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Microsoft warned customers this week of incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors being shown in some managed Windows environments....

Adobe debuted several new AI models Tuesday, including what it says is the first tool that can generate the kinds of vector based illustrations used to design products, logos and other images that need to be resized and reshaped in a variety of ways....

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British media regulator Ofcom will this week push for an antitrust investigation into Amazon (AMZN.O) and Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) dominance of the UK’s cloud computing market, according to two sources familiar with the matter....

FBI warns phantom hacker scams are emptying financial accounts::Phantom hacker scams rely on multiple imposters posing as tech support, bank and government representatives to con potential victims.

Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform::Reddit is removing the ability to opt out of ad personalization based on Reddit activity and adding ability to restrict certain types of ads.

Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun.::In an email to Canadian subscribers, Disney announced that it’s taking steps to reduce password sharing among Disney Plus users.

New youtube automation tool creators boost of giving it’s users a secret video ranking cheat sheet that could rank youtube videos on the first page....

Many firms aren’t reporting breaches to the proper authorities::Keeper study finds many feel too guilty to report

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macOS Sonoma will bring significant improvements to Safari where you can create separate profiles and a personal account that will track your preferences and activities with all of your saved passwords for websites, and much more. Widgets are also part of the final release, allowing you to gain access to information at a glance....

FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers::New rules make it a bit harder for VoIP providers to access numbering system.

US lawmaker moves bill to double H-1B visas::A US lawmaker of Indian origin has proposed legislation to double the annual intake of foreign workers on H-1B visas, which is a short-term work permit that has been used by Indians to work and eventually seek US citizenship. The bill would lift the annual H-1B visas from 65,000 to...

The AFP’s use of AI has been limited so far but the agency hopes the technology will help police identify money laundering and potential fraud

Steven Rattner’s Not Afraid Of Work From Home, He’s Afraid Of Worker Power::American workers have just started getting the barest minimum of a few lucky breaks. But that is terrifying to Rattner and his fellow moguls, so they need some sort of rational argument for why these bare scraps of power are actually bad for...