Brave browser’s native search engine, Brave Search, has processed over 2.5 billion queries in the first year of its launch, the Brave team revealed today. With this milestone, Brave Search is coming out of the beta phase and will set a default search engine in all the Brave browsers worldwide. Brave attributed this success to the extensive usage by the community, which is said to be 4x greater growth than DuckDuckGo....
The US telehealth startup Cerebral has this week disclosed that – it shared the personal information of millions of its users with advertisers like Meta, Google, and TikTok. The company now says it has removed the tracking scripts from its platform; and enhanced its information security practices. But it was already too late, as certain data shared in this manner is termed as protected health information under the US Health Insurance act, which may lead to penalizing the company....
Cloudflare has refuted the beliefs of various copyright holders on helping pirate sites to flourish, as they complained against Cloudflare’s ability to hide IP addresses and other details of sites under it. Copyright holders like RIAA, MPA, etc have mentioned Cloudflare in their latest submissions to the Notorious Markets list of USTR. Though they’re able to obtain desired information from Cloudflare on requests, they’re still unsatisfied with its stance on identity defense....
Windows key on your keyboard opens the Start Menu. Not only this much, but it also helps with various Windows shortcuts. However, you may sometimes face issues with the Windows key and may find it not working in Windows 11 . This issue may be faced due to hardware as well as software-related reasons. If you face issues with the Windows key on your PC, this article will help you with it....
What could be more annoying than dealing with a blue death screen error on Windows? Many Windows users also face an Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap Error on Windows 10 and 11 . If you are stuck in the situation, it’s neither okay for you nor the system. Thus, we have shared some effective ways to fix unexpected kernel-mode trap errors. A Windows update problem , a corrupted file system , or existing malware, including outdated drivers, could cause the error....
Windows Defender is the first line of security for Windows users. Still, many prefer using third-party antivirus and firewalls to protect their PCs from viruses and other online threats. Many users have recently reported that Windows Defender keeps crashing on their PCs. Many people ignore this because a third-party antivirus is installed on their system, but one should pay attention to it. Here’s how you can fix Windows Defender crashing in Windows 11/10 systems....
Facing Computer turns on but no display? This is a common issue faced by Windows users due to hardware issues like problems with graphics cards, RAM, faulty monitors, and even damaged HDMI cables. Users have reported that their PC turns on, they can see the RGB lights on the CPU, they can hear the fan’s noise, and even hear the PC’s boot sound, but their display is all black. If you are here searching for ways to fix this, we are here to help you....
Gary Bowser, the only culprit detained in the case of Team-Xecuter prosecution, could now be jailed for a period of 5 years in the US. The plaintiffs seek this lengthy sentence should serve as a message to all other pirate players in the gaming industry, and thwart any potential ones. But on the other hand, Bowser’s lawyers ask the court to reduce it considerably for him being not the main culprit of this case....
Google and Huawei Will Pay $10 Million for Faulty Nexus 6P Phones! High Battery Drain and Instant Rebooting are The Issues Noticed by Nexus 6P Users The entire settlement is done at $10 million by the US court of Northern District in California. The Nexus 6P owners have mentioned two main issues, one of them is that the mobile gets rebooted by itself and it gets stuck at the reboot screen without switching on....
Google Camera is one of the most used camera apps in Android for its benefits. Google has refined its native imaging app in many ways to date, and now with a hands-free video recording solution. In the updated Camera app version 8.2.204, users can press and swipe the record button left to continue recording and swipe up to zoom in. Google Camera App New Features Google’s Camera has everything that a modern camera app should have....
Google has rolled out Chrome v91 recently that contained a lot of features. Some include the default desktop mode, a better File System Access API, and a new control panel. While these are appreciated, an actual advantage comes in the form of performance improvement. As per Google, the latest Chrome is now 23% faster than its predecessor due to Sparkplug compiler tools and short built-in calls. Google Chrome Performance Improvements Google has long been blamed for logging resources and slow performance, offering the best browsing features....
After killing standalone apps and services, Google dumps its Domains business later this year. Instead of killing it altogether, Google Domains is being acquired by Squarespace, a website-building and hosting company. This deal will transition over 10 million Google Domains to Squarespace and be completed by the end of this year. Google Domains Shutdown Started with a search engine, Google now has tens of business verticals under its brand. While some are thriving, some are least cared for by the community....
This year, 2023, Google is expected to come with four new smartphones – all placed in different price segments to attract the entire industry. Google’s 2023 Smartphone Lineup One of the many areas that Google is budding in now is the smartphone industry, which is ripe with numerous OEMs already. Though there’s stiff competition, we see Google’s handsets are fairly performing in the mid and premium segments with suitable features....
The latest beta of Google Messages reveals a new AI integration into the chat app – probably Bard, which will let users compose automatic responses when needed. While the functionality isn’t live yet, we expect the feature to aid users in their regular responses and even in hard times. Also, it’s reported to let users review the generated responses before sending them into the chat. Bard AI Into Google Messages Triggered by the popularity of ChatGPT, Google somehow made its own AI chatbot called Bard – which had an intriguing launch late last month....
Google Photos users of various devices are reporting a wired issue that’s causing artifacts over their old backed-up photos – like stains, dots, cracks, etc. Downloading the image directly or using Google Takeout too, isn’t working, but launching the photo into Google Photos editor and clearing the app’s cache worked for some. Google is yet to come up with a statement on this. Artifacts on Google Photos For many Android people, Google Photos is the major source for storing their memories, which offers a good cloud solution and basic tools to edit your images and videos....
As ZDNet reported, a hacker is actively finding MongoDB databases that are left exposes online, and wiping them! Further, the hacker is even leaving a ransom note for a payment of 0.015 Bitcoin and would leak databases and inform to local data laws if not paid. The targeted list includes around 23,000 MongoDB databases , that are left online without any password set. About 22,900 MongoDB Databases Exposed! MongoDB is an open-source database management system, that stores documents in JSON type files instead of traditional tables and rows format....
Microsoft recently warned its users of a peculiar phishing attack. Hackers are running a phishing campaign where they bluff users with custom 404 pages. This campaign is very effective as hackers can easily create an unlimited number of phishing web pages. This attack was discovered by security researchers who were analyzing phishing emails. After which Microsoft Security Intelligence tweet the details of the phishing campaign. What are These Phishing Emails? The phishing emails lands you to web pages that look like a legit Microsoft sign-in prompt....
Researchers at Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center noted a new ransomware actor that’s targeting small businesses around the world, named as HolyGhost. While they linked this group to North Korean hackers, Microsoft said HolyGhost could be a side project of official state-backed hackers for financial gains. There’s seen following similar practices of regular ransomware groups, but demanding low ransom and even negotiation. A Side Project For Financial Gains Microsoft researchers at the MSTIC tracked a new ransomware gang called HolyGhost, which has been in the wild for over a year – but failed to gain traction as others....
Hotmail was a popular email service long ago. But now Gmail is the only dominant player in webmail services. But if we talk about Hotmail, it has rebranded itself as Outlook, which is one reason why people are facing problems accessing their old Hotmail accounts. If you haven’t used your Hotmail account for more than a year, there is a high chance that their servers have now deleted your email. However, for those facing this issue recently, don’t worry; you will get complete information about this problem in this article....
Since Microsoft started using the Chromium engine for its new Edge browser, users have started liking it, just like Google Chrome. Understanding users, Microsoft is making the Edge browser more resourceful by adding new features regularly. One such feature is the Password Monitor, which was added mid-last year and has been very helpful to users if activated. Microsoft made this available in Edge Canary and Dev builds, with version 84.0.506.0 and higher....
