Google is raising the bar for AI (artificial intelligence) productivity tools with a powerful new feature in the Gemini app: scheduled actions . Announced earlier at Google I/O and now officially rolling out for Android and iOS users, this update allows Gemini to automate recurring tasks like reminders, summaries, and creative prompts—all without users having to repeat commands, making it a more personal, powerful, and everyday AI assistant. “As we shared at I/O , the Gemini app is getting more personal, proactive and powerful....

Part of why Grand Theft Auto Online is popular is because the developers keep it afloat and relevant with constant content updates. Nevertheless, the new pack of rumors details the upcoming Liberty City DLC expansion pack that is expected to roll out across Sony PS5 and Xbox Series X this summer. GTA Online to get Library City DLC According to the latest set of rumors coming from leakster Matheusvictorbr , Rockstar Games is cooking up a new DLC for GTA Online that will arrive sometime this summer on both Xbox Series X and PS5....

A Twitter vulnerability discovered in January 2022 allowed a threat actor to gain access to a database containing phone numbers and email addresses belonging to 5.4 million Twitter account users, as first reported by RestorePrivacy. While the Twitter vulnerability had been patched, the attacker known as ‘devil’ is now selling the database allegedly acquired from this exploit on Breached Forums, a popular hacking forum, for $30,000. The database contains information about several accounts, including celebrities, companies, and random users....

Hackers are now hiding malicious JavaScript code into the EXIF metadata of favicon image files, which can then be loaded onto the webpage of a compromised e-commerce website to steal payment information, according to security firm Malwarebytes. “We found skimming code hidden within the metadata of an image file (a form of steganography) and surreptitiously loaded by compromised online stores. This scheme would not be complete without yet another interesting variation to exfiltrate stolen credit card data....

Honor, a former Huawei sub-brand, on Monday announced the launch of its first 5G foldable flagship smartphone – the Honor Magic V. “We are thrilled to launch our first 5G foldable flagship, the Honor Magic V, which demonstrates our expertise and innovation in system design and our commitment to always delivering a best-in-class user experience,” George Zhao, CEO of Honor Device Co, Ltd said in the announcement. “Honor has strong ambitions to become the top performing smartphone brand in the premium foldable market and we are confident our first flagship foldable will be very competitive compared with existing models....

Windows 11 is a leap forward and has all the apps you want and more. But the problem starts when all the apps start consuming all the RAM and processor power you have. It sometimes draws more resources than they should while running in the background. That leaves practically nothing for your games and important apps. Therefore you should disable background apps in Windows 11 to free up RAM and CPU resources....

While inserting the degree symbol using your phone’s keyboard is more straightforward, it may not look the same for MS Word. However, there are simple ways to type the degree symbol in Microsoft Word. The easiest is to put the cursor in the Word document where you want to insert the degree symbol, hold the ALT key, and type 0176. What does a degree symbol denote? How To Insert Degree Symbol in Word 1....

This smart building was hacked by IBM researchers to show hacking risks associated with Internet of Things IBM security researchers are warning that building automation systems used to power so-called “smart buildings” pose a security risk to companies. According to Gartner, devices in smart homes and smart commercial buildings represented 45 percent of total connected things in use in 2015. According to a new IBM X-Force report, all the appliances in an office that is controlled by smart devices is being countered by the inherent threat these devices can pose to the network to which they are attached....

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal Twitter account was “briefly compromised” during the early hours on Sunday, his office said after PM’s account shared a scam link promising a bitcoin giveaway. The account was immediately secured and restored after a short period, and the tweet was also deleted. “The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured....

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram on Thursday announced that it has now extended the time limit of Instagram Reels to up to 90 seconds to help creators engage more with their audience. Earlier, the creators were allowed to make only 60-second videos. “We’re giving you more time to play on Reels, by extending the length to up to 90 seconds. You’ll have more time to share more about yourself, film extra behind-the-scenes clips, dig deeper into the nuances of your content, or whatever else you want to do with that extra time,” Instagram wrote in an official blog post on Thursday....

In a public statement released , Intel has announced their plan to re-build their technology division from top to bottom, as evident from the departure of the key man, Chief Engineering Officer and Group President of TSCG, Dr. Venkata Renduchintala. The veteran from Philips spent nearly a half a decade at Intel, joining in as President, Client, and Internet of Things (IoT) Businesses and Systems Architecture Group. Axed for the delay in 7nm?...

Intel joins hands with Warner Bros. to sue Chinese company for making a 4k video ripping machine Warner Bros. and Intel’s daughter company Digital Content Protection have sued a Chinese hardware manufacturer who made devices enabling consumers to bypass 4K copy protection. The devices called HDFury 4K, can be used by pirates and users to copy 4k video from streaming platforms as well as other HDCP 2.2 protected content. Warner Bros....

IntelBroker, a nefarious hacker, broke into the Europol Platform for Experts (EPE) website. Hacker claims to have access to data from six agencies associated with EPE, including For Official Use Only (FOUO) documents. EPE is a platform for law enforcement agencies dedicated to discussing and curbing cybersecurity threats, and breaking into it sends the wrong message. Europol’s Compromised Data Details Europol Confirms The Breach Europol’s Compromised Data Details The attacker published a lengthy post on the Breach Forum and the Europol’s SIRIUS agency’s image....

Wi-Vi technology helps a person to “see through walls” using the Wi-Fi signals Catching hold of criminals hiding behind walls has been made easy by the passive radar which can read the Doppler shifts in ambient radio signals which are emitted by Wi-Fi or mobile communications towers. Gone are the days when criminals could easily shoot out the lights and try hiding in dark when congregated by police authorities. Already the creation of night vision goggles was helping the army and police authorities to catch hold of the criminals and now the hooligans have to worry about one more creation by the researchers and that is the passive radars which can catch hold of them on the basis of soft radio glow of wireless routers or mobile communication towers....

Italy became the first European country on Friday to ban OpenAI’s popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, in the country “with immediate effect” over privacy violations, cybercrimes, and misinformation. For those unaware, ChatGPT was launched as a prototype on November 2022. Within a few days of its release, ChatGPT managed to garner more than one million users within a week. It became insanely popular because of its immense capabilities, be it content writing through simple prompts, organizing people’s meals, planning a holiday party, or even writing a song, and much more....

Lenovo on Sunday unveiled a proof-of-concept laptop design with a transparent display at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 trade show in Barcelona, Spain. The futuristic proof of concept laptop called the “ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop Concept” features the industry’s first laptop with a bezel-less 17.3-inch Micro-LED transparent display, which provides a complete borderless and see-through (55 percent transparency) display experience. Since the laptop uses Micro-LED technology, it provides a 120Hz refresh rate, 720p resolution, high color saturation, “exceptional contrast,” and up to 1000 nits of brightness, which allows for optimal visibility both indoors and outdoors, making it equally suitable for nearly any setting....

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) €91 million ($100 million) for inadvertently storing hundreds of millions of user passwords internally in plaintext. It has also issued the company a reprimand over the matter. In March 2019, Meta notified the DPC that it had incorrectly stored certain Facebook user passwords in plaintext on its internal systems, i.e., without cryptographic protection or encryption. It also publicly acknowledged the incident at the time....

Microsoft is no stranger to the world of nagging ads and is famous for its aggressive approach to keep its Windows users glued to the Edge browser. This time too it is no different. The Redmond giant is apparently pushing full-screen ads on the Chrome website to persuade its Windows users to stay on the Edge browser and not make a switch to Chrome or other browsers . In order to persuade Windows users against making the switch, Microsoft has started displaying two ads in the browser when they attempt to install Chrome using the Edge Canary version....

Amidst all the rumors and leaks, Microsoft on Thursday officially confirmed its next major operating system, Windows 11 at its “What’s next for Windows” online event. Windows 11 comes almost six years after the introduction of Windows 10 . In an announcement , Panos Panay, Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer, Windows + Devices described the new desktop operating system as “the Windows that brings you closer to the things you love.”...

Microsoft has restored the PC Health Check app for Windows 11 compatibility just days ahead of its official release on October 5 th . For those unaware, the PC Health Check app was announced alongside Windows 11’s announcement back in June. This tool helps you determine whether your PC is compatible with Windows 11 or not. However, the app was subsequently taken down from the company’s website due to some controversies surrounding system requirements, in addition to fluctuating and inaccurate results....