News in the Technology category

Avira antivirus causes Windows computers to freeze after boot

Since Friday, Windows users have reported problems with the operating system freezing shortly after booting, an issue linked to a faulty update for Avira's security software.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 12, 2023
- 02:16 PM
- 3
Google is phasing out ad personalization for some AdSense products

Google has announced significant changes to its Search Ads publisher products, including AdSense for Search (AFS), AdSense for Shopping (AFSh), and Programmable Search Engine (ProSE).
- Mayank Parmar
- December 03, 2023
- 11:17 AM
- 0
Cloudflare website downed by DDoS attack claimed by Anonymous Sudan

Cloudflare is investigating an ongoing outage causing 'We're sorry" Google errors to be shown on the company's website.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 09, 2023
- 04:25 PM
- 4
ChatGPT down after major outage impacting OpenAI systems

OpenAI's AI-powered ChatGPT large language model-based chatbot is down because of a major ongoing outage that also took down the company's Application Programming Interface (API).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 08, 2023
- 09:43 AM
- 4
OpenAI confirms it's not killing off ChatGPT plugins for now

During its inaugural developer conference, OpenAI unveiled GPTs, short for Generative Pre-trained Transformers. These custom versions of ChatGPT are designed to be shaped by and for individual users, whether for recreational or professional use, and can be shared with others.
- Mayank Parmar
- November 07, 2023
- 10:12 AM
- 0
Meta faces EU ban on Facebook, Instagram targeted advertising

The European Data Protection Board has extended the temporary ban on targeted advertising on Facebook and Instagram, imposed by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) in July.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 01, 2023
- 07:45 PM
- 0
Twitter testing annual subscriptions for tweeting and retweeting

Twitter, now renamed X, is testing new $1 annual subscriptions to provide unverified accounts access to core features like tweeting and retweeting.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 18, 2023
- 05:53 AM
- 2
Amazon adds passkey support as new passwordless login option

Amazon has quietly added passkey support as a new passwordless login option for customers, offering better protection from information-stealing malware and phishing attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 17, 2023
- 03:09 PM
- 1
Signal says there is no evidence rumored zero-day bug is real

Signal messenger has investigated rumors spreading online over the weekend of a zero-day security vulnerability related to the 'Generate Link Previews' feature, stating that there is no evidence this vulnerability is real.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 16, 2023
- 02:04 AM
- 1
Kwik Trip IT systems outage caused by mysterious ‘network incident’

Kwik Trip has been impacted by a wide range of mysterious business disruptions since this weekend that are indicative of a ransomware attack.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 13, 2023
- 02:15 PM
- 0
Amazon to make MFA mandatory for 'root' AWS accounts by mid-2024

Amazon will require all privileged AWS (Amazon Web Services) accounts to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for stronger protection against account hijacks leading to data breaches, starting in mid-2024.
- Bill Toulas
- October 05, 2023
- 01:06 PM
- 2
Emergency alert on US phones and TVs today — Don’t worry, it’s just a test

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will run an emergency alert test today to check Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) capabilities nationwide.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 04, 2023
- 05:24 AM
- 1
Amazon sends Mastercard, Google Play gift card order emails by mistake

Amazon mistakenly sent out purchase confirmation emails for Hotels.com, Google Play, and Mastercard gift cards to customers, making many worried their accounts were compromised.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 01, 2023
- 02:23 PM
- 2
WhatsApp rival Telegram gets Crypto wallet integration

Telegram, the widely used messaging app, has unveiled an integrated crypto wallet feature, allowing users to effortlessly access their cryptocurrency holdings.
- Mayank Parmar
- September 16, 2023
- 02:56 PM
- 0
TikTok slapped with $368 million fine over child privacy violations

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €345 million ($368 million) for violating the privacy of children between the ages of 13 and 17 while processing their data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 15, 2023
- 09:05 AM
- 8
Square: Last week’s outage was caused by DNS issue, not a cyberattack

Payment processing firm Square says a widespread outage that took down a large part of the company's infrastructure last week was caused by a DNS issue.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 11, 2023
- 11:21 AM
- 0
Google rolls out Privacy Sandbox to use Chrome browsing history for ads

Google has started to roll out its new interest-based advertising platform called the Privacy Sandbox, shifting the tracking of user's interests from third-party cookies to the Chrome browser.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 09, 2023
- 02:59 PM
- 2
Rogers internet outage affecting customers in Ontario, Canada

Rogers customers, primarily those located in Downtown Toronto and parts of Ontario, are reporting outages this week affecting their internet service. Some report being without internet for days, while others are experiencing intermittent disruptions and slowdowns when using their internet.
- Ax Sharma
- September 07, 2023
- 08:27 AM
- 2
Yes, there's an npm package called @(-.-)/env and some others like it

Strangely named npm packages like -, @!-!/-, @(-.-)/env, and --hepl continue to exist on the internet's largest software registry. While not all of these may necessarily pose an obvious security risk, some were named before npm enforced naming guidelines and could potentially break tooling.
- Ax Sharma
- September 02, 2023
- 08:00 AM
- 0
MSI: Recent wave of Windows blue screens linked to MSI motherboards

MSI has officially confirmed the recent surge of blue screens of death (BSODs) encountered by Windows users after installing this week's optional preview updates is linked to some of its motherboard models.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 25, 2023
- 12:36 PM
- 0