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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…

US Taxpayers Turn to Tax Prep Software
Security is a key consideration for those using filing software. In the US, tax return season is quickly drawing to a close, with now less than a month until the deadline to file most returns. While some savvy consumers like to get things done and off their to-do lists... Read more
Russian Spies Among Four Indicted by US Authorities For 2014 Yahoo Hack
Indictment claims Russian spies and hackers routinely collaborate to undermine US companies and government. Four people have been indicted by a California Grand Jury of the 2014 cyber security attack against Yahoo. U.S. officials have claimed the accusations are proof of a symbiotic relationship between Moscow’s security services and a... Read more
Googles Launches Family Link Parental Control
Parents can approve app purchases or downloads, monitor time spent on each app, and more. There’s really nothing quite like hearing a six-year-old girl with ribbons in her pigtails and a gap-toothed smile showing a few missing baby teeth tell you, “Just send it to my Gmail and I’ll... Read more
Intel Buys Driverless Car Tech Firm Mobileye For $15bn
Intel throws its hat into the ring and joins Silicon Valley’s race for self-driving cars. The US chipmaker, Intel, has taken a major step and some might say, gamble, on driverless cars with a $15 billion takeover of car technology specialist firm, Mobileye. The acquisition of Mobileye has jumpstarted... Read more
Samsung Galaxy S8 Photos Leaked
Elements of new model hint at complete departure from previous offerings. New mobile devices and hardware are the worst kept secrets in tech. With every major label product launch, there are dozens of websites devoted to sharing the strategically “leaked” news with eager critics and consumers. Sure, it could be part... Read more
3 Major Problems Facing The Internet Says Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor Of The Web.
The man credited with inventing the World Wide Web some 28 years ago, says it faces three major threats – and we should all be worried. In an open letter to the world, Tim Berners Lee, has said we are all losing control of our personal data, that the spread... Read more
Secure your PC, Mac, or mobile device with Norton WiFi Privacy
Take charge of your public Wi-Fi security and privacy with Norton WiFi Privacy. If you’re not using a VPN when you connect over public Wi-Fi, you’re simply playing with fire. (If you’re not using a VPN even when you connect over your own network, you might also be playing... Read more
Researcher Finds 200,000 Wi-Fi Cameras Wide Open To Hacking
Vast swathes of Wi-Fi IP cameras suffering from zero-day vulnerabilities, making them easy targets for hackers. What began as an everyday study of basic security issue in one IP camera quickly turned into seven major vulnerabilities that affects over 1,000 camera models and left nearly 200,000 cameras wide open to attack.... Read more
Political Winds Of Change Affect Tech Industry In Many Ways
Travel bans, import tarifis, and the impact on Silicon Valley. When the current US presidential administration first began releasing a series of executive orders in January, the public outcry was immediate and angry. One order in particular barred immigration and visitation from several Muslim countries, and the reaction from... Read more
Technology Could Kill Us All Without A World Government, Says Stephen Hawking
Advances in technology and innate human tendency for aggression could threaten survival chances of human race, but it might not come to that… Stephen Hawking, the world renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist has said in an interview the UK Times newspaper that he thinks that rapid technological advances mixed... Read more
Save 65 Percent On System Mechanic or System Mechanic Pro
Take advantage of System Mechanic’s ‘March Madness’ deal. An award-winning PC optimization suite designed to fix, speed up and maintain PCs so they run like new. System Mechanic is used by more than 36 million consumers worldwide to keep more than 75 million computers running at peak performance. As the... Read more
Edge And Safari Use On The Decline
Dip in popularity of pre-installed Microsoft and Apple browsers. There’s a mindset shift taking place in the tech world, and it appears to be one that rebels against “forced” software and web browser choices. New reports have indicated that both the Microsoft Edge browser that came pre-installed with Windows 10... Read more
Firefox 52 Bans Plugins And Is First Browser To Use WebAssembly
Firefox 52 bans plugins except for Flash, warns users about logins on unencrypted websites, and claims to run processor intensive apps at nearly the same speed as native code. Mozilla have quietly released their latest browser, Firefox 52 into the wilds of the internet this week. In doing so... Read more
Toyota “Guardian” Software Leans Towards Safety Autonomy
Car maker’s software can detect imminent danger and take action. In the hotly contested race to get self-driving cars on the road, everyone from Uber to Google has a stake. But one company is quietly working on a less flashy option, one that only kicks in if the vehicle... Read more
Microsoft Closing Quasi Social Network Experiment So.cl
The social network you probably didn’t know ever existed, is closing due to a lack of users. Microsoft are pulling the plug on yet another one its projects. The So.cl experiment will be shut down at the end of the month joining other recent projects such as Windows Phone... Read more
Top 5 Award Winning Antivirus
Antivirus software. We all know we should have it, right? But there’s a mind-boggling choice available and it’s hard to know what features you really need. So we’ve put together our Top 5 award-wining antivirus to help you pick the right one for you. There’s a mix of free... Read more
FBI Drops Child Porn Case To Protect Tor Spying Method
Prosecutors in the USA have dropped child pornography charges against a man because the FBI refused to reveal how it found out his identity. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said that it had dropped the case because the FBI did not want to reveal the Tor vulnerability it... Read more
Record your PC desktop with Gom Cam
Reviewed: the desktop video capture software packed with useful features. Gom Cam is a nifty piece of software that allows you to record your PC screen exactly as it appears, well… on your screen. Gom Cam can also record all the audio outputs from you PC or laptop, making it the... Read more