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Don't fall for McAfee's tricky antivirus warnings on your laptop
No, you don't need to pay McAfee to secure your new Windows PC. Watch out for this misleading alert so you aren't tricked.
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Experts are skeptical about Google's AI water consumption claims
Google says Gemini only uses "five drops" of water per query, but that figure conveniently leaves out other factors.
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Microsoft Edge will AI summarize your browsing activity for $20/mo
The new AI-driven feature is called Journeys and it's meant to help you resume tasks and projects.
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15.8 million PayPal accounts at risk: stolen passwords put up for sale
A hacker is selling what appears to be a file full of passwords for 15.8 million PayPal accounts. If you use PayPal, here's what you should do.
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How much power and water does AI use? Google, Mistral weigh in
Google published an impact report detailing how much water, energy, and carbon dioxide a typical Gemini AI query produces, following a similar report from Mistral in July.
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Perplexity's AI browser is a sucker for blatant scams and prompt hijacks
Perplexity's "agentic AI" browser Comet is surprisingly easy to fool with phishing scams and prompt injection attacks.
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This low-tech 'fix' for digital hacking is out of date. Stop using it
Following this advice puts you a couple of decades out of date.
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Firefox 142 rolls out its Pocket replacement, plus more AI features
The newest version of Firefox brings improvements, better privacy, and fixed security vulnerabilities.
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2.5 billion Gmail users at risk after Google database hack
A hacker group gained access to Google databases and is now attempting to scam Gmail and Google Cloud users. Here's how to stay safe.
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Dashlane’s free password manager ends soon. Here’s what to do
If you’re a free Dashlane user, you’ll have to upgrade—or change services.
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Best VPN deals: Protect your privacy for the lowest prices
We've scoured the web to help you find the best deals on VPNs available this August. Currently on discount: NordVPN, Surfshark, and NymVPN.
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OpenAI makes GPT-5 'friendlier' after widespread user backlash
The company's latest AI model will now use encouraging phrases, but no outright flattery and fawning.
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A reopened lawsuit might make ad blockers illegal in Germany
A German court judgment could lead to a ban on the use of ad blockers.
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'Juice jacking' is back, but rogue USB chargers don't scare me
An old attack makes the news once again, but I feel prepared.
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NordVPN bids farewell to its Meshnet feature—what you need to know
This useful, but obscure feature never got the attention it deserved.
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There wasn't enough Copilot in Excel, so Microsoft added more
Microsoft has added a "true" Copilot function to Microsoft Excel, allowing you to query data and create arrays using Copilot and your data.
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Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude can now choose to stop talking to you
For now, the feature will only kick in during particularly "harmful or abusive" interactions.
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Steam's new performance monitor beats Task Manager, says Valve
The newly-optimized tool will show higher GPU utilization than Windows Task Manager, which Valve claims is under-reporting.
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Meta's AI rules permitted 'sensual' chats with minors and racist comments
Meta confirmed the authenticity of the policy document that allowed provocative and controversial AI behaviors.
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