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Get Ad Guard Family Plan for $16 and protect up to 9 devices
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (213+ words) TL; DR: The Ad Guard Family Plan covers up to nine devices with ad blocking, privacy protection, and parental controls, now on sale for $15. 97 (reg. $169. 99). If you're tired of seeing ads every other scroll, chances are the rest of your…...
Traffic violation text scams are evolving with QR codes
3+ week, 5+ day ago (464+ words) In the latest iteration of this scam, consumers receive a text message warning them they are receiving a "final notice" for a traffic violation, warning them to make an urgent payment, and pointing them to a QR code for payment....
UK sticks it to cybercriminals with ban on ransomware payments
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (321+ words) You've heard the phrase, "We don't negotiate with terrorists." Well, the UK government seems to have a similar approach in mind for dealing with cybercriminals. In ransomware attacks, cybercriminals steal data or take control of critical technology infrastructure, then demand…...
Learn something new in just 15 minutes with this app " now $40 for life
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (327+ words) TL; DR: Dive into a book in just 15 minutes with a lifetime subscription to Headway Premium, now only $39. 99 (reg. $299. 95) " the best price online " through Jan. 31. Let's face it, most of us aren't reading all the books we'd like. A busy…...
Discord group says it accessed Anthropic's unreleased Claude Mythos
1+ week, 3+ day ago (312+ words) An anonymous group of Discord users says it hacked its way into accessing Claude Mythos Preview, the new AI model Anthropic claims is too powerful for a public release. Anthropic says Claude Mythos "is capable of identifying and then exploiting…...
New ransomware wipes every file larger than 128 KB
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (305+ words) A newly identified ransomware strain is accidentally destroying the very files it's supposed to hold for ransom. And for the victims who end up paying, they're getting nothing back. Cybersecurity firm Check Point Research published findings Tuesday detailing the dangers…...
This one app can handle your whole AI workflow " and now it's less than $20 a year with this subscription
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (322+ words) TL; DR: If you're looking for an all-in-one AI toolbox for your daily life, try this three-year subscription to the Chat On AI Assistant Premium Plan, on sale now for $59. 50 (reg. $119. 99) with code CHAT30. Between dozens of models and various tools,…...
South Africa withdraws AI policy filled with AI hallucinations
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (269+ words) South Africa's ambitions to become a continental leader in artificial intelligence have run into a deeply awkward obstacle: the country's draft national AI policy had to be withdrawn after it was found to contain fictitious, apparently AI-generated citations. Reuters reported…...
New phishing scam uses FOMO and fake party invitations
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (462+ words) Phishing scams have always tried to trick you into clicking malicious links, often relying on scare tactics "fake bank alerts, IRS threats, parking tickets, the works. The new playbook is a little more devious: They're targeting your FOMO instead. According…...
Microsoft Outlook issues today: Why you can't log in
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (184+ words) Workers trying to log in to Microsoft Outlook experienced unexpected problems Monday morning, with some users receiving error messages and unexpected signouts. On its official Microsoft service status page, the company confirmed that some Microsoft 365 Business and Enterprise customers were…...