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Hackers are abusing Microsoft email notifications to target enterprises
Windows users are being warned to look out for a scam delivered via emails from a genuine Microsoft address. According to Kaspersky, threat actors have been able to insert their own text into genuine thank-you messages sent by Microsoft 365 to its new business subscribers, from the legitimate microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com address. “One would be hard-pressed to imagine an email address with…
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How to manage Windows 11 notifications
The Windows 11 notifications are designed to keep you informed – whether it’s an email alert, a meeting reminder, or a system update. But when unmanaged, they can quickly become a source of distraction. To restore order to what can easily become notification chaos, you must know how to manage the notifications in Windows 11. This tutorial provides all the…
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How Brave wants to stop cookie notifications in the browser – Computerworld
By now, most online users are probably tired of all the notifications asking whether to allow or block cookies when browsing the web. Since 2022, the Brave browser has offered built-in blocking of these notifications, but the feature does not display some sites correctly. Brave’s solution to the problem is Cookiecrumbler, a new extension that uses AI to block the…
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iOS 18.4 is out now with Apple Intelligence-powered priority notifications
Apple has released iOS 18.4, and one of the biggest features is priority notifications, which use Apple Intelligence to highlight “important notifications that may require your immediate attention,” according to Apple’s patch notes. The priority notifications will appear at the top of your notification stack on your Home Screen, as shown in the below picture from Apple’s website. The update…
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Hybrid workers face ‘ping fatigue’ and it’s hurting productivity – here’s how leaders can help staff manage constant work notifications
The average worker has to rely on a number of digital platforms, communication channels and task management systems on a daily basis. In a world of remote work, these tools are essential to keep touch with colleagues and collaborate effectively – but tools that are supposed to make life easier can just as easily feed into mental exhaustion and anxiety…
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Android 16 Could Automatically Hide Viewed Notifications on Your Lock Screen
Quick Links But It’s Not Here Yet… Google might be planning a major lock screen notification overhaul, and if recent discoveries are any indication, Android 16 could bring a cleaner, smarter notification experience. Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman recently found some hidden notification management features in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 3 and shared a few screenshots of these new settings. While…
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7 Ways I Managed to Take Back Control of My iPhone Notifications
iPhone notifications can be incredibly useful, but when you get too many of them, it’s easy to lose sight of the ones that really matter. Here’s how I took back control of my iPhone notifications. 1 Turn Off Notifications You Never Read It’s all too easy to grant permission for an app to send you notifications, and then end up…
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A Slack outage is breaking notifications
Some Slack users are finding that their notifications aren’t showing up on the platform this morning, or that their corresponding messages are harder to find than usual. A few of my colleagues are reporting similar issues on The Verge’s Slack channels, and I’ve been receiving repeated notifications for thread messages that I’ve already marked as read. The issues also seem…
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Apple’s Latest iOS Beta Quietly Kills AI News Notifications
As someone who is inundated with emails and messages throughout the day, one of the Apple Intelligence features I was most cautiously optimistic about was Notification Summaries. The feature aims to make sorting through the pings on your Lock Screen a neater, faster experience, by grouping multiple notifications from the same app together and quickly summarizing the lot. Unfortunately, it…
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How to Schedule Custom Notifications on Windows 11
Do you want to receive custom messages or alerts at a predefined time? If so, you have various ways to schedule those notifications on your Windows 11 PC. I’ll show you your options. Using Task Scheduler to Set a Notification The easiest way to schedule tasks on Windows 11 is by using the built-in Task Scheduler utility. You tell the…
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