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Your Mac is not malware-proof: a look at the threats and defenses
What’s the state of play on malware for the Mac platform? We checked in with Sophos Labs for an update
News in brief: carry-on gadgets ban from some countries; Android O preview lands; Hawking to space
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Global spam volume goes back up to deliver huge pump-and-dump scam
Recently, global spam volumes plunged, but they’re back up, at least for now, with a huge pump-and-dump stock scam.
Twitter Suspended Hundreds of Thousands of Accounts Amid 'Violent Extremism'
Twitter said on Tuesday it had suspended more than half a million accounts since the middle of 2015 as the company steps up efforts to tackle “violent extremism” on its microblogging platform. From a report: The company shut down a…
Android O First Developer Preview Featuring Notification Channels, Background Limits Now Available
A year after Google released the Android N Developer Preview, the company has made available the developer preview of the next major version of Android, “Android O.” You will not want to put it on your primary Android smartphone as…
Microsoft Outlook, Skype, OneDrive Hit By Another Authentication Issue
Two weeks after a widespread authentication issue hit Outlook, Skype, OneDrive, Xbox and other Microsoft services, it’s happening again. From a report: On March 21, users across the world began reporting via Twitter that they couldn’t sign into Outlook.com, OneDrive…
AMD Confirms It's Issuing a Fix To Stop New Ryzen Processors From Crashing Desktops
AMD says the company has been able to figure out why FMA3 code is causing system hangs on PCs using a new Ryzen desktop processor. From a report: Although AMD didn’t provide a detailed report on the problem’s root cause,…
Who's Liable For Decisions AI and Robotics Make?
An anonymous reader shares a BetaNews article: Reuters news agency reported on February 16 that “European lawmakers called […] for EU-wide legislation to regulate the rise of robots, including an ethical framework for their development and deployment and the establishment…
Monday review – the hot 25 stories of the week
From the Nintendo Switch vulnerability and the Android devices shipping with malware to the latest phishing tactics, and more!