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A former Microsoft vice president showed off the first copy of Windows 95

Brad Silverberg, former Senior Vice President and Product Manager at Microsoft, showcased the world's first copy of Windows 95. It all started with a post by Dave Plummer, another outstanding Microsoft employee, who stands behind the Task Manager, ZI...

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A sysadmin installed a virus on a client while repairing a computer. It took a year and three trials to punish him

One of the users of the OLX service posted an ad offering his services. The man was engaged in computer repair and setup. One of the customers turned to him for such services. In addition to the usual PC setup, he also wanted to install a program to ...

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It hasn't been 40 years. Microsoft added spell check and auto-correct to Notepad

Microsoft started testing new features in Notepad back in March, and as of today with the update, they will be available to all Windows 11 users via the Microsoft Store. The spell-check feature, which appears in Notepad 41 years after its launch, wil...

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OnlyFans for Jobs - police demand full free access to solve crimes

Investigators believe that the OnlyFans platform, which is mainly used by sex workers, may underestimate the amount of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the site. Essentially, law enforcement officials say that the individual payment systems that...

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iPhone only: Microsoft will ban Chinese workers from using Android smartphones for work

Microsoft has informed its employees in China that starting from September they will be able to use only iPhone for work. In this way, the company is blocking the use of Android devices in the work process. According to an internal memo to employees,...

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OpenAI 'hacked' by a hacker, but the company hid the information - insiders

It became known that at the beginning of 2023, a hacker gained access to the internal messaging systems of OpenAI and stole information about artificial intelligence technologies. The New York Times claims that OpenAI informed its employees about the...

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Proton Docs is a new "secure" alternative to Google Docs from the creator of Proton VPN

The Swiss company behind Proton VPN and Proton Mail has launched a set of work documents that closely resemble Google Docs. As of today, Proton Docs is launched within Proton Drive - as a new set of work documents, focused on privacy. Now Proton, wh...

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Shaheed is the "most moderated" word on Facebook, but Meta will no longer ban it

The complete ban did not take into account the linguistic complexity of the Arabic word "shaheed," which has multiple meanings in translation. Meta has long applied a policy of full ban on the word "shaheed," which has become the most moderated in th...

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'Almost a copy of Apple Weather'. Figma removes new AI tool after accusations of design theft

The Figma Make Designs tool created program layouts in a matter of seconds using generative AI - and some of the results, as it turned out later, were too similar to Apple's weather application. Figma CEO Dylan Field finally announced the removal of ...

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Mincifra again denies information about the probable hacking of "Diy" and gives new arguments

After yesterday's publication regarding the search by the US government for a Russian hacker who allegedly hacked "Diia" in 2022 and posted data on 13.5 million of its users in the darknet, the editors of ITC.UA received a comment on behalf of the Mi...

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Does Midjourney know something? Service draws Donald Trump to a query about the future US president

The image generator based on artificial intelligence Midjourney is drawing Donald Trump and Joe Biden, despite the company promising not to do so against the backdrop of the upcoming US presidential elections. Moreover, Midjourney seems to be sure wh...

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0Patch is offering Windows 10 security updates through 2030 - there's a freebie available

For Microsoft Windows 10 users who do not wish to upgrade to Windows 11 or purchase a subscription for Extended Security Updates (ESU), there is now an alternative available. The company 0Patch offers paid updates for Windows 10 at least until 2030. ...

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Your data could be there: US wanted hacker who probably hacked into Dia in 2022

The US federal authorities offer a reward of $10 million for assistance in locating a Russian hacker accused of supporting the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. He carried out attacks on the computer systems of Ukraine, posing as an ordinary cybercriminal...

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Evil twin attack: attacker mimicked airplane Wi-Fi and stole passenger data

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has accused a suspect of creating a fake Wi-Fi network on an airplane and using it to collect passengers' login information from email and social media - a so-called "evil twin" attack. The suspicion fell on the ma...

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A Linux program allows you to enter text in Morse code by opening and closing the laptop lid

An open-source Linux program by Jessie Lee called Open and Shut, available on GitHub, allows entering messages in Morse code by opening and closing the laptop lid. Its functionality was demonstrated on a Lenovo Thinkpad laptop. Of course, not every l...

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