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Firefox 70 to add Social Tracking Protection features

If you’re concerned about your online privacy in the social sphere, Mozilla’s Firefox 70 browser may be what you’re looking for. The company has stated that it will be adding a dedicated social tracking protection component to its Firefox 70.0 update. Social tracking protection will get its own section in Firefox 70 settings. The current […]

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Apple releases iCloud for Windows 7.8.1, works out iCloud/Windows 10 incompatibility issues

Following up on our previous report of incompatibility issues between Apple’s iCloud and Windows 10 build 1809 following the October 2018 update, Apple on Tuesday pushed an update to iCloud for Windows, bringing the app to version 7.8.1. The update comes after users reported major compatibility issues between iCloud for Windows and the latest Windows […]

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Apple quietly purchases Silk Labs, may be looking to add assets to AI projects

Apple is apparently expanding its reach in the artificial intelligence field via the acquisition of Silk Labs, an on-device AI technology startup. Last Tuesday, an anonymous source reported that Apple quietly snapped up Silk earlier this year. Details of the acquisition are unknown, though the report estimates the deal was a trivial investment for Apple. […]

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Apple to livestream September 12th “Gather Round” media event via web, Apple TV, and Twitter

Apple has stated that it will livestream its “Gather Round” media event on Twitter, alongside Apple.com as per usual. Wednesday will mark the first time Apple livestreams an event on Twitter. Apple has been gradually expanding the ways that people can watch its live streams over the past few years, making them viewable in Chrome, […]

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MacUpdate accidentally hosts malware, cryptocurrency miner packages for February 1st downloads, fixes and apologizes for mistake

Even though it was corrected, this could be called a snafu. Download aggregator web site MacUpdate briefly linked to three malicious applications masquerading as legitimate downloads for Firefox, OnyX, and Deeper, that not only install the apps, but also deposit Monero, a cryptocurrency miner on downloader’s systems. On February 1st, MacUpdate updated its legitimate download […]