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Chegg is a U.S.-based online education technology company that promotes itself as helping students reach their educational goals. There was a time when I used to like Chegg because they were the first wave of companies that let students rent books in just a few bucks of dollars. However, there are more than 7000 colleges and universities in the USA , where an immense crowd of students uses Chegg. It is basically an online platform that provides online educational services....

Are you running out of storage? It is always a pain to face a shortage of space on your device. Many of our day-to-day problems are related to not having enough storage space in our systems and personal devices. Many cloud services offer free storage, but they have their own limitations. So, what are the options available for you? You have most likely heard of Mediafire, right? Well, that’s the solution, but most users have doubts about whether Mediafire is safe to download from....

Is your keyboard typing the wrong letters and characters? You may find yourself in a situation where your keyboard is not working as expected and types incorrectly. This is a common issue that can be encountered due to software issues such as corrupted keyboard drivers , incorrect input type and even hardware issues like faulty hardware. So what do I do to fix the keyboard typing wrong letters and characters issue?...

Ted Livingston, CEO of Kik Interactive, announced that the company is permanently shutting down Kik Messenger. The company will solely focus on its cryptocurrency, ‘kin’ by converting more kin users into buyers. This is after the messenger was fighting several lawsuits filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kik has also fired over 100 employees, and only 19 people will work on Kin. Why is the Kik messenger shutting down? Two years ago, Kik launched Kin after raising close to $100 million in its ICO....

After Samsung, LG is now injecting an NFT marketplace into its line of smart TVs – letting its users buy or sell NFTs and store them in a proprietary LG wallet called Wallypto . LG’s Wallypto is a relatively new service; it started beta testing just last month and has now expanded support to host several cryptocurrencies. All the LG smart TVs in the US running on webOS 5.0 or later will see the LG’s Art Lab app being added to the home screen automatically, through which you can buy or sell NFTs....

Microsoft, in its Build Conference held this year, announced a new course called Azure IoT Developer Specialty. This will be exclusive to developers as the candidates seeking to get certified in this should have hands-on experience in some of the IoT fields. And, though the course is free to self-learn, you can get an instructor taught to you by paying some more. And even if you’re self-taught, you gotta pay for the exam and be being certified....

Even though we’re months away from the end of Windows 11 21H1, Microsoft began the automatic rollout of Windows 11 22H2 to eligible devices now. This is a regular practice Microsoft does to keep the systems in its ecosystem updated and immune to cyberattacks. While it’s pushing the update gradually, interested users can download this manually from the Windows Update center . Windows 11 22H2 Automatic Rollout Every Windows version that Microsoft launches has a fixed period of service, where the company ceases to push updates after the end date....

New day, new ransomware . The latest virus in the town named DeathRansom is spiralling around with encrypting user files and a contact ransom note. This virus effect can be detected as files being encrypted and displayed with an additional extension as “ .wctc ” This virus, DeathRansom has previously been infamous for just modifying the extensions as .wctc. Back then, no one seemed this could be potentially harmful. But now, it learned to encrypt files and is asking for ransom (in terms of Bitcoins) from victims to obtain the private key....

Every Windows user may encounter the Blue Screen of Death ( BSOD ) error at some point. Often, when this error appears, we are unsure what to do. If you are facing the ntoskrnl.exe BSOD error on your Windows 11 system, this article is for you. Although this may happen rarely, it can happen more frequently, causing frustration. There can be many reasons behind this error, including hardware issues, malware infection, and others, which we will discuss below....

OnePlus has already made its mark for being the best budget flagship. And now, it’s trying innovative further to stand out if competition. The new patent filed by OnePlus at WIPO shows the firm experimenting with disappearing cameras once again. Though previously showed in its Concept One phone, this new patent hints about a new phone other than Concept One, citing the rear cameras setup design. The disappearing design OnePlus Disappearing Rear Cameras...

OpenAI has formed a dedicated team to work on a superintelligent AI – a superior form of the current models we’re seeing and is capable of solving multiple problems more effectively. Since it’s more powerful, OpenAI seeks to regulate it better and avoid any mishaps due to its invention. While it predicted a superintelligent AI of such will take a decade more to come, the non-profit is creating an automated alignment researcher to assist it in regulating the new model when available....

Microsoft acknowledged an issue in its Outlook for Microsoft 365, where a known bug is freezing or crashing the desktop client after it opened. Noting that a specific path in the registry is left black for an unknown reason, Microsoft shared a few workarounds until it came up with a fix. Also, the company pulled out the latest Microsoft 365 update after users reported crashes on Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook....

A recent update pushed to the Philips Hue app added the “ Natural Light ” scene – a feature that works according to the outside environment. Based on the weather conditions and time outside, the connected Hue bulb will turn the light settings within a room to make it more realistic . Although it was removed after a couple of hours, it went live and may come officially to all....

Proton Technologies, the maker of a famous encrypted email service called ProtonMail has now shown up with a calendar app. Named Proton Calendar , the maker says it’s designed with the same security protocols as its other services and lets users manage upto 10 calendars at a time. It’s available as an Android app, only for paid customers now. Proton Calander Comes to Android Proton Technologies, the Switzerland-based company that developed the ProtonMail has one principle since the inception – to put people ahead of profits....

The City of Johannesburg was under a ransomware attack. The city’s municipality website, e-services platform, and the billing system (SAP ISU and CRM) were shut down consequently. The city council also released an alert to the city regarding the threat. The incident is being investigated by the City of Joburg cybersecurity experts. They are also working to recover the service and not allow any further damage to their system. This is a second ransomware attack that has hit South Africa....

The Car Cam has a feature called Traffic Stop, which will record the interactions between police and user when they’re pulled over. Also, it can monitor the car’s surroundings for any potential physical harm. Also, this marks the Ring’s first-time venture out of making home security products. It says the Ring Car Cam, worth $200 , can be used to record user’s interactions with the police whenever there’s trouble in the car....

The ring has already announced working on this back in September last year, and now few features and an image of touted Ring dashcam were leaked by two sites. Ring Dash Cam’s Initial Image The ring has grown to be one of the most popular residential security device makers, with various security cameras for home and office. Extending the product line, Ring has announced making a camera for in-car surveillance....

Citing the degrading economic conditions and mounting inflation, Robinhood decided to cut off 23% of its workforce now. This is the second time this year the company is cutting jobs, citing similar reasons. Robinhood’s CEO said the firing would mostly happen at its operations, marketing, and program management departments, and the concerned employees will be notified via Slack and email soon. Laying Off Employees at Robinhood For the second time in a year, Robinhood is laying off employees , citing the record growth of inflation, cryptocurrency crash, and degrading macroeconomic environment....

In response to Romania’s stance of supporting Ukraine in the war, a Russian hacktivist group is launching DDoS attacks against several Romanian government websites . This comes from Romania’s national cyber security and incident response team, who said to be collaborating with other authorities to mitigate the attacks. Warning that attacks may continue, the team listed IoCs and guidelines to mitigate them. Russia’s Killnet Targeting Romanian Sites Ever since the on-ground battle of Russia vs Ukraine launched, cyber teams of both the countries have been so busy too....

As per this year’s third-quarter report from Canalys, smartphone shipments have decreased by 6% year-on-year. This is reasoned by the shortage of components, especially the chipset, which drove prices of handsets high during the period. The OEM standings remain the same compared to last year, with Samsung still being the top. Altogether, the industry has moved over 327 million units in Q3 of 2021. Decreased Smartphone Shipments The smartphone industry is one of the rapidly growing markets in the hardware technology space, until last year when the pandemic hit....