“I received a cease-and-desist letter from Facebook’s lawyers,” he said. “They told me I’d been banned from Facebook for life because I make Unfollow Everything, an extension to help people use Facebook less.” Unfollow Everything is a browser extension that allows users to delete their News Feed by unfollowing their friends, groups, and pages. The browser extension was created to help Facebook users spend less time on the social media platform....

And, we’re going to throw in a bonus tip to show you how to take a screenshot faster than ever. The two tips are related, as you’ll see. Also: Apple’s M2 MacBook Air: ZDNET Product of the Year Configure ‘Back Tap’ to open the camera Now, all you have to do to quickly open your camera app is to double tap on the Apple logo on the back of the phone....

The warning comes in a new joint advisory from The US Department of State, the US Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) outlining the role North Korean IT workers play in raising revenue for North Korea, which contributes to its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs, in violation of U.S. and UN sanctions. Hackers working for North Korea – officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) – have gained notoriety for sophisticated hacks on cryptocurrency exchanges during the past five years....

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) this week issued a new alert about Maui ransomware – a Windows executable “maui.exe” – that early analysis suggests is designed for attackers to manually select files for encryption. The FBI has attributed Maui attacks to North Korean state-sponsored cyber attackers and has responded to incidents at US healthcare organizations since May 2021....

With a current market cap of $27 billion, the network began with three basic ideas: “entrepreneurs create the future, collaboration drives innovation, and great ideas can come from anywhere.” Techstars launched its first accelerator in MENA – Techstars Dubai – in 2018, with a similar initiative following a year later in Abu Dhabi. Both programmes were open to participants from around the world, not just the Middle East. Introducing the Class of 2021 COVID-19 impacted Techstars’ first Abu Dhabi accelerator in early 2020, and forced their latest iteration to operate virtually....

There is a major difference between companies with high-functioning SRE organizations and those who have yet to grasp the practice, a recent study published by Constellation Research finds. “Laggards are one major incident away from a disaster,” says Andy Thurai, an analyst with Constellation and author of the report. “Having a mature DevOps organization is just not enough to win in a digital economy. A mature SRE organization that takes a software engineering approach to IT operations is necessary to provide reliability and resilience to the code velocity that comes out of mature DevOps organizations....

According to Stefan Heck, PhD, CEO of Nauto, a leader in AI-powered advanced driver assistance systems. With the belief that fully autonomous driving is still years away, Heck’s answer to the mounting number of collisions and fatalities in 2020 is to help drivers, not replace them. To that end, Nauto’s technology underpins sophisticated safety systems for hundreds of the world’s top large-scale fleets, and customers are achieving up to an 80% reduction in a collision loss....

In writing this book I wanted to answer a fundamental question. What does it mean for an organization to be secure? And, how can they determine that they’ve achieved this? In twenty-five plus years in high tech, and sixteen in security, I observed that determining effectiveness or potential gaps in a security implementation were near impossible. Continually pushing this is a constant growth in new security product as well as methods to implement and maintain an enormous mix of security and other products....

The Huangshan mountains (aka the Yellow Mountains) is a UNESCO World Heritage site, thought to have been formed 100 million years ago and has peaks reaching just over 6000ft. With illustrious rugged granite peaks, often obscured by mist but triumphantly rising above the clouds, provide magnificent postcard-perfect views. Huangshan pine trees, dispersed amongst the peaks, further complements the already rich and breathtaking scenery. The Yellow Mountains are also home to many hot springs, providing yet another irresistible incentive to visit Huangshan....

Also: Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600: Wireless game-changer So when Fujitsu asked me if I wanted to review their enterprise-class fi-8170, I had to say yes. Here are the specs of the fi-8170 scanner I’ve been testing: Scanning speed: Simplex 70 ppm at 200/300 dpi, duplex 140 ipm at 200/300 dpiOptical resolution: 600 dpiOutput resolution: 0 to 600 dpi, 1200 dpi via the driverOutput format: Color at 24-bit, grayscale at 8-bit, monochrome at 1-bitDocument size maximum: 8....

Coinciding with Global Running Day, Garmin actually did announce the Garmin Forerunner 955, the true successor to the 945. For the past few weeks, I’ve been running, hiking, fishing, walking, sleeping, working, and living with the Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar. This is Garmin’s first dedicated running watch with solar charging capability, and it has me questioning my Garmin Epix purchase from just a few months ago. The Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar is a fantastic GPS sports watch for multi-sport athletes, but the focus is clearly on runners....

In an email to the affected users, General Motors said its investigation shows its systems were not hacked. The login credentials used in the attack were apparently obtained from a previous breach that didn’t involve the company. According to the American car manufacturer, the hackers could access customers’ personal information on its site. While this information is private, it thankfully did not include more sensitive details like users’ date of birth, social security number, license number, or financial data like credit card and bank account details....

Technology changes fast, and today’s employers need skilled professionals who can keep up with it. Simply put, the more software proficiency you show on your resume, the more attractive you may be to businesses. Branching out into tech can be intimidating for beginners unless they have proper tutoring. It’s never too late to learn, either, especially if you have expert software training from a resource like StreamSkill. What exactly is StreamSkill?...

Whether you are accessing your social media accounts or financial institutions, chances are you’re spending a great deal more time online and in the cloud. So, with cybercrime becoming more frequent and severe, it’s no surprise that more and more people are providing themselves with robust VPN services. However, suppose you feel even that is not protection enough for your most sensitive information. In that case, you will be happy to hear about the solution that offers you ultimate control over your encrypted data: the Deeper Connect Mini Decentralized VPN & Firewall Hardware, which is a lifetime personal network solution that works....

There’s a lot more to creating a startup than just having a great idea. Having some sort of business training certainly helps. But if you want to give your startup the best chance of succeeding, you want to have quick access to all the pieces of the process, and that’s exactly what you get with a Deal Desk Premium Plan. Best of all, it’s currently available for only $99. With just one simple tool, you can source deals from more than 20 buy and sell marketplaces, plus have access to an exclusive database of some of the highest quality early-stage bootstrapped founders and investors around the globe....

Google’s $10 billion commitment to beefing up critical US infrastructure includes expanding zero-trust programs, helping to secure software supply chains, and enhancing open-source security. Its contributions will see the company leverage initiatives that have been underway at Google for many years, spanning open-source fuzzing tools to funding Linux kernel developers to work on security, and pushing for the use of memory-safe languages in Linux. SEE: The cybersecurity jobs crisis is getting worse, and companies are making basic mistakes with hiring It comes after US president Joe Biden called on the chiefs of Apple, Google, Microsoft and JPMorgan Chase earlier this week to beef up the nation’s protection of critical infrastructure....

Google CEO Sundar Pichai told investors this week that the company will let people “interact directly” with its newest and most powerful language models as a “companion to search”. Also: ChatGPT or human text? Here’s one surprising way to tell the difference The company has reportedly been scrambling to put together a redesigned Search home page that includes multiple sections for back and forth questions between the user and a Google-made chatbot like ChatGPT, but combined with traditional search results....

Instead, as long as the Android phone you’re switching to is running Android 12 or above, you’ll be able to transfer all of your personal data and information from your iPhone to your shiny new Android phone. More specifically, the app will move your free apps, contacts, photos, videos, call history, music, and messages from iPhone to Android. Apple and WhatsApp recently announced the two companies worked together on making it possible to transfer your WhatsApp account, complete with conversation history, using the Move to iOS app from Android to iPhone....

The survey said smart speakers were a gateway to other Internet of Things devices. Of the homes with a smart speaker, one-third have two or more. Overall, the Internet of Things (IoT) market grew 25% to almost AU$1.3 billion in 2019, with the fastest-growing categories being video doorbells and locks, smart outlets, smart garden devices, and smart cameras. The survey claimed 61% of Australian households had at least one smart home product as of the end of June 2020, with the average number of connected devices sitting at 18....

This could create headaches for Google Workspace business users who need to access files from Drive. The update involves updating Drive file links and may lead to “some new file access requests”, according to Google. That in turn could lead to problems for Workspace admins who might see a rush on support calls over broken links. SEE: Network security policy (TechRepublic Premium) Google notes that the security update is being applied to some files in Google Drive to make sharing links more secure....