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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

The generation of images, videos, and voices through artificial intelligence is evolving at a pace that demands we establish clear criteria and good habits to defend ourselves from the dangers of abusing these technologies. Deepfakes are already part of our everyday online life, so it is a very good idea…

Top Online Scams to Be Aware of in 2025

The internet is undoubtedly full of great content, hobbies, information, offers, products, and people, but there’s also a darker side to it. We might not realise it, but every day we’re exposed to threats and scams as we navigate the online world. Curiosity and trust can be exploited to lure…

Meet the new features for Avast Free AV and Avast Premium Security

With millions of active users worldwide, Avast stands as a benchmark in cybersecurity. Why? Because of the quality of its solutions, the reach of its tools and because it is a platform in continuous evolution. A platform that today, once again, places our security at the forefront by reinforcing every…

Timesink For The Day: Microsoft’s Interactive Billion-Pixel Image Of Seattle
Working together with more than a hundred local artists and performers, Microsoft created an interactive billion-pixel image of Seattle, claiming that this project is the best of its kind. True enough, an interactive billion-pixel image is not something you see every day; and given the size of this image, you’ll... Read more
Samsung Set To Unveil ‘Galaxy Glass’ This September
The Korea Times reports that Samsung is in the process of creating a product to rival Goolge Glass. Anonymous officials from the company claim that “Galaxy Glass”, could be unveiled at the September’s IFA event in Berlin. At last year’s IFA, Samsung debuted the Galaxy Gear smartwatch. One of... Read more
Look What TSA Stopped From Getting On Your Airplane In 2013
Anyone who has boarded a plane in the days since 9/11 has probably gotten just a tad bit irritated with the TSA officials. We have to show up for our flight 2 hours early, we have to wait in a huge security line, and then we have to put... Read more
Google Acquires AI Firm DeepMind For $240 Million
Is the rise of the machines nearly upon us?  It maybe nearer than you think, as Google’s latest acquisition is in line with their recent purchases of seven robotics firms, including Industrial Perception, which specialises in machines that can package goods and Mekabot, which makes humanoid robots.  However, as... Read more
Apple To Enter Mobile Payments Market
Do you use Paypal?  Many of us do!  But Apple has also started laying the foundations for a strong mobile payment service.  Eddy Cue,  App Store chief, has met with many payment decision makers in order to discuss the company’s potential in creating a payments business for goods and... Read more
How The Super Bowl Plans To Combat Terrorism
It’s a sad fact that anytime you get a ton of people all together in one place anymore it becomes a target for terrorists. If you have a hard time accepting this fact, just think back to the Boston Marathon bombing. It is no different this year for the... Read more
Fly Underwater With Subwing
Not everyone can scuba dive but most people can snorkel. This new device could be about to take snorkelling to the next level. Take a look at the Subwing. Designed by the Norwegian sailing enthusiast, Simon Sivertsen, Subwing has been created to be towed along by a boat, whilst... Read more
Rights To “Gears of War” Now Belong To Microsoft
Microsoft just pulled off a huge deal, something that may give Xbox a huge edge over the PlayStation. Remember Microsoft saying that the spec difference between the two consoles is fairly marginal and that it will all boil down to games? Well, it now all makes sense! Xbox Wire... Read more
Pocket Sized Ultrasound Devices To Soon Replace Stethoscopes
The days of seeing a doctor with a stethoscope hanging around their neck may soon be a thing of the past, as hand-held ultrasound devices are being predicted to replace the 200-year-old medical tool, in near future, doctors say. Pocket-sized ultrasound machines look similar to smartphones and are able to diagnose... Read more
It’s 30 Years Since The First Apple Mac
Last Friday marked the 30th birthday for the Apple Macintosh. Three decades have passed since Steve Jobs first launched the iconic personal computer and Apple are still going. Phillip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of world wide marketing was keen to emphasize just how well the company has done... Read more
Bill Gates Loses To 23 Year Old Chess Player
Bill Gates is a lot of things: founder of Microsoft, richer than almost anyone else alive, brilliant, you name it. But none of those attributes helped him out one tiny bit when he faced off against a young man in a chess match on a Swedish talk show. Of... Read more
Department Of Justice Files Lawsuits Over Counterfeit Apps
The Department of Justice of the United States, has filed the first of a set of lawsuits over counterfeit Smartphone applications, charging four men who now each face up to five years in prison if convicted. Mythili Raman, acting assistant attorney general for the Department Of Justice’s criminal division,... Read more
Dumbest Criminal Award Goes To This Facebook User
You’ve probably heard it a million times – there’s no such thing as the perfect crime. Eventually every crime will be solved and the details will be spilled out into the open. Just like there are no perfect crimes, there obviously aren’t any perfect criminals, either. Now, let’s be... Read more
Revenge Porn Site Owners Arrested For Theft Of Naked Photos
Two men have been arrested in California for stealing naked phots to post on their revenge porn website. The U.S. authorities made the arrest following an FBI investigation, where it was discovered that the men were hacking in to email accounts, stealing the photos and then loading them on... Read more
Courtney Love Wins Twitter Trial
A California jury recently decided that Courtney Love should not be held accountable for a tweet she aimed at her former lawyer, Rhonda Holmes.  This is the first trial that will involve allegations of slander on Twitter in a U.S. court.  Love originally hired Rhoda Holmes in order to deal with... Read more
Microsoft Lowers Azure Storage Price & Undercuts Amazon Web Services
The “Game of the Cloud” is getting intense, with users flocking to cloud services, looking for the most competitive pricing schemes that offer reliability and security. Amazon Web Services is on top of things, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for competition. Microsoft, for one, is not... Read more
Yahoo Buys Gaming Company Cloud Party
Yahoo has acquired a gaming company specializing in virtual worlds called Cloud Party.  Cloud Party launched in 2011 and their aim was to provide a three-dimensional, multiplayer gaming platform that could run directly inside a Web browser without plug-ins. Users could build their own avatars and worlds.  They then... Read more
Charge Your Phone With A Lightsaber
What Star Wars fan hasn’t wanted to carry around a lightsaber at some point in their life? The elegant weapon of Jedi Knights would be sure to gain the immediate respect of everyone who saw it hanging from your belt. And you could even add to that respect if you... Read more