ChatGPT can now identify songs for you
Remember Shazam? The app that helps you identify songs from tunes hummed or played out loud? The satisfying solution to when you’re going crazy with a song that’s stuck in your head and you want…
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Uh oh! Public Wi-Fi routers can ‘identify’ you even if you have no phone
Here’s an unsettling development in this episode of “everyday tech can do things you probably never imagined”: in the future, anyone who regularly walks past a café or restaurant with public Wi-Fi could be identified—even…
Every Windows PC has a secret tool to identify ‘real’ Prime Day deals
There are a number of ways that you can tell whether a Prime Day deal is a good deal, including sites that you can visit, browser plugins, and more. But there’s another, free way, and…
Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware
A coalition of governments has published a list of legitimate-looking Android apps that were actually spyware, and used to target civil society that may oppose China’s state interests. On Tuesday, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security…
4 exotic phishing scams are on the rise. Here’s how to identify them
Despite ever-improving junk mail filters and more sophisticated defense measures, phishing is still one of the biggest threats to cyber security and they’re becoming increasingly difficult to recognize. Criminals are using Large Language Models (LLMs)…
How to identify unwanted tracking by a compact Bluetooth device
The Apple AirTag has always been a two-edged sword: It’s a cheap way to track stuff you own using a tiny piece of hardware with a battery that lasts about a year. Third-party Find My…
AWS launches Mithra to identify and mitigate malicious domains across its massive system
When a company is the size of Amazon, a lot of bad actors will come after it and its customers, which makes defending the network a monster job. Over the years Amazon has developed a…
Encrypted services Apple, Proton and Wire helped Spanish police identify activist
As part of an investigation into people involved in the pro-independence movement in Catalonia, the Spanish police obtained information from the encrypted services Wire and Proton, which helped the authorities identify a pseudonymous activist, according…
US, UK police identify and charge Russian leader of LockBit ransomware gang
The identity of the leader of one of the most infamous ransomware groups in history has finally been revealed. On Tuesday, a coalition of law enforcement led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency announced that…
Is your motherboard defective? Here’s how to identify warning signs
The motherboard is one of the centerpieces of every PC — for better or worse. Motherboard problems can affect a variety of components and are not always easy to diagnose. One of the first signs…