Apple is about the enter the world of AI–and nothing will ever be the same
WWDC24 is almost here and everyone expects it to be all about AI. As the eyes of the tech world turn back to Apple, there’s a lot of work to do. It’s got to establish…
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Hands-on: World of Warcraft: The War Within is a solo-friendly epic
The Nerubian army floods the beach of Tranquill in the first minutes of World of Warcraft: The War Within. Thousands of magical projectiles whizz across the horizon, arachnoid infantry hack the armor of our troops…
Conquer Azeroth in the Small World of Warcraft board game, now $42
I started playing World of Warcraft back when the Burning Crusade expansion first dropped. Years later, I dove into the Small World of Warcraft board game to get a similar fix. Unfortunately for me, I…
Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world
JAVS A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a hidden backdoor that maintained persistent communication with a malicious website, researchers reported Thursday, in the latest episode…
The confusing world of USB-C charging, explained
USB Type-C is the most flexible connection for notebooks and smartphones. The most important of its many capabilities is as a charging socket for battery-powered devices — this should finally make everything simple: One socket,…
4 quick ways to strengthen your security on World Password Day
Many arbitrary holidays litter our calendars (ahem, Tin Can Day), but World Password Day is one fully supported by the PCWorld staff. We’re all for ditching weak passwords — especially when strengthening your security takes…
Attackers are pummeling networks around the world with millions of login attempts
Matejmo | Getty Images Cisco’s Talos security team is warning of a large-scale credential compromise campaign that’s indiscriminately assailing networks with login attempts aimed at gaining unauthorized access to VPN, SSH, and web application accounts.…
Thousands of LG TVs exposed to the world. Here’s how to ensure yours isn’t one.
Getty Images As many as 91,000 LG TVs face the risk of being commandeered unless they receive a just-released security update patching four critical vulnerabilities discovered late last year. The vulnerabilities are found in four…
What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world
Enlarge / Malware Detected Warning Screen with abstract binary code 3d digital concept Getty Images On Friday, researchers revealed the discovery of a backdoor that was intentionally planted in xz Utils, an open-source data compression…
There’s a funny reason why every AirTag in the world updated at the same time
Usually, when Apple releases an AirTag update, it rolls it out in waves over several weeks to balance the load on its servers. One of those firmware updates was supposed to begin rolling out on…