Trade and switch: Apple wants to recycle my iPhone 15 Pro Max for $0
Like most people who write about Apple for a living, I’m buying a new iPhone 16 this year. As I do every year, I went through Apple’s “Get Ready” system in the Apple Store app…
September 2024
September 2024
My dead father is “writing” me notes again
Enlarge / An AI-generated image featuring my late father’s handwriting. Benj Edwards / Flux Growing up, if I wanted to experiment with something technical, my dad made it happen. We shared dozens of tech adventures…
Top 3 Threat Report Insights for Q2 2024
Sep 12, 2024The Hacker NewsThreat Intelligence / Cybercrime Cato CTRL (Cyber Threats Research Lab) has released its Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report. The report highlights critical findings based on the analysis of a…
Iranian Cyber Group OilRig Targets Iraqi Government in Sophisticated Malware Attack
Iraqi government networks have emerged as the target of an “elaborate” cyber attack campaign orchestrated by an Iran state-sponsored threat actor called OilRig. The attacks singled out Iraqi organizations such as the Prime Minister’s Office…
Ireland’s Watchdog Launches Inquiry into Google’s AI Data Practices in Europe
Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananRegulatory Compliance / Data Protection The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it has commenced a “Cross-Border statutory inquiry” into Google’s foundational artificial intelligence (AI) model to determine whether the…
Your VPN’s ‘kill switch’: What it is and why it matters
If you use a VPN, you’ve likely come across the kill-switch feature. But you may not know what it actually does or why you’d want to use it. A VPN’s kill switch is one of…
5 reasons you should become a Windows Insider (and 5 you shouldn’t)
Want to experience the future of Windows right now? Microsoft offers a Windows Insider program that anyone can join. The main draw of becoming a Windows Insider is that you get access to Windows updates…
Forget the Pro, the iPhone 16 has everything you need
In recent years, Apple has actively distinguished between its regular and Pro iPhone models. Beyond the superior camera system with a telephoto lens, Apple has routinely introduced exciting perks as Pro iPhone exclusives—the Dynamic Island,…
How to fix ‘The disk you attached was not readable by this computer’
Some Mac users report that their Mac or MacBook cannot read the inserted disk with the error code: “The disk you attached was not readable by this computer.” This issue often occurs on Macs and…
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How to Record Video with Virtual Background [No Green Screen]
Key Takeaways: No built-in tools on computers and mobile phones can replace video backgrounds if you don’t record them using a green screen. To record videos with AI virtual backgrounds without a green screen, use…