Following some news, the question on our minds right now is: are Google home speakers safe? According to a security expert, certain Google Home smart speakers may have been taken over. This can be done easily in order to remotely listen in on private conversations. Security expert Matt Kunze found the problem. He was rewarded … Read more
Apparently (and unsurprisingly), there is no shortage of new jobs for tech workers. According to recent data, people are continuing to find reemployment despite the uncertain global economy. This is amid unsettling cutbacks and job losses. According to ZipRecruiter research, tech professionals are among the best at finding new jobs quickly. With 79% of them … Read more
In big news, a ruthless hacker strikes Twitter. And this is just when you thought the Twitter scandals were coming to an end. A hacker claims to be selling the information of 400 million users. According to reports, the information was collected in 2021 using a now-patched API flaw. Elon Musk and Twitter have been … Read more
Scams are a problem now on social media. Even while social media users are getting better at recognizing fraud, many still need to be on guard, according to a recent exclusive TechRadar Pro survey. First, respondents were questioned about the social media sites they frequented. With slightly under 80% of users active, Facebook emerged as … Read more
DaVinci Resolve for iPad has finally made it to the App Store, which is good news for mobile video editors. The creators of the video editing software, Blackmagic Design, announced the launch on Twitter with a statement. “DaVinci Resolve for iPad is now available! Get access to the same color grading and editing tools used … Read more
The FBI approves ad-blockers. The holiday season is a busy time for online scammers. Fortunately, the FBI has weighed in and advised using ad blockers to be secure. The agency recently issued a public service message warning that fraudulent advertising can be displayed at the top of search results. These ads can be particularly convincing … Read more
Here’s how to fix Microsoft’s latest patch Tuesday update. It prevented some users from adding new virtual machines to specific Hyper-V hosts. And it has an emergency patch available. The KB5021249 or KB5021237 updates that were installed on Windows Server or Azure Stack HCI hosts were the cause of the problem. This affected users of … Read more
Apparently, AI isn’t helping programmers code better. According to a paper by Stanford University academics, programmers who used AI assistance like GitHub Copilot and Facebook InCoder actually produced less secure code. Additionally, the use of such tools gives developers a false sense of security as many think they can write better code with the assistance. … Read more
The final of the FIFA World Cup causes historic Google traffic. The search engine shattered all prior records on December 18, 2022, during the FIFA World Cup final, which Google CEO Sundar Pichai called “one of the greatest games ever”. The day after the final of the #FIFAWorldCup, Pichai highlighted in a tweet that “Search … Read more
It’s time to take a look at how we used videocalls this year. The findings of Zoom’s survey on how we all utilized the video conferencing service in 2022 have been made public. The business discovered that Wednesday was the most popular day for team chats and webinars. While Tuesday was the most popular time to … Read more