Monthly Archives: February 2024

Leaked documents may show the inside of China’s hacking strategy

A leak of data from a Shanghai-based cybersecurity company has researchers speculating that it has exposed the workings of a Chinese government-sponsored hacking group. The company is called i-Soon — also known as Anxun — which, according to researchers at SentinelOne, does contract work for many Chinese government departments, including the Ministry of Public Security, […]

FTC Slams Avast with $16.5 Million Fine for Selling Users’ Browsing Data

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has hit antivirus vendor Avast with a $16.5 million fine over charges that the firm sold users’ browsing data to advertisers after claiming its products would block online tracking. In addition, the company has been banned from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes. It will […]

Microsoft teases Wi-Fi 7 on Windows 11 via Canary Channel, 35+ Gbps more than Wi-Fi 6

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26063, available exclusively for download through the Canary Channel. This build focuses on introducing support for Wi-Fi 7, the next generation of wireless technology promising significant improvements in speed, capacity, and latency compared to previous iterations. What’s so different about Wi-Fi 7? Build 26063 is currently available […]

Windows Photos gets Generative erase, and recent AI editing features now available on Arm64 devices and Windows 10

Hello Windows Insiders, We’re excited to share with you our latest editing capability available for the Photos app, Generative erase. Plus, all our recently released AI edit features, including Blur background, Remove and replace background, and Generative erase, are also now available in the Photos app for Arm64 devices and Windows 10. This update is […]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26063 (Canary Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26063 to the Canary Channel. Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel will not receive this build. Instead, we are releasing servicing updates to Insiders in the Dev Channel on Build 26058 to test our servicing pipeline for Windows 11, version 24H2. Please read […]