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Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com wins landmark antimonopoly lawsuit against Alibaba
Chinese online retailer JD.com has won its lawsuit against its rival Alibaba, according to Reuters, resulting in a substantial fine of 1 billion yuan ($140.68 million) imposed on Alibaba for monopolistic practices. The High People’s Court of Beijing delivered the ruling, finding Alibaba Group Holding Limited and its subsidiaries,... Read more
Do These 3 Things First if You Just Got a New iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max
Apple launched the latest and greatest iPhones — the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro Max — over three months ago, and you’ve probably heard about iPhone 15 features like NameDrop, which lets you share contact info by moving your phones close together, and StandBy Mode, which turns your phone into a smart display.... Read more
Trackers, Watches, GPS, Health
| WIRED
There was a time not too long ago when Fitbit was essentially the only wearable in town, the most popular way to brag about step counts and the rest. While its status has waned in the face of ever-growing competition, Fitbit is still making easy-to-use fitness trackers and watches.... Read more
Why training LLMs with endpoint data will strengthen cybersecurity
Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Capturing weak signals across endpoints and predicting potential intrusion attempt patterns is a perfect challenge for Large Language Models (LLMs) to take on. The goal is to mine... Read more
GitHub expands Copilot Chat accessibility
GitHub’s Copilot Chat, initially available to organizations through Copilot for Business, has now been launched in general availability for all users, according to TechCrunch. This expansion follows the beta release to individual Copilot customers, who pay a monthly fee of $10. The chatbot is now accessible in the sidebar... Read more
Best PlayStation Deals: Big Savings on Headsets, Games and Console Bundles
$500 at Best Buy Sony PlayStation 5 Slim with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: $500 Save $70 $153 at Best Buy HyperX Cloud III gaming headset: $153 Save $17 with My Best Buy Plus or Total $250 at Best Buy Sony INZONE H9 Wireless Noise Canceling Gaming Headset: $250 Save $50... Read more
The Worst Hacks of 2023

The Worst Hacks of 2023

News December 30, 2023

With political polarization, unrest, and violence escalating in many regions of the world, 2023 was fraught with uncertainty and tragedy. In digital security, though, the year felt more like a Groundhog Day of incidents caused by classic types of attacks, like phishing and ransomware, rather than a roller coaster... Read more
The password identity crisis: Evolving authentication methods in 2024 and beyond
Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. In today’s sprawling IT landscape patchworking numerous cloud and SaaS apps and disparate devices and networks, just typing in a username and password no longer cuts it from... Read more
Michael Cohen’s legal motion undermined by AI-generated false citations
Michael Cohen, former lawyer and fixer for former President Donald Trump, recently faced a peculiar legal blunder. According to The New York Times, court papers revealed that Cohen inadvertently used fake legal citations generated by Google’s AI chatbot, Bard, in a motion submitted to a federal judge. This incident... Read more
It’s Easy to Put Microsoft Office 365 on Your New Chromebook
Although Chromebooks are used all over the world now, particularly in schools, misconceptions about these web-based tablets and computers still persist. Yes, you can play games on a Chromebook, and yes you can run applications like Microsoft Office While it’s true that Windows or Mac software can’t be directly... Read more