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AI can crack most passwords faster than you can read this article
An experiment by cybersecurity firm Home Security Heroes shows that a majority of common passwords can be cracked in under a minute.
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Don't use public phone chargers, FBI warns
A warning from the FBI's Denver field office says that free public charging stations could be easy targets for hackers.
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MSI hacked: Watch out for malicious fake software
MSI BIOS firmware and other data was stolen in a recent attack, so the company is asking users to be careful to only download from official sources.
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IRS-certified free tax filing service caught spreading malware
Pages on eFile.com have been spreading known botnet downloads, and the company has yet to respond to security alerts.
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Privacy browser from Mullvad VPN and Tor tries to erase your digital fingerprint
The combined project hopes to offer the most security possible, especially when you use it from behind a VPN
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We love Bitdefender Total Security. Today only, get it for $20
Bitdefender comes loaded with top-notch security a ton of awesome features, and you can get it for 78% off in PCWorld's Software Store.
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Microsoft enlists AI to supercharge PC security and hinder hackers
Security Copilot is Microsoft's AI tool to fight off hackers by identifying and responding to attacks using a specialized security version of the GPT-4 technology found in Bing Chat.
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Sorry, folks—2FA shouldn’t be treated as optional anymore
In the wake of constant data breaches and even wholesale password manager failures, you need a second line of defense protecting your accounts.
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Microsoft's new version of Teams is faster and smarter
Microsoft is showing off a new version of Microsoft Teams today, with a top-down UI, new AI features, and additional code improvements that should cut memory use and increase speed.
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Password managers: Why I switched from free to paid premium
You get what you pay for, and when it comes to online security, free password managers fall short.
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Windows PCs reveal hidden 'Acropalypse' screenshot info, but a fast fix is coming
Newly-discovered vulnerabilities in the Windows Snipping Tool and Snip & Sketch mean it's possible to view cropped-out parts of images.
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Journalists targeted by USB drives that explode in PCs
A USB drive triggered a hidden explosive charge when it was plugged into a PC — luckily no one was hurt
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5 reasons to switch from Microsoft Office to Google Workspace
In the battle of Microsoft Office versus Google Workspace, Google's free apps are easier to use and better for collaboration. Nonetheless, Microsoft offers some clear benefits.
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Norton 360 Deluxe is the best Windows antivirus. Get it for just $19.99
PCWorld's Software Store is selling the best security software around, Norton 360 Deluxe, for 73% off the usual price.
Opinion
I switched from LastPass to Bitwarden and I'm not going back
After a string of high-profile LastPass security failures, I sought out a less problematic (and cheaper) password manager.
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Don’t use autofill on your password manager—especially if it’s Bitwarden
A Bitwarden feature that automatically fills in login info on recognized websites is vulnerable for exploit, but all password manager users should be careful.
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Forget Bing. Microsoft's radical new Office features could be AI's killer app
Microsoft 365 Copilot and its AI should help those who know little about Excel actually competent, summarize meetings and email chains, and more. It's Bing Chat on steroids.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot uses AI superpowers to eliminate work drudgery
Microsoft announced Microsoft 365 Copilot and Business Chat, applying AI to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and more.
Opinion
Switching from Windows to Chromebook: One thing holds me back
Hello, my name is Michael, and I'm a Photoshop addict. It keeps me from ditching Windows for Chromebook.
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ChatGPT's AI powers make better writers, MIT study finds
Giving writers ChatGPT and AI as a writing assistant increased their productivity by increasing their quality and decreasing their time spent, an MIT study found.
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Google's new AI features write text for Gmail, Docs, and more
Soon you'll be able to let Google write you Mother's Day card for you, you irredeemable monster.
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Brave Firewall + VPN arrives on Windows
Brave has expanded its Brave Firewall + VPN service from the smartphone to the PC, for just under $10 per month.
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'Play-to-earn' games are the next target for crypto scammers
Scammers are setting up honey pot games, then draining the connected cryptocurrency wallets.
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A Microsoft 365 accessibility assistant will make content easier to see
Microsoft's Accessibility Summit features a new tool for Microsoft 365, Accessibility Assistant, which will optimize your content for those who can't see well.
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VPN by Google One is coming to all subscribers
All Google One tiers will receive VPN services, complements of Google, and including Windows. Google is adding a dark web report to help track personal information, too.
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ChatGPT for Slack adds AI to your workplace chats
Salesforce and OpenAI have announced a ChatGPT bot for Slack, which will use AI to summarize conversations, and more. But Microsoft is looming with its own AI-powered productivity tools.
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The latest LastPass fail came from an employee's home PC
A key component of the 2022 hack was an employee's home computer that was running vulnerable third-party software.
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Your voice can be a password. Are you protecting it like one?
AI-based technology that can clone your voice is here. But the feature highlights the vulnerabilities of biometric data when also used for authentication.
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Microsoft expands Bing chat limits, but becomes boring
Microsoft says it will expand the limits it's placed upon its Bing Chat AI chatbot, but responses to questions asked Tuesday were uniformly dull.
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12 not-so-evil AI services that can improve your life right now
AI is more than just search or chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing. AI improves your life on a variety of devices and services.
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Neeva's AI-powered search engine showcases its sources
Neeva is trying to capitalize on the hot market for AI-powered search engines, showing where it obtains its information from and even paying publishers.
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Microsoft now supports virtualizing Windows 11 on Apple Silicon Macs
It's the first time Microsoft has made any official comment about running its operating system on newer Macs.
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Geekbench 6 is now available on all your gadgets
The latest version of the popular benchmark is up for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.
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Hands-on: The new AI-powered Bing can write essays and plan vacations
Microsoft has released Bing's new search engine and chat interface, powered by AI and a version of ChatGPT. How well does it work? Surprisingly, pretty great.
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With ChatGPT, the new Bing wants to be your 'AI-powered copilot for the web'
Microsoft's new Bing search engine is powered by ChatGPT AI, with chat capabilities built into Edge as well.
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There's a monumental war brewing over AI citations
Google Bard and ChatGPT do not tell you where its AI chatbots are getting their answers. Microsoft's "new" Bing and You.com's YouChat apparently do. That's going to matter in a big way.
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Getty sues Stable Diffusion, and the future of AI art could be at stake
Getty Images, the stock-image powerhouse, is suing Stability AI over its AI art generator in a copyright infringement case that could help decide the future of AI art.
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Microsoft may be readying Bing's AI chatbot
Published leaks imply that Microsoft is close to releasing a version of its Bing search engine that uses an AI chatbot, probably powered by ChatGPT, to provide results.
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Microsoft rolls out Teams Premium with OpenAI superpowers
The more expensive Teams Premium tier will automatically transcribe meetings and generate notes via OpenAI's GPT 3.5.
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ChatGPT Plus will offer immediate AI access for $20 per month
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Plus, a $20/mo subscription that will allow you to access the chatbot when it's otherwise too busy to use.
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ChatGPT's creator releases tool for detecting AI text, and it stinks
OpenAI has released a "classifier" for detecting AI-generated text, but it pales in comparison to a free rival tool called Hive Moderation.News
Unusual collab will make Office much easier to run on Chromebooks
Microsoft and Google are promising closer integration of Microsoft 365, the Office apps, and OneDrive in Google's ChromeOS. Is this Microsoft's mobile strategy, redux?
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Phony, malicious Bitwarden ads slip past Google's watch
Google hosted ads that sent users to a fake Bitwarden login site
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LastPass owner GoTo says hackers stole encrypted backups and keys
The latest breach in November was already pretty bad — turns out it was much worse.
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5 free tech tools for staying organized
These are the best productivity apps for notes, to-do lists, and bookmarks.
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Congressman calls for a federal Department of AI to prevent Skynet
Rep. Ted Lieu has called for the eventual formation of a U.S. federal agency that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence, or AI.
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ChatGPT may charge $42/mo for a paid tier, as Microsoft invests again
As Microsoft makes a multi-billion dollar investment into ChatGPT developer OpenAI, leaks indicate that a paid professional tier of ChatGPT may cost far more than expected.
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Google lays off 12,000 employees as the tech industry tightens its belt
Google announced plans to lay off 12,000 workers, following similarly massive cuts and Amazon and Microsoft just days before
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35,000 PayPal accounts hacked, and users could've prevented it
PayPal is notifying nearly 35,000 users that their were accounts were breached. But PayPal wasn't hacked; users weren't using unique passwords or two-factor authentication.
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