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Meta just reminded us that sharing AI chats is a terrible idea
The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Researchers uncovered more than 6,000 shared Meta AI chats, including some with sensitive personal and financial data. It seems innocuous enough: a "share" button that invites a friend or colleague to take a peek at your current AI chat session, perfect for chewing over the model's replies or reviewing the slideshow decks, graphs, or other artifacts it created. Time and again, though, we've seen shared AI chats leak over the internet.
Congress has a radical idea: Let people own the games they buy
The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. A new bill aims to stop publishers from pulling the plug on games you've already paid for -- and make digital ownership actually mean something. U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) is making headlines this month for proposing a bill of legislation that aims to give you ownership of the games you buy, rather than the current commonplace practice of selling you a which can be revoked at any time. Rep. Torres announced the bill (branded the "Power To The Players Act") is intended to "direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations protecting consumers' ability to own and play the video games they purchase."
From Alaskan bears to baby bats, these lives cams are a treat
The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Need a quick escape from your desk? From bears fishing in Alaska to elephants roaming Africa, this website streams live footage of animals from all over the world. Ever wanted to watch bears catch salmon in Alaska or elephants gather around a watering hole in Africa?
The internet runs on PHP. AI just found a big problem. Should you be worried?
PCWorld reports that critical security flaws in PHP, which powers nearly 70% of server-side websites including 40% running WordPress, are being actively exploited by attackers. AI tools like Gemini were used to discover these vulnerabilities, but the same technology allows cybercriminals to launch complex attacks in minutes rather than months. Website owners and server administrators should verify their PHP version is patched, check for signs of compromise since mid-October, and maintain regular data backups. If you're of a certain age, "PHP" may invoke memories of early web development in the 1990s. In the decades since, the scripting language has hummed along in the background, used by popular platforms like WordPress. But just this week, it suddenly got an enormous spotlight as the internet lit up with alarm over two high-risk vulnerabilities. If you're not a server administrator, you may be wondering what the danger really is. In fact, if the admins for the websites you use or run were quick enough, you may have not noticed a thing.
My friend died suddenly. I wish he'd taken these 4 steps for digital estate planning
The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. I wish he'd taken these 4 steps for digital estate planning Grief hurts more when you keep running into logistical difficulties. Last May, a close friend of mine died unexpectedly. He was 45, with no obvious warning signs that his brain was about to suffer a stroke.
Your laptop lacks an SD slot? This 10 Anker USB-C reader fixes that
The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Your laptop lacks an SD slot? Anker's pocket-size USB-C reader handles both SD and microSD cards, and it's only $1 above its record-low price at Amazon right now. Unless you have a business or creator model, your laptop doesn't have SD or microSD slots.
Nvidia is no longer a PC gaming company. Get used to it
The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Nvidia is no longer a PC gaming company. The sooner you make peace with that, the better. I've been buying Nvidia graphics cards exclusively for nearly 30 years, and I may well continue--if Nvidia will let me.
We Love Every Game wants to solve Steam's discoverability problem
The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. We Love Every Game wants to solve Steam's discoverability problem There are almost 20,000 new PC games hitting Steam every year. How do you find the gold ind the dross? This website is building tools to do just that -- and it's not stopping at games.
The more I learn about password security, the simpler my passwords get
The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Hackers can use consumer graphics cards to break passwords. And after seeing how fast, I've started making my passwords easier to remember. The more leaks and hacks in the news, the more I find myself wondering--what's the ideal password?
This free screenshot app puts Windows 11's Snipping Tool to shame
The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This free screenshot app puts Windows 11's Snipping Tool to shame ShareX easily beats Snipping Tool as it combines powerful screen captures with GIF recording, OCR, editing, and automation all for free. Windows' built-in screenshot Snipping Tool gets the job done, but if you're taking screenshots as often as I am, it starts to feel pretty limited. ShareX is a free, open-source tool that provides a more robust set of capture and editing tools without adding a bunch of unnecessary complexity.