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ChatGPT is a hidden goldmine for home cooks – here’s five prompts to become a better chef
Forget the fancy knives, quirky kitchen tools, and high-end pans; the kitchen gadget you need the most is ChatGPT. OpenAI’s chatbot has become a go-to for me when I’m cooking, helping in everything from coming up with recipes to identifying where a recipe went wrong. If you’re a home cook looking to make your life easier, these are five ChatGPT…
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Russian army targeted by new Android malware hidden in mapping app
A new Android malware has been discovered hidden inside trojanized versions of the Alpine Quest mapping app, which is reportedly used by Russian soldiers as part of war zone operational planning. Attackers promote the trojanized app as a free, cracked version of the premium Alpine Quest Pro, using Telegram channels and Russian app catalogs for distribution. AlpineQuest is a legitimate GPS…
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10 Hidden Gem TV Shows You Need to Stream Now
While we all know about big-name shows like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad, there are plenty of hidden gems that deserve your time too. I’ve rounded up a list of shows that I thoroughly enjoyed, but which people often haven’t heard of when I recommend them. They are all available for streaming, so you can jump in immediately. 10…
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Chrome extensions with 6 million installs have hidden tracking code
A set of 57 Chrome extensions with 6,000,000 users have been discovered with very risky capabilities, such as monitoring browsing behavior, accessing cookies for domains, and potentially executing remote scripts. These extensions are ‘hidden,’ meaning they don’t show up on Chrome Web Store searches, nor do search engines index them, and can only be installed if the user has the…
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8 Hidden Costs of a Smart Home (and How to Avoid Them)
You can start your smart home journey with as little as a cheap smart plug. Your home will already be smarter, but it can quickly get addictive. One plug becomes five, and before you know it you’ve decked your home from top to bottom in smart home tech. All of this costs money, of course. Beyond the cost of the…
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The Best Hidden Features on Your Garmin Watch
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Garmin watches like my beloved Forerunner 265S have so many features buried in their menus that you may not have discovered some of the best ones. Here are some of the best underrated features of Garmin watches (available on Forerunners and other models), as well as convenient shortcuts you’ll find…
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6 Hidden Mac Gaming Features You Might Not Know About
Your Mac is better for gaming than you give it credit for, and it’s only getting better with each new macOS release. Here are some features you might have missed. Game Mode Apple introduced a dedicated Game Mode in macOS 14 Sonoma for Apple silicon models running the M1 chip or later. It’s a feature that is easy to miss…
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Billions of Devices at Risk of Hacking Due to Hidden Commands
Tarlogic team giving their presentation during RootedCON. Image: Tarlogic Billions of devices worldwide rely on a widely used Bluetooth-Wi-Fi chip that contains undocumented “hidden commands.” Researchers warn these commands could be exploited to manipulate memory, impersonate devices, and bypass security controls. ESP32, manufactured by a Chinese company called Espressif, is a microcontroller that enables Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections in numerous…
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You Probably Don’t Know About These Hidden Features in Windows 11 File Explorer
Windows File Explorer is a program that PC users are pretty familiar with. It’s fairly intuitive and unassuming and gets the job done. But it actually has a lot of nifty hidden little features that many users don’t know about. Windows doesn’t tell you about them, but I will. There are a lot of differences between Windows 10 and Windows…
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The Hidden Costs of Owning an Xbox Series X|S
Xbox Series X and S are two of the strangest home consoles ever, given that many players may never own a single game for the system. Instead, the “catch” is that they subscribe to Microsoft’s Game Pass service for the majority of their gaming needs. 1 Game Pass Microsoft Xbox Game Pass is many things. For one, it’s an all-you-can-play…
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