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macOS High Sierra Update Fixes Your Security Vulnerability Now

Updates can be pesky reminders that you need to drop off what you’re doing to let your system improve. Many times, they...

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Google Tracked Location Data Even When Location Services Were Off

After one year, Google finally admitted they were receiving location data from Android phones even when the location services setting was disabled...

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Bkav $150 Mask Tricks Apple’s Face ID

Every time a new security measure is put in place, there are bound to come people trying to find its flaws. It’s...

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Bank Of America Customers Will Sign In With A Fingerprint Next Year

Bank of America partnered up with Intel to offer customers another sign-in option, via fingerprint #biomagic After a recent, unforgettable security breach...

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Dubai Cops On Hoverbikes, Criminals’ Latest Threat?

Dubai seems to be the perfect testing ground for the latest breakthroughs in technology. There, real estate developers plan to build underwater...

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Authorities In India Want To Predict Crime With Big Data Software

Authorities in India are working on predictive policing technologies to prevent crime before it takes place. By March 2018, they say five...

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Soon, A Heart Scan Will Unlock Your Computer

Fingerprint, iris, more recently facial scanning – these methods of authentication have been employed together or separately to keep user data safe....

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Beware: iOS 11 Wi-Fi Button Does Not Turn Wireless Off

You know how, until this week, you could turn off wireless connectivity from the Control Center button? Well… not anymore. iOS 11...

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Chrome To Stop Autoplay Videos With Sound

Google is starting its crusade against ads. The company has announced that it will block videos with sound from playing automatically when...

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Siri And Alexa Can Be Hacked… And No One Would Notice

Chinese researchers have discovered the one blind spot most smart assistants today are suffering from. Siri and Alexa (as well as Google...

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iPhone 8 Face Recognition Set To Work In Millionths Of A Second

Only one more month until we see iPhone 8 with our own eyes. This September, Apple will unveil an almost bezel-less smartphone...

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Biohackers Infected A Computer With Malware Hidden In DNA

Scientists at the University of Washington devised an ingenious, bold computer attack by hiding malware in physical DNA #securemagic How can a...

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Microsoft Biometric Keyboard and Mouse Are Now Available

At the beginning of summer, Microsoft announced it would release biometric peripherals that would work with their Hello service, launched with Windows...