the FBI. The agency has recently seen an increase in the number of complaints about the scam, the FBI said in a public advisory(Opens in a new window) on Tuesday. Fraudsters have been using both deepfakes and personal identifying information […]
ChromeLoader malware surge threatens browsers
The ChromeLoader malware is seeing an uptick in detections this month, following a relatively stable volume since the start of the year, causing the browser hijack to become a widespread threat. ChromeLoader is a browser hijacker that can modify the victim’s web browser settings to show search results that promote unwanted software, fake giveaways and […]
No More Passwords?
The IT industry is taking another big step toward embracing password-less technology. Three major companies—Apple, Google, and Microsoft—are adopting a new login system that ditches passwords and relies on your smartphone or laptop to authenticate your sign-ins. “This will simplify sign-ins across devices, websites, and applications no matter the platform — without the need for a single […]
More than half of PCs can’t upgrade to Windows 11
Data released today by IT asset management platform provider Lansweeper indicates that upgrades to Windows 11 have almost tripled over the past three months, but the overall adoption rate remains miniscule. The survey of more than 10 million Microsoft devices by Lansweeper’s PC management software showed 1.44% now run Windows 11, an increase from the 0.52% of PCs that ran […]
AMD Says a Driver Bug Is Automatically Overclocking Ryzen Processors
If your Ryzen PC seems to be running even faster than usual, it could be because AMD automatically overclocked your processor due to a driver bug. As Tom’s Hardware reports, AMD makes overclocking easy by offering to automatically adjust BIOS settings for you. Last year, the ability to do this was added to the Radeon Adrenalin Software Suite as a […]
Roku to End Free Shared Accounts
Netflix is testing a new feature in Latin America that could signal the end of password sharing for users of the video-streaming service. In a Wednesday blog post, Netflix suggests asking subscribers to pay an extra $3 to have someone outside their household access their Netflix account. “Members on our Standard and Premium plans will be able to add […]
7 Signs You Have Malware and How to Get Rid of It
1. Popup Ads Pop Up Everywhere While not as common as they used to be, adware programs bombard their victims with advertisements. Sometimes they’re ads for legitimate products, netting an affiliate fee for the adware perpetrator any time someone clicks on the ad. Other times they contain links to malicious websites that will attempt to […]
