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Facebook rolls out passkey support to fight phishing attacks
Passkeys can replace traditional passwords with your device’s own authentication methods. That way, you can sign in to Gmail, PayPal, or iCloud just by activating Face ID on your iPhone, your Android phone’s fingerprint sensor, or with Windows Hello on a PC. Built on WebAuthn (or Web Authentication) tech, two different keys are generated when you create a passkey: one…
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Paddle settles for $5 million over facilitating tech support scams
Paddle.com and its U.S. subsidiary will pay $5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes that harmed many U.S. consumers, including older adults. Paddle, a UK-based payment processor, offers payments, tax handling, compliance, and checkout infrastructure for software and digital product sellers by acting as a “merchant of record.” According to the…
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Steam is finally adding native support for Macs with Apple Silicon
Steam will soon fully support Macs equipped with Apple’s in-house chips. In the latest Steam client beta spotted by 9to5Mac, Valve says the “Steam Client and Steam Helper apps now run natively on Apple Silicon.” That means Steam will no longer need to use Rosetta 2 to run on Macs with M-series chips. Rosetta 2 is the emulator that allows…
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Custom ROM Support Just Got a Lot Worse on Google Pixel Phones
Summary Google intentionally omitted Pixel device trees from Android 16, making custom ROM development much harder. Developers now face challenges like reverse engineering and potential hardware components breaking on custom ROMs. Google’s shift towards using “Cuttlefish” as a primary reference target may negatively impact long-term device support. Custom ROMs are not something I think about a lot anymore when I…
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Support for Windows 10 ends in October 2025. What choices do I have?
Recently, Windows 10 has been in the spotlight of tech news again, with various headlines that induce a false sense of security. Some are speculating that Microsoft might change its mind about the end of the support date for this operating system, or that things won’t actually be as bad as they initially seemed, as we’ll get support for apps…
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Why Can’t Every Console Game Have Mod Support?
You might not have noticed, but mods are slowly becoming more common in console games. They’re still not available for most console releases, but the recent wave of new console games with mod support is a promising sign for future releases. Even older titles are retroactively receiving their own mod support, with The Witcher 3 soon to join the list…
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Microsoft tweaks M365 support, pushes more frequent updates – Computerworld
Instead, the company is extending the ability to roll back features from one to two months in its monthly support plan. Essentially, it is telling companies to just roll out features into mainstream environments and giving them more time to rollback if updates don’t work. “To remain secure and supported, organizations should immediately migrate devices to either Current Channel or…
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Coinbase breach tied to bribed TaskUs support agents in India
A recently disclosed data breach at Coinbase has been linked to India-based customer support representatives from outsourcing firm TaskUs, who threat actors bribed to steal data from the crypto exchange. According to Reuters, who spoke to numerous TaskUs employees, the data breach was first discovered in January after a TaskUs employee was caught capturing photos of her computer screen using a…
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Does Elden Ring Nightreign Support Duos? Answered
Elden Ring Nightreign is the first co-op-focused experience from FromSoftware, allowing players to tackle all manner of challenging enemies along with their friends. While the roguelite can be played solo, the sheer difficulty baked into its three-day gameplay cycle quickly makes it apparent that the title is built for teams. The messaging around the game has also emphasized the need…
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Microsoft is updating Notepad with text formatting and Markdown support
Microsoft is adding text formatting to its Windows Notepad app. The significant Notepad update is available for Canary and Dev Channel testers on Windows 11, and introduces bold and italic styling, alongside hyperlinks and even Markdown support. The addition of text formatting in Notepad means there’s now a formatting toolbar at the top of the app, alongside the existing File,…
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