Huawei has issued an apology on Weibo after being caught red-handed for using photos shot on a DSLR to promote its smartphone photography contest (via Apple Insider ). The photographs were supposed to feature on Huawei’s Next-Image community. The Chinese smartphone maker recently promoted a smartphone photography contest on the Weibo platform with a collage video featuring impressive pictures “taken with Huawei smartphones.” However, some of the featured photos were taken from a DSLR camera and not from a Huawei smartphone....

Microsoft Windows is a popular operating system majorly due to its ease of use, and the Indian government uses it to run its systems. However, to curb cyberattacks on India’s Defence Ministry system, the Ministry is set to replace the operating system used on its internet-connected machines with another one called Maya OS . This move is motivated by previous cyberattacks on the Ministry by foreign players and has been in motion since 2021....

Instagram one of the world’s leading social networking Apps is now available for download on pc. This app is loved by millions with over 1.21 billion monthly active users around the world. People use this app because of its simplicity and ease of use. You can post reels, stories, short videos, and pictures on the app. Many leading business corporations, Public figures, and even startups use this platform to showcase their services and products....

Apple’s latest flagship handsets, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, have been reportedly experiencing overheating issues since its release last Friday. Many reports have emerged where users are complaining about overheating issues (even with normal usage), being hot to the touch, and processor slowdowns. While some have pointed out the new A17 Pro Bionic chipset to be the reason behind the issue, renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has another explanation for the overheating issues....

Security researchers at IBM X-Force Incident Response Intelligence Services (IRIS) have obtained roughly 40GB of videos and other files belonging to a top Iranian hacking group. The IBM X-Force IRIS researchers discovered the videos on a virtual private cloud server that were accidentally uploaded by hackers in May due to a misconfiguration of security settings. During a three-day period in May 2020, IBM X-Force IRIS discovered the 40GBs of video and data files being uploaded to a server that hosted numerous ITG18 domains used in the earlier 2020 activity....

“They’ll also see a summary of what’s different. These updates go into effect on July 26, and people don’t need to act on this notification by this date to continue using our products.” Based on this policy update, Meta is not collecting, using, or sharing the user data in new ways and it still does not sell user’s information, it added. It has also included more details about the types of third parties with whom it shares and receives information, and an explanation of how and why people’s information is shared between its products, among other changes....

Microsoft and OpenAI have warned that nation-state hackers are weaponizing artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) to enhance their ongoing cyberattacks. For instance, the OpenAI reported that China’s Charcoal Typhoon used its services to research various companies and cybersecurity tools, debug code and generate scripts, and create content likely for use in phishing campaigns. Another example is Iran’s Crimson Sandstorm, which used LLMs to generate code snippets related to app and web development, generate content likely for spear-phishing campaigns, and for assistance in developing code to evade detection....

Microsoft on Wednesday announced its latest iteration of the company’s budget laptop – Surface Laptop Go 2. Aimed at students and businesses, the new laptop comes as a successor to the entry-level Surface Laptop Go, which was launched in 2020 in Microsoft’s line-up. “Today we’re delighted to announce Surface Laptop Go 2. This product has been meticulously crafted to deliver our Surface signature premium design and features in an ultra-portable format,” Microsoft wrote in a blog post....

Microsoft is known to regularly roll out automatic feature updates, quality updates, and security patches to help Windows users stay up-to-date, protected, and productive with supported versions of Windows as well as continue servicing devices that are approaching their end-of-support (EOS) date. For example, the Redmond giant is going to apply the same approach for Windows 10 version 21H2, which was released on November 16, 2021, and is nearing its EOS date on June 13, 2023....

Microsoft has officially commenced the widespread deployment of Windows 11, version 24H2, also known as the Windows 11 2024 Update, to all compatible PCs not under safeguard holds. This significant update brings a host of new features and improvements aimed at enhancing user experience, performance, and security. “We have reached the last phase of the gradual rollout for version 24H2 via Windows Update on Settings. If your device is ready for the update, you’ll see the option to Download and install Windows 11, version 24H2....

Netflix Wants “Consumer-Friendly” Ways To Crack Down On Password Sharing Netflix, one of the popular video streaming services, has announced that it would soon limit the password sharing by users with their family and friends. Greg Peters, the Chief Product Officer of Netflix, in an interview discussing their Q3 2019 earnings on Wednesday, said that sharing a single Netflix account bypasses the company’s business model. Hence, they are monitoring password sharing between multiple people for single accounts, and are exploring ways to crack down on the practice, but in a “consumer-friendly way”....

Nintendo plans to release a smaller, cheaper Switch console in 2019 Nintendo, the Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company, is reportedly working on a smaller, more portable, and more cheaper version of the Switch console, according to a report from Nikkei (via The Verge ). This move comes after Nintendo lowered its sales targets for the year from 20 million Switch units to 17 million. With the launch of this smaller, portable version of Nintendo Switch, the company is looking to expand its user base....

Earlier this month, Logitech G officially announced its partnership with popular Chinese developer Tencent Games to bring a cloud gaming handheld to market later this year, which will support multiple cloud gaming services. The handset device will support Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce NOW to allow easy access to AAA titles when gamers are away from their console or PC. While the accessory maker did not reveal any details about the device, a popular and seasoned leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks), who typically reports on smartphones and other devices, tried to share three images of the upcoming console, called “Logitech G Gaming Handheld”....

Earlier this year, it was reported that the Russian government along with major internet providers are planning to disconnect the entire country from the global internet to ensure the independence of Runet, or Russia’s internet. The primary reason behind this internet shutdown is to ensure the “security” of its internet infrastructure in case of a foreign cyberattack. The Russian Ministry of Communications on Monday announced that it had successfully conducted a series of tests to check whether the country’s internet service would function if it were to disconnect from the Worldwide Web, reports BBC ....

T9000 Backdoor Malware Targets Skype Users, Records Conversations Skype users should beware of a new backdoor trojan that steals files, takes screengrabs, and records Skype conversations. The trojan which is named as T9000 is a hybrid version of a older T5000 which was spotted in the wild two years ago. The T9000 specifically targets human rights activists, the automotive industry, and governments in the Asia-Pacific region. Security researchers Palo Alto Networks spotted T9000 inside spear phishing emails received by US organizations....

Spotify, the popular online music streaming platform, is reportedly testing a new feature that will allow users to listen to their favorite playlist even when they are offline or have a spotty internet connection. Daniel Ek, CEO and founder of Spotify, on Thursday, tweeted the new feature called “Your Offline Mix” – a playlist designed for those times when you might not be online. The feature looks similar to YouTube’s “Offline Mixtape” feature that allows users to download songs....

Linux is an Open Source Operating System, and you can perform lots of tasks using this excellent Operating System. It is just like Windows and Mac OS and is one of the most popular OS on the planet. In fact, even the highly used mobile operating system Android is powered by Linux. Linux is OS used to control hardware like desktop and laptop computers, supercomputers, mobile devices, networking equipment, world’s stock exchanges, airplanes, and automobiles....

RARBG, one of the world’s largest and iconic pirate torrent trackers , has abruptly shut down after running 15 years on the Internet, according to a report by TorrentFreak citing confirmation from a source familiar with the matter. The website owners on Wednesday posted a goodbye message on the site’s front page and bid farewell to millions of its monthly visitors from all over the world. The team cited various reasons for the shutdown, including the death of some staff due to COVID-19 or COVID-related health problems, the rising cost of operations, financial difficulties, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine that had members fighting on both sides....

After the failure of Fleets, Twitter is now working on a new story or as some may call it status sharing feature that goes by the name Vibes. Clearly, Twitter is once again trying to bring the beloved Stories feature of Snapchat and Instagram to its social media platform. Since Twitter is still working on Vibes, it’s not available for everyone at the time of writing this article. Twitter Vibes was first spotted by app reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi....

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday indicted two Sudanese nationals accused of running the “Anonymous Sudan” hacking group that launched tens of thousands of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against critical infrastructure, corporate networks, and government agencies in the United States and around the world. Federal prosecutors unsealed indictments against two brothers, Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer, 22, and Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer, 27. Both were charged with one count of conspiracy to damage protected computers, and Ahmed Salah was also charged with three additional counts of damaging protected computers....