The reason this vulnerability exists is due to the strong tie-ins between GMail and all of Google’s other services, such as Google Calendar, Blogger, and Google Code AND the strong desire for Google Apps to be able to share data with people. This isn’t the first time, the second time, or the last time the strong tie-ins have produced interesting results, see my post on Billy Rios’s Google Code exploit, Billy’s taking ownership (pwnership) of content attacks against Google Spreadsheets, Billy and I stealing documents from Google Docs, and see my talk at Black Hat for more....

On the desktop side of things, Mozilla’s latest release made “significant improvements” to the browser’s built-in noise suppression and auto-gain-control features. These improvements are aimed at web-based video chat users, particularly those that utilize software or hardware without its own built-in methods for suppressing background noise or automatically controlling the user’s mic input levels. Along the same lines, Mozilla also made “slight improvements” to its echo-cancellation tech, which helps speakers in poor acoustic environments avoid resonance....

Also: The best laptops for every type of person and budget Before we get into some of the finer details about the brand new Laptop 16 which features an expansion bay that can house discrete GPUs and an input module bay that allows you to hot swap the keyboard and number pad, let’s take a closer look at the improvements coming to Framework’s existing Laptop 13. The Laptop 13 gets some big updates If you’ve been holding off on taking the modular plunge because of the lack of an AMD CPU option, your wait is nearly over....

Toast, which makes a point-of-sale system for restaurants, debuted on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TOST and saw its valuation come close to $33 billion. Freshworks, an IT service management and CRM company, began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol FRSH. Its performance Wednesday gives the valuation of more than $14 billion. The IPO, Freshworks CMO Stacey Epstein told ZDNet, serves as “a validation of our mission, which is to help customers and companies all over the world delight their employees and their customers with really easy to use software designed for the user....

Also: The best Samsung phones: Explore a new Galaxy Samsung’s recent public commitment to software upgrades, including for the Galaxy A53 5G, is a significant reason to consider the A53 5G over a Google Pixel 5A 5G. Samsung is offering one year more support than Google, and it has already proven over the past couple of years that it is serious about timely Android security updates. I am personally not a fan of Google’s Pixel hardware due to device failure, bugs, and substandard cellular reception....

And yes, that’s with the Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti graphics card. Aside from the amazing top-tier graphics card, the laptop offers so much more to keep your gaming running on the go. It offers a massive 2TB of storage for taking a literal library of games on the machine. The processor also clocks in at 2.3GHz, but can be boosted to up to 4.7GHz when you need it for gaming or even content....

“These storms cause the atmosphere to warm and atmospheric density at our low deployment altitudes to increase,” SpaceX explained in an update. “In fact, onboard GPS suggests the escalation speed and severity of the storm caused atmospheric drag to increase up to 50% higher than during previous launches.” In response to the storm, the Starlink team commanded the satellites into a safe mode to “take cover from the storm” so the satellites would “fly edge-on like a sheet of paper to minimise drag”, the company said....

There are many ways for your computer files to disappear forever: malfunctions, accidents, malware, and more. If you don’t keep them backed up, the consequences can be catastrophic. So why take chances when you can purchase a Degoo Premium Mega Backup Plan that offers 25TB of lifetime cloud storage with automatic encrypted backups? Right now, you can subscribe for only $199.99. Even Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox combined don’t total 25TB, so you’ll never have to spare so much as a thought to how big your files might be....

Also: If you fancy a higher-end model, the $249 AirPods Pro is also getting Prime Day treatment and is selling for just $169, an $80 discount. While it’s been years since the second-generation AirPods was released, the wireless earbuds remain a popular pick among students, remote workers, and consumers on the go. It comes in an iconic, long-stem form factor that helps to keep the buds lying against your ears while extending the built-in microphones enough for excellent voice quality....

Novices can learn more about the popular, easy-to-learn programming language in “Python Basic and Advanced Functions”. Or dive straight into machine learning and artificial intelligence even with no previous knowledge or experience with “Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners”. Instructor John Bura has been creating games since 1997. He owns Mammoth Interactive, a game development studio that produces games for XBOX 360, Android, iPhones, and more. “Machine Learning and Data Science Developer Certification Program” will teach you everything you know to get an important certification to make your resume shine....

With 4096 different sensitivity points, you’ll have the ability to create artwork with different pressure techniques. It’s a small size – only 6.0-inches x 3.7-inches, but it’s large enough to complete your tasks. And, if you think you need a bigger size, Wacom also discounted the medium-sized model where you can save up to $50 and opt for an 8.5-inches x 5.3-inches active area for sketching, drawing, and designing. Each tablet comes with four customizable express keys where you can easily opt for an undo button, a copy or paste button, and more, making it easy to adjust your art on the fly....

Like the XPanel 2, the XPanel SE from GMKtec also has a 15.6inch monitor with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 px, and an aspect ratio of 16:9 – The Xpanel 2 has 3840 x 2160px. However, there is a price difference too between the two models. The XPanel 2 is $499 and the XPanel SE is offered at $220 – due to the lower screen resolution and display differences....

Jan Keller, technical program manager for Google’s VRP, said that in honor of the program, they are unveiling a new platform: bughunters.google.com. “This new site brings all of our VRPs (Google, Android, Abuse, Chrome and Play) closer together and provides a single intake form that makes it easier for bug hunters to submit issues,” Keller said. Keller added that the platform will have gamification features and offer more chances for interaction or competition....

The latest version of Google Chrome (Chrome 110) provides users with protection against several known cybersecurity issues, including three classed as high-risk – but users who are still running Windows 7 or Windows 8 won’t be able to install the update because Chrome no longer supports updates on these versions of Windows. Also: Google’s hackers: Inside the cybersecurity red team that keeps Google safe “Chrome 109 is the last version of Chrome that will support Windows 7, Windows 8/8....

Amid that backdrop, Google says “search abandonment” is a serious challenge for retailers. According to research conducted by The Harris Poll, commissioned by Google Cloud, “search abandonment” costs retailers more than $300 billion a year. Customers simply can’t find what they’re looking for and move on. Retail Search is designed to address that problem with Google’s understanding of user intent and context. The service uses that understanding to analyze customer activity across websites and mobile apps, and it maps customer intent to product inventory....

The companies explained that Google Cloud’s Chronicle cybersecurity analytics platform “ingests, normalizes, and analyzes petabytes of data from the complete IT environment on planetary-scale infrastructure.” Cybereason claims it examines 23 trillion security-related events per week and said the combination of their work with Google Cloud’s tool “automates prevention for common attacks, guides analysts through security operations and incident response and enables threat hunting with precision at a pace never before achieved....

In the agreement, Google will pay for the initial cost of setting up production and will subsidize the first production run, according to NIST. NIST will then design the circuitry for the chips with the help of university partners such as the University of Michigan, the University of Maryland, George Washington University, Brown University and Carnegie Mellon University. They plan on designing as many as 40 different chips for different uses....

With the $199 Pixel Buds Pro, shipping as of today, Google is putting all of its hardware and software smarts into a tiny package. While I tested the Buds Pro over the past few days, one question kept coming to mind: Are these good enough to be the AirPods Pro for Android fans? Spoiler alert: I think so. Design If you were to make assumptions about the design of the Pixel Buds Pro based on the design of the charging case, you’d assume the Buds Pro looks like the standard Pixel Buds or Buds A-Series....

It’s been a while since Microsoft gave a major update to the Your Phone app, which emerged with Windows 10 as part of its plan to integrate Android in a way akin to the iPhone and macOS. The latest update should improve notifications, according to Microsoft. “The Your Phone app is evolving with an updated design that puts notifications at the center,” said Microsoft. It brings an “organized feed of your real-time notifications across all your most-used apps” to the Windows 11 desktop and leans into the Windows 11 user interface refresh....