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While Google cutting Android support from Huawei caught the headlines, Microsoft also cut support on Windows 10. If losing Android scuttled Huawei’s smartphone ship on a global level, Microsoft’s decision ended any PC hopes the company had. There have been reports the Chinese government is willing to hit back against the U.S. by banning Microsoft, Apple, and Google products in the country. In terms of Microsoft, China will reportedly stop using Windows and instead use a proprietary operating system....

Slack offers its messaging service for nothing, archiving up to 10,000 messages, allowing 10 third-party integrations, and limiting video calls to 1-on-1. Alongside that, the team gets 5 GB of file storage and standard support. Currently, users of Microsoft Teams must have an Office 365 business premium subscription. That comes in at least $12.50 per users per month, but includes Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and more. As a result, it’s only really attractive to those already on the plan, but that may soon change....

Taking to a blog post this week, Evans highlighted how good hackers found three critical flaws in Apple software. In response, Apple acted quickly and shored up the software to protect users. Evans says Dropbox hired security research team Syndis to pen-test its defenses. The team uncovered three flaws in Apple’s macOS. All three issues were reported, and Apple acted swiftly by patching the flaws in March. Dropbox hired Syndis to act as a hacking group to simulate a security breach to see how the cloud storage company would handle it....

In an op-ed in May, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes expressed his belief that Facebook has a social media monopoly and should be broken up. He estimates that it holds more than 80% of the world’s social media revenue and says its CEO’s plan has always been domination. However, Vestager believes such a move would be unlikely to resolve the big issues and should be used as a last resort. “From a competition point of view, you would have to do something where breaking up the company was the only solution to illegal behavior,” she said....

1 Opening the Vaults2 Free Data Facebook has already been rocked by numerous scandals this year. Now, the company has been caught handing user account access to 150 major companies. It seems as privacy concepts change, the company is being left behind. Facebook may still enjoy a huge userbase, but the network is increasingly looking like a dinosaur. Certainly, those in charge of running Facebook have not moved with the times....

Today, the company is making a more concerted effort in terms of privacy in the EU. On Monday, Facebook announced it is publishing privacy principles. This marks the first time the social network has published its privacy practices in Europe. Additionally, the company will roll out education videos to guide users in controlling who sees their information. The videos will focus on how to manage data on the network, specifically the data Facebook uses to show people targeted ads....

The social media giant has been trying to change that for years, and its latest update puts it closer to its goal. A change to the newsfeed will roll out slowly over the next few months, prioritizing not just those you interact with most, but the statuses that spur the most interaction. To do so, it will predict the posts you may want to converse about, and put them higher in the newsfeed....

The solution will roll out to 250,000 users for testing next week and will take the form of a website. After it gets an email address, Firefox Monitor will cross-reference it with a database of site breaches to check if they’ve been compromised. If it comes back positive, the site will offer recommendations such as password changes. On the surface, Firefox Monitor doesn’t do much that HIBP doesn’t. However, it’s large install base means an important security tool in the hands of millions and notifications of breaches when they happen....

There are various reasons that can cause Windows 10 Blue Screen Error But outdated or incompatible video card drivers (Especially AMD graphics driver and AMD Catalyst Control Center. ) on your PC is the most common reason behind this Internal_power_error BSOD error. And the most useful way is to try your best to find out suitable display drivers, either updating it or rolling back it for Windows 10. 1 Issue: Windows 10 INTERNAL_POWER_ERROR BSOD2 Fix Windows 10 internal power error blue Screen2....

“A logical coding error made it is possible to break domain-isolation mechanisms and execute code on behalf of the user – granting access to sensitive user information not limited to Evernote’s domain,” explains the research team. “Upon successful exploitation, a visit to a hacker-controlled website would compromise the visitor’s private data from affected 3rd-party websites. In their Proof-of-Concept (PoC), Guardio has demonstrated access to Social media (reading and posting content), Financial transaction history, private shopping lists, and more....

1 Fine2 Requirements An unprecedented punishment for several reasons, it is also the largest fine the FTC has ever handed out. Furthermore, Facebook will now be forced to adhere to new restrictions and change its corporate structure to make executives directly accountable for privacy decisions. Among the issues Facebook has been involved in in recent years include the Cambridge Analytica scandal which showed Facebook user data was used to influence political elections....

Come April 13, new and anonymous users won’t be able to use the service, with a complete shutdown planned for existing users in March 2019. Despite this, all existing links will remain active. According to Google, the decision comes down to refocusing and competition. The company is instead pushing Firebase, its smart URL service that can direct users to any location within an iOS, Android, or web app. “We launched the Google URL Shortener back in 2009 as a way to help people more easily share links and measure traffic online....

According to Google, people who search for a product on its search engine go on to look at YouTube videos of it 60% of the time. That’s a huge overlap, and you can bet it’s looking to exploit it. It gives the example of a movie. When users search for film reviews, they go on to watch YouTube trailers and more very often. By tying this search to their Google search, the company can serve an AMC ad with local theatre times....

1 How to Calculate Percent Change in Excel2 Extra: How to Square Root in Excel3 Extra: How to Use Alternating Rows in Excel The first thing you should know is that to calculate the percentage change between two numbers you must minus the new value from the old value, then divide it by the old value. Need an example? Let’s say we made $2 in ad revenue from an article in June....

1 How to Create a Powercfg energy report with Command Prompt (CMD)2 How to Review an Energy Report on Windows 10 Powercfg energy report vs Powercfg battery report Before we dive into the tutorial, it’s worth covering what the powercfg energy report provides and what not. The energy report is just one form of battery check in Windows 10, and is often confused with the battery report, for which we already have a guide....

If you’re wondering how to combine two cells in Excel, you can use the concatenate command to do so without data loss. At least, it will do so with one caveat: the two cells you’re looking to combine must be text. The most common use is likely to combine two “First name” and “Last name” columns into a single “Full name” one. Excel: Combine cells / merge cells with “concatenate” If you’re wondering, then, concatenate is simply a synonym for “Combine”, or “join together”....

1 How to Delete a Page in Word That Has Text, Images or Other Elements2 How to Delete a Blank Page in Word3 How to Delete a Table in Word or Add Random Text That’s what this tutorial is here for. We’re going to walk you through the process to remove pages from your document that you don’t need. This includes pages that have content on them and the trickier ones that don’t....

1 Troubleshooting your audio hardware2 How to Check Your DPC Latency in Windows 10 or Windows 113 How to Change Your Audio Format4 How to Disable Exclusive Mode in Windows 10 to Fix Crackling Sound5 How to Update your Audio Drivers from Your Manufacturer’s Website6 How to Troubleshoot Sound Issues in Settings7 Extra: How to Use DISM and SFC Scannow to repair your OS8 Extra: How to Reset Your Windows PC...

Spooler Service Error 1068 Depending on your environment and type of printer installed, the Print Spooler Service will have other dependent services that must be running before the Print Spooler Service will start. And you can check these dependent services under dependencies t 1 Spooler Service Error 10681.1 Start Dependency services1.2 Run Printer Troubleshooter1.3 Configure the dependency using CMD1.4 Tweak Windows registry And the root cause of the Spooler Service Error 1068 is typically determined to be corruption with the print spooler server dependency....

1 How to Make Your Taskbar Transparent or Solid Using Settings2 How to Turn Transparency Effects on or Off via Accessibility Settings3 How to Turn Taskbar Transparency Effects On or Off with a Registry Edit4 Extra: How to Change the Taskbar Color in Windows5 Extra: How to Make the Taskbar Bigger or Smaller in Windows 11 Transparent taskbar: Windows 11 and Windows 10 work the same Before we start, it’s worth noting that when you change transparency effects, the difference applies to your entire PC....