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WhatsApp Some conversations are meant to stay between you and the sender, and WhatsApp just added a feature to help your private chats stay private. Typically, access to your phone means access to all your conversations, but with Secret Code, it doesn’t have to be that way. Also: 3 new WhatsApp features businesses need to […] More
iOS 17.1.2 update for the iPhone Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Yesterday saw a surprise release of iOS 17.1.2. This update comes hot on the heels of 17.1.1 which came out in early November 2023, and acts as a snack before the much-anticipated release of 17.2, coming later this month. That one will bring a raft of new […] More
<!–> cokada/Getty Images Meta says its generative artificial intelligence (AI) advertising tools cannot be used to power political campaigns anywhere globally, with access blocked for ads targeting specific services and issues. The social media giant said earlier this month that advertisers will be barred from using generative AI tools in its Ads Manager tool to […] More
June Wan/ZDNET If you are one of the millions of worldwide Chrome users, it’s time for yet another update. That’s right, a sixth zero-day exploit has been discovered in Chrome and, fortunately, the update was released shortly after. If you’re uncertain as to what a zero-day vulnerability is, it’s simply a vulnerability that has been […] More
Apple/ZDNET Over the Thanksgiving weekend, there was a fair bit of panic on Facebook related to a new iOS feature called NameDrop, and as with so many things on social media, these warnings spread like wildfire. But is there any truth to these warnings? Let’s take a look. So, what is NameDrop? NameDrop is a […] More
<!–> da-kuk/Getty Images It sometimes feels like everyone everywhere is dabbling in generative artificial intelligence (AI). From developers who are producing code to marketers who are creating content, people in all kinds of roles are finding ways to boost their productivity with emerging technology. The rush to take advantage of AI means analyst Gartner believes […] More
<!–> gremlin/Getty Images Something is happening in the design of AI models right now that – unless it’s fixed soon – may have disastrous consequences for us humans, according to a recent experiment by an inter-university team of computer scientists from the University of Toronto (UoT) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). All AI […] More
<!–> Just_Super/Getty Images Australia has updated its cyber risk mitigation guidelines for organizations, making changes that include a timeline for applying critical patches and limits to administrative privileges. The tweaks are part of an annual update of the nation’s Essential Eight Maturity Model, first introduced in June 2017 to guide businesses in safeguarding their internet-connected […] More
