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A kind of persuasive feature is the just-released Windows 10 20221 is the adding of Skype’s Meet now button in the taskbar . Microsoft has pushed this feature in its latest update to Windows Insider, to seemingly take on Zoom’s popularity. While it’s now available for few Insiders in the Developer channel, it will be rolled out to everyone soon. Windows 10 Gets Skype Shortcut to Taskbar Microsoft has been rapidly poaching on video conferencing opportunity that started since this pandemic....

Observing that Windows enterprise systems are vulnerable to KrbRelayUp attacks, Microsoft released public mitigation guidelines for all the businesses out there. Some of these include securing the communications between LDAP clients and AD controllers by enforcing LDAP server signing and also enabling Extended Protection for Authentication (EPA). The Microsoft 365 Defender Research team has also detailed how these attacks work to make system admins learn better. Mitigating Against KrbRelayUp Attacks Right after discovering the KrbRelayUp flaw, a security researcher named Mor Davidovich has released a free tool to dig through the vulnerable systems – just making it easy for threat actors to exploit target systems....

Helping users on all different platforms, Microsoft has confirmed to bring the “Noise Suppression” feature in its Teams platform to macOS, Android, and iOS in early 2021. This support for filtering out the noise from video conferences was currently available in the Windows 10 platform and used machine learning to function. Microsoft Teams Noise Filtering Support Microsoft Teams is one of those services which has gained rapid prominence in recent times....

An early leak of the upcoming Windows Copilot shows what all the features can do and how deep the assistant is cooked into the Windows 11 OS . Windows Copilot, or simply the Copilot, is a Bing Chat on Windows OS – running on a Microsoft Edge container. This virtual assistant, not with the help of OpenAI’s GPT, can do various OS tasks and creative stuff. Windows 11 beta testers can expect this feature to roll out in the coming weeks....

Microsoft came into the limelight due to its upcoming Windows 11 . But, in 2013, Microsoft launched a new productivity suite, i.e., Microsoft Office 2013, and it got a lot of love. Some users still want Office 2013 because they are now handy with that version. However, at that time, this was an immense change in the history of Microsoft Office, and with it comes a premium subscription package like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that has never looked better; although there are a couple of rough spots, people still like this fantastic application....

Netflix’s idea of restricting password sharing in the US has actually worked, with the latest report from an analytics firm depicting how successful this move was. According to Antenna, Netflix saw a 102% average gain in new sign-ups in the last week of May – after banning password sharing in the US. This number is greater than what Netflix has seen during the COVID-19 period. A Successful Crackdown Campaign One among them is to ban account sharing practices , where Netflix is now asking users to select a primary location – particularly a household – and prevent others from the selected area from accessing the certain account....

Symantec researchers spotted a new nation-state-backed hacking group named Harvester . According to them, the group uses a combination of novel and publicly available tools for breaching targets. Harvester is seen attacking IT firms, telecoms, and critical government organizations in South Asia. It’s clever in deploying the payload and conducting surveillance in the target’s machines. A New Nation-State Backed Hacker Researchers at Symantec have discovered a new hacking group tied to an unknown origin....

Just a day ahead of their official launch, the test results of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4070, RTX 4060, and RTX 4050 on a mainstream laptop have been leaked – showing their lowered performance but higher efficiency than their predecessors. This is the result of Nvidia using entry-level dies with limited core count and memory configurations for these cards – which produced fair improvements to their GeForce RTX 30 Series counterparts. Here are the results;...

Nvidia’s new chipset, the GeForce RTX 30xx series is set to be announced in GTC Conference this quarter. Considering the latest leaks, it’s could undoubtedly outperform its rivals’ flagships and set into high-end gaming systems soon. The latest-gen processors are reportedly featuring 4-5 dozens of arrays, increased memory bits and upto 20GB of RAM! Though Intel’s being used by most of the players, high-end computers that are selected by gamers or other intensive workers will be comprised of mostly Nvidia’s or AMD’s chips....

OnePlus Nord has entered in the affordable price range smartphones once again. After the launch of OnePlus Nord, the company is launching another device in Nord-branded in the U.S in this year. Now, according to the latest reports, OnePlus is working on a new device named “Clover” which will be launched globally. OnePlus ‘Clover’ to Launch Soon in the U.S As per the reports on Android Central, an insider source has confirmed that OnePlus is working on a smartphone which will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 460 chipset....

OpenAI has begun selling extra credits for its Sora video generator, marking the first step in monetizing the tool while warning that free daily generations will soon drop to keep up with demand. Users can now purchase 10 additional video creations for $4 through Apple’s App Store , on top of the current 30 free clips allowed each day. Bill Peebles , who leads the Sora team, announced the change on X , explaining that scaling the service requires adjustments....

Portable chargers or power banks have become the ideal accessory for recharging our devices wherever and whenever we want: travel, trips to the countryside, subway, beach… However, as with cell phones or laptops, there is a wide variety of brands and models of power banks on the market and this can be a problem for the buyer: Which models are the best quality? Which power bank do I need for my cell phone?...

Qlocker ransomware group that made headlines last month for infecting vulnerable QNAP NAS devices is now shut down after making enough sum from its operations. The threat group’s successful campaign was extorting QNAP NAS device users with a 7zip locker, which resulted in nearly 9 Bitcoins in just a month. Its Tor site is now down after indicating a closure last week. Qlocker Ransomware Shutdown Operations Now, Qlocker ransomware decided to disappear from the industry after making a significant sum in a short span....

Roblox is an MMO game creation system developed and published by Roblox Corporation. It was released in September 2006, almost 15 years ago. The game can be played on various platforms, including Windows, Xbox One, Mac OS, iOS, and Android. However, even though the game was officially released in 2006, the idea that it would turn into Roblox started in 1989. Meanwhile, according to Roblox, there are 8 million developers and about 20 million different experiences that other gamers can enjoy....

Signal, the privacy-focused instant messenger wrote in a blog post today that, how far the US law enforcement would go for tracking a person. As per it, Signal received a search warrant from Santa Clara police almost a year back, forcing it to share information on the target’s contact and identity details. While Signal refused on providing them since it doesn’t have them, it shared just the timestamps of account login....

It was much evidence that the Simpsons World would not be any longer available when Disney+ claimed the streaming rights. However, who would have thought that it will happen so fast. All 661 episodes have been moved to Disney+ which doesn’t get as many views as it should. The show though is accessible to a wide range of people even without a cable subscription, still, it will get some time getting used to as the pricing patterns do vary....

The Password Game is an amazing one to play in your free time. You have 35 rules that you need to solve to win the game. The rules in the game are not easy enough; it takes enough wit to solve each one of them. You might come across rules asking you to enter the country name, keep the egg in the password, or even enter the moon emoji. One rule where many people often find themselves stuck is ‘Your password must include a two-letter symbol from the periodic table’ in The Password Game....

VPNMentor has released a report saying how a database of 300 million records is being used for credential stuffing Spotify accounts worldwide. While this database’s origin was unknown yet, hackers have been using it for accessing Spotify accounts and selling them to others. It was reported to Spotify in July, and it did a rolling reset to all affected accounts. Credential Stuffing Attack on Spotify Spotify is the largest music platform by userbase, which is having users from around the world....

Leading the 5G race in the US, T-Mobile has just announced the country’s first 5G VoNR – Voice over New Radio based on 5G to make better audio calls. Since using 5G, T-Mobile’s VoNR should theoretically improve in fidelity and offer less latent voice services than the current 4G-based LTE calls. Although, T-Mobile said this new service is only available in a few areas in the US, and only for Samsung Galaxy S21 5G users for now....

After attaining huge success, Telegram is all set to start monetizing its traffic starting next year. As revealed by the platform’s founder, Pavel Durov, Telegram will soon announce their own ad system and let businesses show ads on their platform. Also, it revealed to launch numerous new features, which it would be selling for revenue. Telegram to Inject Ads Soon After seven years of inception, Telegram has finally chosen to monetize its platform by various means....