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    Net neutrality: What it is and why we’re talking about it again

    <!–> Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Back in 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under President Donald Trump’s hand-picked Chair Ajit Pai, a former Verizon in-house lawyer, dumped net neutrality. Now the FCC is back up to its full five-member quorum and current FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel has announced the FCC will restore net neutrality.  Net neutrality […] More

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    Windows 11 begins (very slowly) rolling out a slew of new features

    <!–> Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Your Windows 11 PC is about to get a supersize helping of new features. Exactly when those features will arrive, though, is anybody’s guess. Welcome to the latest evolution of Windows as a Service. In Windows 11, Microsoft has once again shaken up the way it adds new features […] More

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    Kick off a career in IT with this cybersecurity training bundle

    <!–> Learn cybersecurity basics with this course bundle deal. StackSocial If you’re interested in a career in IT, you don’t have to get a formal education to begin your training – and you may not want to. Considering the steep learning curve of the industry, it may be worthwhile to start your education before you […] More

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    How to run Firefox in Ubuntu’s Wayland mode (and why you should)

    <!–> Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Ubuntu 23.10 will soon be released and it’s already shaping up to be an impressive release. One thing the upcoming release does is ship with the Snap version of Firefox running in Wayland mode. I already know what you’re thinking. You’re using a Linux distribution which already defaults to Wayland and […] More

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    Don’t make this USB mistake! Protect your data with this encrypted gadget instead

    Kingston IronKey D500S. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Carrying around unencrypted data on flash drives is asking for trouble. Losing a flash drive is bad enough, but having that data fall into the wrong hands could be an absolute disaster. Also: Worried about iPhone 12 radiation? Here’s what you need to know It therefore makes sense to not only […] More

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    Apple issues emergency security updates for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch

    screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Apple has released emergency security patches for its core products just days after rolling out brand new versions of their operating systems. On Thursday, the company updated iOS 17/iPadOS 17 and WatchOS 10 with fixes aimed at squashing several zero-day vulnerabilities that could leave a device open to malicious attacks. On […] More