Continue Reading The brilliant Google Maps feature that nobody seems to know about

The brilliant Google Maps feature that nobody seems to know about

Google Maps offers a nifty web-only feature that can make it easier for you to plan trips. Here’s how to turn it on and use it…

Continue Reading Microsoft: Azure Outage Due to DDoS Attack

Microsoft: Azure Outage Due to DDoS Attack

Although Microsoft attempted to thwart the DDoS attack, an error in the company’s defenses accidentally ‘amplified the impact.’…

Continue Reading AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 lowers latency by 28% — low-latency frame generation comes to RX 6000 and RX 7000 GPUs

AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 lowers latency by 28% — low-latency frame generation comes to RX 6000 and RX 7000 GPUs

AFMF 2 works with RX 6000 and RX 7000 series desktop GPUs. However, borderless windowed mode is only unlocked for RX 7000 cards…

Continue Reading Hackers exploit VMware vulnerability that gives them hypervisor admin

Hackers exploit VMware vulnerability that gives them hypervisor admin

Create new group called “ESX Admins” and ESXi automatically gives it admin rights…

Continue Reading Customs agents need a warrant to search your phone now

Customs agents need a warrant to search your phone now

A federal judge ruled that warrantless phone searches at ports of entry violate the Fourth Amendment…

Continue Reading V4 Starlink Dish Now $199, But Only If You Live in These States

V4 Starlink Dish Now $199, But Only If You Live in These States

In the US, SpaceX offers an even larger discount on its standard Starlink dish after introducing the regional savings program in June…

Continue Reading Researchers detail new technology for reducing AI processing energy requirements by 1,000 times or better

Researchers detail new technology for reducing AI processing energy requirements by 1,000 times or better

New CRAM technology gives RAM chips the power to process data, not just store it…

Continue Reading Google apologizes for breaking password manager for millions of Windows users with iffy Chrome update

Google apologizes for breaking password manager for millions of Windows users with iffy Chrome update

Happy Sysadmin Day…

Continue Reading Proofpoint Bug Allowed Scammers to Pose as Major Brands, Send Phishing Emails

Proofpoint Bug Allowed Scammers to Pose as Major Brands, Send Phishing Emails

This ‘EchoSpoofing’ targeted vulnerabilities in Proofpoint’s Secure Email Relay Solution to pose as companies like Disney, IBM, Nike, and Best Buy and send their customers legit-looking emails…

Continue Reading Kill Windows tasks with impunity — Windows 11 has a hidden ‘End Task’ taskbar option that’s quick and easy to toggle

Kill Windows tasks with impunity — Windows 11 has a hidden ‘End Task’ taskbar option that’s quick and easy to toggle

Just dive into the Developer features in Settings…

Continue Reading Netflix’s Windows app takes huge step backwards in latest update

Netflix’s Windows app takes huge step backwards in latest update

It removes a crucial feature and generally disappoints in every way…

Continue Reading ‘Strix Point’ First Tests: AMD Ryzen AI 300 Laptop Chip Flexes Real CPU, NPU Chops

‘Strix Point’ First Tests: AMD Ryzen AI 300 Laptop Chip Flexes Real CPU, NPU Chops

In the next leg of the ongoing AI race, AMD comes to compete with its Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, seen first in the Asus Zenbook S 16 laptop. We put it through its first benchmark workout this week…