“View Once” WhatsApp Features Available This Week On Tuesday, the Facebook-owned messaging service said it began rolling out a new “view once” privacy feature that will soon be available to all its users. The feature allows WhatsApp users to view an image or video one time only, after which the media file in the chat vanishes and reads only as “opened.” Those familiar with Instagram, Snapchat, and Telegram will be familiar with this idea....
How do you tell the difference? First, you need to determine the level of security for your videos. Do you want just friends and family to see them? Do you have a business that wants to share a webinar? Are you comfortable sharing links with prospective customers or your friends? There are many questions to unpack here, so let’s take a closer look. Difference Between Private and Unlisted YouTube Videos Before we dive into private vs unlisted, let’s examine what YouTube public video offers....
With the demise of net neutrality protections, American ISPs have been given more freedom to profit from their customers’ data streams. Some users may be distressed to learn that their own network providers are spying on them and sharing their personal information and interests with advertisers and other profit-motivated parties. Add to that the need to protect Wi-Fi communication while away from the office or home, as well as to keep other public Wi-Fi users from tapping your transmissions, and it’s easy to understand the increasing interest in VPNs....
However, before you can get away you first have to deal with the headache of packing. This rather stressful time can derail the vacation before it gets started. It is important to think beyond the clothing and decide which digital items you need to pack before you leave the house. These items can help make sure that you arrive at your destination without getting lost, protect yourself from identity thieves, and add to the overall enjoyment of your trip....
Our goal was to present you with items that were both very cool and very affordable. Many of the gift ideas I’m going to show you are well under a hundred bucks. We got a whole bunch of products to cover, so let’s begin. Must read: 10 unique gifts for dad’s workshop: A Father’s Day tool guideThe 8 best Father’s Day deals on tech giftsThe 5 best outdoor cooking gifts for dad: A Father’s Day gift guide...
After testing over 50 torrent sites, I found the top 12 alternatives to The Pirate Bay. Most of these sites verify their torrents and have a history of being reliable. But even the best torrent sites are risky, so I strongly recommend using a powerful VPN with one. A VPN will keep you safe and anonymous when torrenting with its military-grade encryption and no-logs policy. My favorite one is ExpressVPN because its fast speeds and world-class security features are ideal for torrenting....
I know, it sucks, but this is where VPNs come in. With a premium VPN that has Dutch servers, it’s easy to bypass those geographical restrictions. Not just any VPN will do, though. Some VPNs are too slow to handle the demands of streaming high-quality videos, and others don’t have servers there (or they do, but they’ve been detected and blocked). That’s why I sat down and tested the finest providers currently available to find the three best VPNs to watch Dutch TV from anywhere....
After extensive testing, I recommend a low-cost premium service like ExpressVPN. It overcomes all limitations that free VPNs come with — it unblocked all major streaming services I tried, it’s really fast, and it has no data caps. Also, it offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can test it out risk-free with your Fire TV Stick. You can get a full refund if it doesn’t work out. Try ExpressVPN Risk-Free Today...
My team and I tested 60+ services to determine which ones are the best for LG Devices. All the VPNs on my list are easy to set up on your LG Smart TV and offer fast speeds and strong security features. ExpressVPN is my top recommendation for LG Smart TVs. It provides super-fast speeds for buffer-free streaming on your LG devices and a global network of servers to watch your favorite TV shows and movies....
The UK isn’t the most privacy-friendly country in the world (it’s part of the data-sharing 5 Eyes Alliance). Plus, British telecommunication companies store user data, which the authorities can access anytime without a court order (the so-called Snoopers’ Charter). Cyber threats are on the rise. A VPN helps you access the content you need and secures your online data. My team and I tested over 80 VPNs for the UK and found the best ones with global server networks to bypass geo-blocks....
Also: The best Chromebooks right now The thing is, a lot of Windows and macOS users still shrug off Chromebooks as little more than a toy for consumers who don’t realize what they’re missing with an operating system that limits what they can do. Little do they know. Also: How to enable Linux on your Chromebook (and why you should) I’ve been a tech journalist for 30 years and a tech aficionado for even longer....
In first place comes Facebook, with 61% of the social media app’s 1.25 million total reviews giving a 1-star rating. The app holds a 2.2-star rating in the app store despite being one of the most downloaded social media apps globally. SEE: Facebook is testing end-to-end encryption for all Messenger chats User frustration can stem from many different factors, including an app’s interface, app performance issues, and data and privacy breaches....
Accenture was listed on the group’s leak site next to a timer set to go off on Wednesday. The ransomware group added a note that said, “These people are beyond privacy and security. I really hope that their services are better than what I saw as an insider. If you’re interested in buying some databases, reach us.” Also: Hackers take $600m in ‘biggest’ cryptocurrency theft In a statement to ZDNet, an Accenture spokesperson downplayed the incident, saying it had little impact on the company’s operations....
In many ways, this is a fairly conventional laptop, but Acer states that the Vero’s chassis consists of 30% PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) plastic, which helps to reduce CO2 emissions from the manufacturing process by around 21%. The keycaps on the keyboard also use PCR, and the packaging materials are entirely recyclable. And, just to let your clients know how on-trend your business is, the Vero’s BIOS allows you to customise the logo that appears on start-up....
Most people make use of the basic features of Slack, such as discussions, threads, direct messages, and file sharing. But did you know there’s another tool that can help make a master of Slackdom? That tool is slash commands. What is a slash command? To put it simply, it’s a command that begins with the / (slash) character. When you type the / character, it immediately informs your Slack interface (be it either the desktop or mobile app) that what follows is a command (hence the name “slash command”)....
Adobe calls Creative Cloud Express a “unified task-based, web and mobile product” that was designed to help users “create and share beautiful rich multimedia content – from social media posts and stories to invitations to marketing materials like logos, flyers and banners.” Its drag-and-drop interface draws from “thousands of high-quality templates, 20,000 premium Adobe fonts and 175 million licensed Adobe Stock images.” Once loaded, these assets can be manipulated via Adobe’s Sensei artificial intelligence and machine learning platform, which powers several recently-introduced features in its Photoshop, Premier, and other software titles....
Adobe has stepped up its outreach to universities with curriculum and access to Adobe Analytics. The student challenge is another part of that education program. Typically, analytics challenges involve a corporate partner to supply data. I’ve been a judge for Temple University’s Analytics Challenge. Analytics challenges have proliferated as data platforms and corporations see them as a good avenue to recruit talent. The primary theme for the Adobe Analytics Student Challenge is nurturing customer loyalty through digital channels....
Singtel, the Singapore-based telecom conglomerate, is the owner of Dialog. The company also owns Optus, the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, which suffered a high-profile cybersecurity breach in September. Unfortunately, Singtel’s cybersecurity woes continue to pile up, as it confirmed last week that a dark web forum contained company data from a 2020 incident. In a statement, Singtel said that Dialog’s systems are completely independent of its own, as well as those of its companies Optus and NCS....
EirGrid last year warned Dublin faced rolling blackouts due to excess demand, primarily from existing and new major data centers run by cloud giants. Ireland’s Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) in 2021 named data centers “the single largest homogenous demand driver” on the grid. EirGrid has said it has not granted licenses to connect Dublin’s grid due to power constraints. “EirGrid is now applying these criteria to all data center applicants, many of which have decided not to progress their developments,” a spokesperson said....
However, there are hints that a kind of cross-pollination can occur between the two worlds when a problem in the industrial setting of machine learning can spark intriguing theoretical questions. See also: Ethics of AI: Benefits and risks of artificial intelligence. “This actually arose out of an escalation with a customer,” recalled Soatto.When an artificial intelligence program is put into production, it is one part in a whole chain of computer processes....
