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4 days ago | 
techspot.com | Alfonso Maruccia
WTF?! OneDrive is one of the most popular cloud storage services in the market, largely because Microsoft aggressively promotes it to Windows users. However, security researchers warn that OneDrive's File Picker feature may expose users and organizations to serious data risks by granting full read access to unauthorized parties. Microsoft is being extremely careless with security boundaries in OneDrive.
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4 days ago | 
techspot.com | Alfonso Maruccia
#1 What just happened?
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4 days ago | 
techspot.com | Alfonso Maruccia
What just happened? The death of a teenage boy obsessed with an artificial intelligence-powered replica of Daenerys Targaryen continues to raise complex questions about speech, personhood, and accountability. A federal judge has ruled that the chatbot behind the tragedy lacks First Amendment protections, although the broader legal battle is still unfolding.
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5 days ago | 
techspot.com | Alfonso Maruccia
Facepalm: Microsoft's decision to make Recall an always-on screen recording feature has drawn widespread criticism. Privacy advocates urge users to shut it off, and developers are responding with tools like VeraCrypt, which now disables Recall and similar features by default. VeraCrypt has become a bit more resistant to Recall.
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1 week ago | 
techspot.com | Alfonso Maruccia
Cloud gaming on the go: GeForce Now is finally coming to Valve's popular Steam Deck. Nvidia encourages users to install the new native app on their gaming handhelds, so that they can experience a significant performance and framerate increase while cutting energy consumption at the same time. Nvidia first announced a native app to access GeForce Now on the Steam Deck during this year's CES trade show in January.
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1 week ago | 
techspot.com | Alfonso Maruccia
#1 In a nutshell: Despite existing as little more than an empty shell under the control of the private equity firm Fortress Investment Group, VLSI continues to pursue billions of dollars from Intel. However, a recent jury trial delivered a verdict in favor of Chipzilla – a decision that could potentially derail Fortress's entire monetization strategy. After a three-day jury trial, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled that VLSI Technology LLC and Finjan Inc. are both...
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1 week ago | 
techspot.com | Alfonso Maruccia
Forward-looking: Western Digital remains one of the world's largest hard drive manufacturers, although it trails Seagate in adopting the latest recording technologies. However, the company has announced that major advancements are planned for its HDD lineup over the next few years. At the recent Computex trade show in Taipei, Western Digital confirmed that its first hard drives based on Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) technology are scheduled to debut in 2027.
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1 week ago | 
techspot.com | Alfonso Maruccia
Forward-looking: Western Digital remains one of the world's largest hard drive manufacturers, although it trails Seagate in adopting the latest recording technologies. However, the company has announced that major advancements are planned for its HDD lineup over the next few years. At the recent Computex trade show in Taipei, Western Digital confirmed that its first hard drives based on Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) technology are scheduled to debut in 2027.
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1 week ago | 
techspot.com | Alfonso Maruccia
Otherwordly Seasons: Uranus, the seventh planet in the Solar System, is an "ice giant" that travels around the Sun while tipped on its side. NASA describes the planet as a mysterious and mostly unknown world, though new research tried to examine some of its planetary features in unprecedented detail. An international team used 20 years of data and photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to study Uranus' atmosphere and its seasonal changes.
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1 week ago | 
techspot.com | Alfonso Maruccia
In a nutshell: Despite existing as little more than an empty shell under the control of the private equity firm Fortress Investment Group, VLSI continues to pursue billions of dollars from Intel. However, a recent jury trial delivered a verdict in favor of Chipzilla – a decision that could potentially derail Fortress's entire monetization strategy. After a three-day jury trial, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled that VLSI Technology LLC and Finjan Inc.
