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AMD releases Adrenalin 23.7.1 WHQL driver for Windows

After a long break, AMD has launched a new graphics driver, Adrenalin 23.7.1 WHQL (driver version 23.10.01.45). […]

Instagram’s Threads to get Twitter-like hashtags support, edit button and more

Instagram’s dedicated text-sharing app, Threads, is set to introduce many new features, including Twitter-style hashtags, an edit button, a trending page, and possibly even an automatic archiving function. Instagram’s Head, Adam Mosseri, confirmed these upcoming features in a series of posts on Threads. […]

30 Jun

Twitter now forces you to sign in to view tweets

Starting today, Twitter is no longer accessible on web and mobile apps if you don’t have an account, forcing all users to log in if they want to get access to the platform. […]

29 Jun

YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views

YouTube is currently running what it describes as a “small experiment globally,” warning users to toggle off their ad blockers and avoid being limited to only three video views. […]

17 Jun

SMS delivery reports can be used to infer recipient’s location

A team of university researchers has devised a new side-channel attack named ‘Freaky Leaky SMS,’ which relies on the timing of SMS delivery reports to deduce a recipient’s location. […]

31 May

Amazon faces $30 million fine over Ring, Alexa privacy violations

Amazon will pay $30 million in fines to settle allegations of privacy violations related to the operation of its Ring video doorbell and Alexa virtual assistant services. […]

20 May

HP rushes to fix bricked printers after faulty firmware update

HP is working to address a bad firmware update that has been bricking HP Office Jet printers worldwide since it was released earlier this month. […]

19 May

ASUS routers knocked offline worldwide by bad security update

ASUS has apologized to its customers for a server-side security maintenance error that has caused a wide range of impacted router models to lose network connectivity. […]

16 May

GitHub reveals reason behind last week’s string of outages

GitHub’s Chief Security Officer and SVP of Engineering shared more details today on a string of outages that hit the code hosting platform last week. […]

10 May

YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos. […]

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