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New research from cybersecurity company Volexity revealed details about a highly sophisticated attack deployed by a Chinese-speaking cyberespionage threat actor named StormBamboo. StormBamboo compromised an ISP to modify some DNS answers to queries from systems requesting legitimate software updates. Multiple software vendors were targeted. The altered responses led to malicious payloads served by StormBamboo in …

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There is evidence that the EU may get Apple Intelligence after all — thanks to a tiny difference in the release notes for macOS Sequoia 15.1 and iOS 18.1. It was previously thought that the AI feature would not be available in the bloc on any Apple device due to the Digital Markets Act. Apple …

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A federal judge has ruled Google holds a monopoly on general search services and text ads, according to a case that concluded on August 5. The case will proceed with this ruling regarding Google’s liability as a monopolist, but the subsequent steps have yet to be determined. “The court reaches the following conclusion: Google is …

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Google Chrome users on Mac, PC or Chromebook will soon see some new features designed to make searching the web more flexible. The new features are enabled by Google Gemini and other Google AI models. Google Chrome’s last major AI update was in May, when it announced Gemini functionality across Workspace and added AI-generated answers …

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ChatGPT and Google Gemini are AI chatbots designed to generate responses to prompts. When used appropriately, ChatGPT and Google Gemini can support certain business processes in content production, development and more. Take a look at each tool’s features, pros and cons to see which AI chatbot would be best for your business. What is ChatGPT? …

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Cell phone carriers started offering Wi-Fi calling in response to the rise in popularity of voice over internet protocol as a way to make phone calls via the internet. Companies like Skype, WhatsApp and Viber were already providing reliable, inexpensive calling via data and Wi-Fi connections and telecommunication carriers needed to compete. Wi-Fi calling uses …

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Thousands of accounts have been exposed after hackers used existing emails to create Google Workspace accounts and bypassed the verification process. According to Google, a “specially constructed request” could open a Workspace account without verifying the email. This meant that bad actors only required the email address of their desired target to impersonate them. While …

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Thousands of email addresses have been compromised after hackers used them to create Google Workspace accounts and bypassed the verification process. According to Google, a “specially constructed request” could open a Workspace account without verifying the email. This meant that bad actors only required the email address of their desired target to impersonate them. While …

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OpenAI is releasing a prototype search engine replacement to “a small group of users and publishers,” possibly competing with Google Search. SearchGPT will combine machine-generated content with up-to-date information pulled from the web, OpenAI announced in a blog post on July 25. Organizations interested in trying the SearchGPT prototype can join the waitlist. ‘Visual answers’ …

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Every time I make the statement that Android is the most popular mobile operating system on the planet, a certain cross-section of people look at me as though I’ve lost my mind. They’ll also make statements like, “I don’t even know any Android users.” Those people who question my sanity, without fail, hail from the …

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