PCs & Laptops: The Latest Computing News
PCs, laptops, Microsoft, Apple and everything in between. Here you’ll find all the latest computing news – from the gaming, to benchmarks to raytracing. You’ll also find stories about security, privacy, hacking and the dark web.
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Policy Executives at Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter to Testify at U.S. Senate Hearing on Algorithms
Next week, policy executives from Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter will testify at a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on algorithmic amplification, Politico reports. Social media recommendation algorithms have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, and Democratic lawmakers have voiced concerns about how they can fuel extremism and the spread of misinformation online.
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AirDrop Security Flaw Exposes 1.5 Billion Apple Devices, Researchers Say
Apple’s AirDrop feature is a convenient way to share files between the company’s devices, but security researchers from Technische Universitat Darmstadt in Germany are warning that you might be sharing way more than just a file.
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Don’t Buy the Old Apple TV
Please do not buy an older Apple TV just for the marginal savings. Hear me out.
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New Macbook Pro Will Ditch The Touch Bar But Introduce Extra Ports, Stolen Schematics Confirm
Stolen Apple schematics have revealed a number of major changes to the upcoming Macbook Pro after a key supplier was hit with a $50 million ransomware attack. According to Bloomberg, Quanta Computer Inc – a key Macbook supplier – was attacked by the well-known hacking group REvil. After refusing to pay the ransom, REvil leaked…