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A Week With Apple Vision Pro

No one alive today witnessed the invention of the printing press, telegraph, and telephone — monumental technologies that reshaped communication. In the last century, few innovations have reached such transformative heights. Against this backdrop, Apple Vision Pro stands out as a unique, integrated hardware and software experience that might just survive the test of time. I know — the $3,499 …

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Menlo Secure Cloud Browser Enables a Safer Workspace

A new cloud security option lets businesses plug in better digital safeguards without leaving existing web browsers behind. Browser security firm Menlo Security on Tuesday announced a novel approach to browser security that protects users from internet-borne attacks. It is a supplemental set of extensions that enhances existing web browsers with cloud-delivered browser security. Instead of trying to force users …

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Senior Czechs refine Wikipedia as retirement hobby

Unlike most Wikipedia contributors, Kadnerova is an 80-year-old retiree. A frail 80-year-old retiree does not fit everyone’s idea of a tech-savvy Wikipedia writer, but Jirina Kadnerova is a devoted contributor to the online encyclopedia. On a sunny Sunday morning, Kadnerova, a former librarian and bibliographer, snaps away with her cell phone in the village of Sobehrdy south of Prague. She …

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Improving cloud security model for web applications using hybrid encryption techniques

4 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Research published in the International Journal of Internet Technology and Secured Transactions uses a hybrid approach to boosting the security of online applications, particularly within the realm of cloud computing. By merging two distinct techniques—homomorphic encryption and the squirrel search algorithm (SSA)—the study demonstrates a significant enhancement in the security of cloud computing models. Homomorphic …

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Are Deepfakes a Genuine Threat or an Exaggerated Fear?

I’ve worked in and out of security for decades. We did the same kinds of things people do with deepfakes with far older technology when I was working on the switchboard at my friend’s motel when I was a kid. Back then, all we had were hard-wired phones, but we’d often mess with people late at night by pretending to …

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A short history of how fandoms shaped the internet

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fans and the internet have a symbiotic relationship. The digital era increased the productivity and visibility of fan culture, which in turn has largely influenced the ways that we all act online. Fan communities existed long before the internet, but the proliferation of online platforms changed the ways in which they connect and participate. Here is …

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EU watchdog urged to reject Meta ‘pay for privacy’ scheme

1 Since November 2023, Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can buy subscriptions to avoid data tracking. Civil rights groups on Friday called on an EU watchdog to rule against Facebook owner Meta’s scheme to let Europeans pay to opt out of data tracking, which they say violates EU law. Since November 2023, Facebook and Instagram users in Europe have …

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What to know about the EU’s landmark digital content law

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The EU’s milestone legislation known as the Digital Services Act demands that digital companies crack down on illegal and problematic content. Since August the law has applied to very large platforms, with more than 45 million active monthly users in the European Union, and the world’s biggest tech firms face major fines if they fall foul …

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EU rules policing digital content kick in Saturday

The DSA is a mammoth law that will force digital giants to aggressively police content online. Digital companies will have nowhere to hide after the EU’s landmark content law enters into full force from Saturday, with the risk of heavy fines for any violations. The new rules, known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), kicked in last year for the …

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