When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This trick also improves day-to-day PC use, too. Malware can gain access to more than just documents and apps on your PC. Get infected with a certain kind of virus, and your camera and microphone are fair game, too. You can minimize part of the headache by disabling unused microphones.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Hackers say they've stolen sensitive data for thousands of FBI employees--including the results of blood and urine samples. But I've avidly followed the news that ShinyHunters, a prolific hacking group, allegedly broke into the FBI's personnel records. The high profile nature of this hack makes me wonder how well the agency's employees will weather any data theft--and what lessons we ordinary folk can take away from such a situation. Our employee records hold sensitive data, starting with our physical address, birth date, and social security number.

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When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Voice Typing lets you write with your microphone and even handles punctuation commands. Open it with Win + H to dictate emails, notes, rough drafts, and more. I write for a living and honestly, the process of typing is my bottleneck. Whether it's getting my braindumps down on paper, sending email replies, or just simply writing out an article, I can verbally communicate my ideas faster than I can type them.

The research could do more than help unlock the mystery of caterpillar hearing. It could also help make microphones better. A moment later it freezes. Tobacco hornworm caterpillars don't look like they have ears, and yet they're able to sense predators such as wasps. How does the caterpillar know a wasp is approaching?

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