Google has released a critical security update for the Chrome web browser. The zero-day flaw, CVE-2024-4671, is a "use-after-free" vulnerability in Chrome's Visuals component.You might be asking, "what is Chrome's Visuals component?" In short, it's the part responsible for rendering and displaying content in the browser. Everyone uses a browser to open content, so everyone's vulnerable.Specifically, the vulnerability enables an attacker to exploit out-of-bounds memory access. In English, that...
An Illinois man was indicted in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on charges that he stole bank customers’ identities and used them for financial gain.
The report states VPNs and payment extensions can slow down Chrome, but adblockers can speed it up.
Automakers love to wow us with the latest infotainment systems — and it's not just to move more cars. The private data these apps gather provides a nice secondary income stream for car companies.Dutch conglomerate Stellantis — which owns Ram, Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler, among other brands — harvests so much data that it recently started a separate company to sell it. Overuse has blunted the power of the term "Orwellian," but it certainly applies to the mobile surveillance states these companies...
Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison, posted on X explaining the differences between algorithm updates, like core updates, and then data refreshes, the data that goes into those ranking systems. This is actually something Matt Cutts, former Googler, did back in 2006, on his blog and now Danny Sullivan did a short version of it on X.In short, Google has coding updates to how algorithms work and then Google is constantly doing data refreshes to the signals that the algorithms use for ranking....
Google Analytics today introduced a new feature allowing users to export report data directly to Google Sheets. This integration streamlines data analysis by enabling users to leverage the functionalities of Google Sheets for further exploration of their website traffic data.
According to a climate scenario analysis by the Federal Reserve, American banks are set to experience challenges in predicting the impact of climate change on their loan books due data and modelling difficulties. The report’s aim was to predict how banks would be able to manage the risks of climate change, such as natural disasters […]
Google has released a new version of its Chrome web browser that is compatible with Windows PCs powered by ARM-based Snapdragon CPUs. That includes the newly announced Copilot+ models during Microsoft's Surface event. This release, first unveiled in late March, is fully optimized for the new hardware and OS, so browsing should be faster and smoother. Also: Microsoft's Surface Pro and Laptop are the ultimate 'AI PCs', and I'm worried for Apple"The new version of Google Chrome will help cement...
Google last week announced two updates to Looker Studio, a data visualization and reporting tool. These updates focus on improving audit logging capabilities and data source transparency for Looker Studio administrators.
After shirking tradition and devoting its entire Google I/O keynote to showcase how it’s stuffing AI into everything imaginable, the company has reserved day two to catch up on the one-time star of the show, Android. Alongside the arrival of the second Android 15 beta on Wednesday, Google is unveiling previously unannounced security features in its 2024 mobile software, including AI-powered theft detection, Google Play fraud protection and more. Theft Detection Lock is a new Android 15 feature...
Google Gemini will be able to detect bank scams during phone calls, but there are concerns that Google listens to your phone convo.
Apple's macOS is not safe right now, as evidenced by the new data-stealing malware dubbed "Cuckoo," which can target your MacBook or Mac anytime.