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The search giant is sending out warning emails to users who have saved .DS_Store on their Macs for violating Google Drive’s Terms of Service, specifically the ‘Copyright Infringement’ policy. In Apple’s macOS operating system, .DS_Store is a file that is automatically generated by macOS’ Finder application for storing metadata and attributes of its containing folder, such as the position of icons or the choice of a background image. The Finder then uses this information to render a layout according to the user’s preferences....

Blake Lemoine, 41, who works in Google’s Responsible AI organization, told The Washington Post on Saturday, that in Fall 2021 he was tasked to assist in a specific AI Ethics effort within the company. That’s when he began testing Google’s AI tool, LaMDA (short for Language Model for Dialogue Applications) for discriminatory or hate speech as part of his job. For those unversed, Google had unveiled LaMDA last year as its “breakthrough conversation technology” that is capable of engaging in a free-flowing way about a seemingly endless number of topics....

Back then, Rick Osterloh, Google’s Senior Vice President for Hardware in a blog post had said, “We’ve signed an agreement with HTC, a leader in consumer electronics that will fuel even more product innovation in the years ahead. With this agreement, a team of HTC talent will join Google as part of the hardware organization. These future fellow Googlers are amazing folks we’ve already been working with closely on the Pixel smartphone line, and we’re excited to see what we can do together as one team....

Well, there is some good news from Samsung. The South Korean electric giant has announced the world’s largest SSD (Solid State Drive) for $10,000, which is now available for shipping. It’s Samsung PM1663a SSD, which has 15TB or 7TB capacities. The 15TB SSD is primarily designed for large server systems or enterprise customers for use in data centers. A solid-state drive (SSD, also known as a solid-state disk even though it contains neither an actual disk nor a drive motor to spin a disk) is a solid-state storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently....

Mckee and her daughter immediately asked the casino supervisor to make the huge payment; however the casino manager instructed the supervisor to block the slot machine till further investigations are done. Further, the supervisor also paid Mckee $18.10 that she had won on the slot machine till that point. The casino officials also said that it is some sort of computer glitch and she had won only $1.85. They further added that as per the rules of the game “Malfunction voids all pays and plays....

A new research from Newcastle University reveals that users’ passwords could be exposed with just a tilt of their phone. Thanks to the motion sensors used in our smartphones and tablets. The cybersecurity experts at Newcastle University were able to crack four-digit pins with 70% accuracy on the first guess and 100% accuracy by the fifth guess by just watching the movement of the device. This means that it is possible for the hackers to guess any passcode you enter for your banking app, social media accounts, Apple ID, etc....

General Bytes is currently one of the largest Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturers with over 9,000 crypto ATMs installed throughout the world. Based on the product, it allows people to buy, trade, or deposit over 40 different cryptocurrencies. The Bitcoin ATMs manufactured by the company is controlled by a remote Crypto Application Server (CAS), which manages the ATM’s entire operation, including which cryptocurrencies are supported, real-time buying and selling of crypto on exchanges, and adding or delisting coins for transactions....

It seems that identities of almost all Serbians are at the risk of their personal information being leaked or used for malicious intent as a result of a hack on Serbian State’s network. Five hackers have claimed that they hacked in the internet backbone of the Serbian Identity system and stolen ID numbers of almost all citizens of Serbia. Though the has not been confirmed by the Serbian authorities, the hackers have leaked a screenshot of what seems to be details of Serbian citizens....

In an email written to the senators and staff, Secretary of the Senate Cal Ludeman informed that the Senate’s server was “hacked and accessed for several minutes” starting at 4:24 a.m. Tuesday. As a precaution, the SIS (Senate Information Services) brought down the server and with the help of Minnesota IT and the FBI, and they were able to trace what was accessed within the server, namely the Passwords File, his email said....

The leaked data includes email addresses, names, Facebook IDs, dates of birth, and phone numbers. Thankfully, these records do not contain user passwords. However, the leaked data is enough to perform spear-phishing and malware scams against victims to steal credentials. — Cyble (@AuCyble) April 20, 2020 Cyble told BleepingComputer that their researchers purchased and verified the database themselves and they are adding details of the affected Facebook accounts to their https://AmIbreached....

The cybercriminals could commit the fraud, as the NRW government failed to deploy a secure website for distributing Coronavirus financial aid money. The attackers created copies of an official website that the NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs had set up for dispensing funds to carry out the hack. The criminals first distributed fake links using phishing email campaigns and collected details from citizens. Then, they used to file requests for government aid on the official website on behalf of the real users....

“Such thefts even exist on an international level,” said a scholar for the Fatwa hotline of the Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, or Awqaf. “Some people steal it from other countries, and that is considered a direct damage to public money and therefore 100 per cent forbidden.” Drawing a comparison between legality and morality, the scholar said that while using neighbours’ Wi-Fi without telling them is technically not illegal, it is not right....

Hackers are known for breaking into most impregnable web servers around the world and still avoid being caught. One of the main reasons for that is that they hide their IP addresses from prying eyes of the authorities. Using various techniques that we discuss below, a hacker operating from Canada uses IP address of South Korea to conduct leet operations. Have you ever wondered how these hackers remain hidden from the authorities?...

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It also lets you access a friends PC so you can troubleshoot some quick fix problem for him/her. So here is how to setup remote desktop connection through the Chrome Remote Desktop App, which you will love to use. The new extension will allow you to set up a remote desktop connection through chrome browsers on different computers regardless of the operating systems each computer has. Chrome Remote Desktop is simple and pretty straightforward to use....

Well, if you are one among the group of people who think Cortana is intrusive and want to completely disable it then you are reading the right article. So here’s how you can disable Cortana in Windows 10. How To Disable Cortana In Windows 10 Earlier Microsoft allowed users to turn off Cortana in Windows 10 with a simple toggle. That said, Microsoft doesn’t want users to toggle off Cortana....

Pokemon Go has been a game changer for gaming on Android smartphones and iOS devices. It has already climbed to the top of charts in both Apple Play Store as well as Google Play Store. However, most of Pokemon Go players face one perennial problem PokeCoins. If you have money to burn, buying Pokecoin seems to be the best option. There are some players who are lazy and don’t want to grind your way to get Pokeballs or a lucky egg, you can always buy items in the shop....

A few weeks ago, Google revoked the cancellation of Huawei’s Android license and continued support for older Huawei smartphones. As a result, every existing Huawei smartphone will continue to receive software updates. Unfortunately, upcoming Huawei flagship smartphones won’t come with primary Google services and applications like Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and many more. Furthermore, these smartphones won’t even have Google PlayStore. Consequently, users will have to rely on third-party sources to download apps on their phones....

According to IBM, this latest milestone is the result of a five year investment of $3 billion in chip research and development that the company announced last year. The development provides a ray of light over the shadowed semiconductor industry, which has strived to maintain its legendary pace of doubling transistor density every two years. Based on IBM’s research innovations, it says that its systems business will persist to use the most advanced semiconductors....