On Thursday, Suzanne Frey, VP, Product, Android & Play Security and Privacy said in a blog post that the new suite will “provide a privacy-preserving bridge between Private Compute Core and the cloud.” Currently in Android 12 Beta, Private Compute Core is an open source platform that aims to isolate itself from other apps and the main operating system on an Android device to improve privacy and security. The new features are:...

It’s been almost two years since Google announced it would retire Hangouts in favor of Chat: in July 2021 Google started pushing Workspace users to Chat, while consumers with personal Gmail accounts could still use Hangouts via Gmail. Google will immediately move Hangouts mobile users to Chat after displaying an in-app screen asking them to make the move. People using the hangouts Chrome extension will be asked to move to Chat on the web or to install the Chat web app....

After installation, the apps use sneaky techniques to hide themselves from the user to avoid being removed, while serving up malicious ads that can link directly to malware. A total of 35 “clearly malicious” apps in the Google Play store have been discovered and detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Bitdefender, many of which duped victims into downloading them. If users have downloaded any of the apps, it’s recommended they find and delete them immediately....

The complaint accuses Google of using anticompetitive tactics “to diminish and disincentivize competition in Android app distribution”, and said that developers have “no reasonable choice but to distribute their apps through the Google Play Store”. SEE: Managing and troubleshooting Android devices checklist (TechRepublic Premium) But Wilson White, Google’s senior director of public policy, said that Android actually helps create more choice of devices and apps. “We built Android to create more choices in mobile technology....

Google is now adding OSS-Fuzz to the pool of answers to the internet-wide Log4j flaw, also known as Log4Shell. The bug is tracked as CVE 2021-44228 and was partially fixed in Apache Foundation’s release of Log4j version 2.15.0 last week. OSS-Fuzz is Google’s free service for fuzzing open-source software projects and is currently used by over 500 critical projects. Fuzzing involves throwing random code at software to produce an error, like a crash, and uncover potential security flaws....

Grab said in a statement Thursday it completed its merger with Altimeter in a deal that raised $4.5 billion in gross proceeds, marking the largest US public market debut by a Southeast Asian company. Shareholders on Tuesday approved the SPAC deal, which was announced in April, and set the Singapore-based mobile platform on course for a Nasdaq listing under the ticker symbol GRAB The SPAC deal is touted to be the biggest US equity offering, clocking at an estimated value of $39....

First shared by Bleeping Computer’s Sergiu Gatlan, the letters state that “unauthorized access” to certain Guess systems between Feb. 2, 2021 and Feb. 23, 2021 led to a breach of Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, and financial account numbers. The letters – signed by Guess HR senior director Susan Tenney – only went out to four residents in Maine, per the state’s guidelines, but the company implied that more people were affected....

“Our analysis confirmed that the duplication is achieved by making use of the memory layout of HAProxy’s internal representation of an HTTP message to slip a select character from the header’s name to its value,” HAProxy explained in a blog. “Due to the difficulty in executing such an attack, the risk is low.” HAProxy provided a list of affected and fixed versions while also providing a workaround for those who cannot update right away....

So that means there’s still life in iOS 15. We’re expecting iOS 15.5 to drop any day now. So, what’s Apple got planned? Time to lower your expectations I’m afraid. Even lower than that. Keep going… According to the release notes for the release candidate – the version likely to drop onto users’ iPhones assuming no major show-stopping bug – it’s all rather underwhelming. Here’s what’s coming: I told you that you needed to lower your expectations....

So far, developers and early adopters have discovered some of the new features included in the forthcoming update. Also: How to update your iPhone, iPad, and Mac now to fix a critical security vulnerability Sure to be one of the more popular features in the update is the fact that iOS 16.4 adds 21 new emoji to the iPhone and iPad. The new emoji include a goose, a shaking face, a pink heart, and a moose....

A.Team and MassChallenge’s 2022 Tech Work Report surveyed almost 600 tech founders and executives to provide insight into the future of work in the tech industry. In the survey, 39% of employers cited product and engineering roles as the most challenging positions to fill. In addition, 62% of respondents said it took them more than four months to find the right talent to fill these vacancies. The Great Resignation was identified as a major contributor to companies’ hiring headaches....

A survey of more than 1,100 software engineers in the US, Canada and Latin America found that developers were more likely to turn down a job opportunity if subjected to a frustrating interview process. Terminal’s State of Engineering 2021 report found that more than half (56%) would be put off a role if the interview process was disorganized, whereas 49% said they’d be more likely to pass on a job after being interviewed by someone who didn’t understand the role or the technology....

The Magic 4 Pro isn’t quite the best Honor has to offer – there is a Magic 4 Ultimate with a huge 512GB of storage and a different camera setup, but we’re unlikely to see that in the UK. Still, the Magic 4 Pro comes in (just) under £1,000 at £949.99 (inc. VAT) and includes Qualcomm’s top-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a camera system including 3....

As the time of writing the Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) is not yet available in the UK, although French and German buyers can find it online with a starting price of €999.90 (~$1,064). This buys you a 12-core (4 Performance, 8 Efficient) Intel Core i5-12500H processor, integrated Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. A model with discrete Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 graphics costs €1,199.99 (~$1,276). The MagicBook 14 is also available in China and Malaysia, but not officially in the US....

The overwhelmingly positive response to the celebration inspired Woodson, an author, publisher, and historian, to choose February to honor the birthdays of two people who influenced Black American history: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Woodson would go on to found the organization known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). The weeklong observance grew over the decades in individual schools, communities, and cities....

What happens when not running your own IT infrastructure no longer makes financial sense? Analysts from noted tech investor firm Andreessen Horowitz have raised a flag about public cloud spending that’s becoming more apparent as the industry matures. SEE: IT Data Center Green Energy Policy (TechRepublic Premium) At some point in a software startup’s journey, after it has scaled up and gained millions of users, there might come a point at which the cost of cloud harms margins, which may prompt companies to start repatriating computing infrastructure....

We gathered the most recent data from top schools to show you what you can expect to pay for an MBA. Below, we cover tuition, extra expenses, and payment options. How much is an MBA? The NCES reported the average annual cost for graduate programs as $19,792 for the 2019-2020 school year. However, many schools have program-specific tuition for MBA degrees, raising the overall cost. Using data from colleges located across the U....

Typically, you have to open and check each app one at a time to see if an important or critical update is waiting to be installed. Well, instead of checking each program manually, there’s an easier way, namely by using a software updater. The best software updaters will check all your Windows applications for updates and then install them for you. Such tools as Patch My PC Home Updater, Adlice Software’s Ucheck, and IObit Software Updater will automatically update the programs on your PC....

Credit reports and credit scores will play important roles in your life, and college is the perfect time to start improving them. [This article was first published on The Simple Dollar in 2020. It was updated in July 2022.] However, your credit can impact you right now, determining your interest rate for student loans. Plus, if you’re thinking about consolidating your loans after graduation, a good credit report could land you a better interest rate....

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