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Wendy's hired Google AI to take your drive-through order
Google's AI-powered drive-through ordering system will start in a single Wendy's location in Ohio.
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Microsoft: Copilot AI helps you skip meetings, zoom through email
Do you know how Microsoft's AI-powered Microsoft 365 Copilot will work? These short videos explain some of the key features.
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Alert: MSI and Intel software keys are in the wild
After failing to extract a ransom, hackers have posted firmware keys for dozens of MSI products and hundreds that use Intel Boot Guard.
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Western Digital hacked: Your deeply personal data might be stolen
Western Digital has revealed the extent of a successful data breach from March. It's bad.
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You won't need a password to use Dashlane's password manager
Google isn’t the only company sticking another dagger into password use this week. Dashlane will soon offer passwordless logins, too.
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Slack GPT will bring AI chatbots to your conversations
Slack launches Slack GPT, an AI-powered framework that will summarize chats and take notes. But AI's short-term memory may undermine how useful it is.
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RIP passwords: Google accounts now support passkeys
In honor of World Password Day, Google accounts now support passkeys, a secure but simple login method. Here’s how they work, and how to set them up.
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Why does the Steam Deck run Linux? Blame Windows
The Steam Deck and its Linux-based software are the culmination of a decade-long "hedging strategy" by Valve after the Windows 8 disaster.
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Google Authenticator's long-awaited cloud 2FA feature carries hidden risk
An update to Google Authenticator this week finally enabled backups for your two-factor authentication codes. But the feature comes with a security risk.
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ChromeOS is getting system-wide camera and microphone toggles
Attention, Google Chrome users! The popular browser will be getting system-wide camera and microphone toggles.
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Slack's new Canvas tool solves one of its biggest headaches
Slack has announced the Slack Canvas, a way for small teams to collect relevant information and store it within Slack. New, improved Huddles and a Slack platform will fill in the gaps.
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Proton Mail now includes an encrypted password manager
Proton Pass is available now for premium Proton Mail subscribers, but will eventually be free for everyone.
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Used routers are leaking sensitive data. Don't make the same mistake with your PC
Researchers at ESET uncovered corporate IT secrets on secondhand networking gear—and it’s a lesson for those of us at home.
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Chrome gets its second emergency patch this week
Another Google Chrome patch for a zero-day vulnerability, actively exploited in the wild, is going out to Windows and Mac now.
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I don’t want to live in Apple’s world, but I sure envy it
Windows and Android still have a lot of work ahead of them before they match Apple’s seamless ecosystem. It’s a bummer.
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Lightroom adds AI denoise to make old photos look like new
Adobe Lightroom has added various AI features, such as a Denoise tool and specific AI improvements for highlighting clothes and hair. Denoise can really help improve low-light shots or grainy, older photos.
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Windows 11's incoming presence sensing options keep apps from spying on you
A new Windows beta build includes a toggle that allows users to manually disable presence sensing.
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Digital fingerprinting: The secret, insidious way you're tracked online
There's a new way to track your activity on the web, without a cookie or an IP address, and it's almost impossible to block.
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AI can crack most passwords faster than you can read this article
An experiment by cybersecurity firm Home Security Heroes shows that a majority of common passwords can be cracked in under a minute.
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Don't use public phone chargers, FBI warns
A warning from the FBI's Denver field office says that free public charging stations could be easy targets for hackers.
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MSI hacked: Watch out for malicious fake software
MSI BIOS firmware and other data was stolen in a recent attack, so the company is asking users to be careful to only download from official sources.
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IRS-certified free tax filing service caught spreading malware
Pages on eFile.com have been spreading known botnet downloads, and the company has yet to respond to security alerts.
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Privacy browser from Mullvad VPN and Tor tries to erase your digital fingerprint
The combined project hopes to offer the most security possible, especially when you use it from behind a VPN
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We love Bitdefender Total Security. Today only, get it for $20
Bitdefender comes loaded with top-notch security a ton of awesome features, and you can get it for 78% off in PCWorld's Software Store.
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Microsoft enlists AI to supercharge PC security and hinder hackers
Security Copilot is Microsoft's AI tool to fight off hackers by identifying and responding to attacks using a specialized security version of the GPT-4 technology found in Bing Chat.
Opinion
Sorry, folks—2FA shouldn’t be treated as optional anymore
In the wake of constant data breaches and even wholesale password manager failures, you need a second line of defense protecting your accounts.
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Microsoft's new version of Teams is faster and smarter
Microsoft is showing off a new version of Microsoft Teams today, with a top-down UI, new AI features, and additional code improvements that should cut memory use and increase speed.
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Password managers: Why I switched from free to paid premium
You get what you pay for, and when it comes to online security, free password managers fall short.
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Windows PCs reveal hidden 'Acropalypse' screenshot info, but a fast fix is coming
Newly-discovered vulnerabilities in the Windows Snipping Tool and Snip & Sketch mean it's possible to view cropped-out parts of images.
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Journalists targeted by USB drives that explode in PCs
A USB drive triggered a hidden explosive charge when it was plugged into a PC — luckily no one was hurt
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5 reasons to switch from Microsoft Office to Google Workspace
In the battle of Microsoft Office versus Google Workspace, Google's free apps are easier to use and better for collaboration. Nonetheless, Microsoft offers some clear benefits.
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Norton 360 Deluxe is the best Windows antivirus. Get it for just $19.99
PCWorld's Software Store is selling the best security software around, Norton 360 Deluxe, for 73% off the usual price.
Opinion
I switched from LastPass to Bitwarden and I'm not going back
After a string of high-profile LastPass security failures, I sought out a less problematic (and cheaper) password manager.
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Don’t use autofill on your password manager—especially if it’s Bitwarden
A Bitwarden feature that automatically fills in login info on recognized websites is vulnerable for exploit, but all password manager users should be careful.
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Forget Bing. Microsoft's radical new Office features could be AI's killer app
Microsoft 365 Copilot and its AI should help those who know little about Excel actually competent, summarize meetings and email chains, and more. It's Bing Chat on steroids.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot uses AI superpowers to eliminate work drudgery
Microsoft announced Microsoft 365 Copilot and Business Chat, applying AI to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and more.
Opinion
Switching from Windows to Chromebook: One thing holds me back
Hello, my name is Michael, and I'm a Photoshop addict. It keeps me from ditching Windows for Chromebook.
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ChatGPT's AI powers make better writers, MIT study finds
Giving writers ChatGPT and AI as a writing assistant increased their productivity by increasing their quality and decreasing their time spent, an MIT study found.
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Google's new AI features write text for Gmail, Docs, and more
Soon you'll be able to let Google write you Mother's Day card for you, you irredeemable monster.
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Brave Firewall + VPN arrives on Windows
Brave has expanded its Brave Firewall + VPN service from the smartphone to the PC, for just under $10 per month.
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'Play-to-earn' games are the next target for crypto scammers
Scammers are setting up honey pot games, then draining the connected cryptocurrency wallets.
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A Microsoft 365 accessibility assistant will make content easier to see
Microsoft's Accessibility Summit features a new tool for Microsoft 365, Accessibility Assistant, which will optimize your content for those who can't see well.
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VPN by Google One is coming to all subscribers
All Google One tiers will receive VPN services, complements of Google, and including Windows. Google is adding a dark web report to help track personal information, too.
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ChatGPT for Slack adds AI to your workplace chats
Salesforce and OpenAI have announced a ChatGPT bot for Slack, which will use AI to summarize conversations, and more. But Microsoft is looming with its own AI-powered productivity tools.
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The latest LastPass fail came from an employee's home PC
A key component of the 2022 hack was an employee's home computer that was running vulnerable third-party software.
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Your voice can be a password. Are you protecting it like one?
AI-based technology that can clone your voice is here. But the feature highlights the vulnerabilities of biometric data when also used for authentication.
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Microsoft expands Bing chat limits, but becomes boring
Microsoft says it will expand the limits it's placed upon its Bing Chat AI chatbot, but responses to questions asked Tuesday were uniformly dull.
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12 not-so-evil AI services that can improve your life right now
AI is more than just search or chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing. AI improves your life on a variety of devices and services.
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Neeva's AI-powered search engine showcases its sources
Neeva is trying to capitalize on the hot market for AI-powered search engines, showing where it obtains its information from and even paying publishers.
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