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• Hackers are using fake Google Meet errors to infect PCs and Macs with malware — don’t fall for this | Tom's Guide

• Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy Comic Strip Finally Finds a Home

  The subject of festivals and even a Warhol painting, the beloved comic is available at last in a published compilation for cartoonists to study and absorb.

• Solus 4.6 is a delightful-to-use Linux distro - with next to zero learning curve | ZDNET

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• Largest known prime number, spanning 41 million digits, discovered by amateur mathematician using free software | Live Science

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• Clothing donation bin company passes itself off as a charity | CTV News

  In part two of a four-part investigation into the seedy underbelly of the lucrative clothing donation bin industry, CTV W5 uses trackers tp reveal a for-profit operation masquerading as a charity.

• Vivaldi 7's new Dashboard makes your browser more personal, sans AI | PCWorld

  Vivaldi launches Vivaldi 7 today, an updated version of its web browser with a centralized Dashboard of email, feeds, calendar, and so on. One omission: aggressive AI.

• 5 Claude Prompts I Tested to Improve My Coding and Productivity - AI Tools Club

  Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI chatbot model improves AI-powered coding and productivity with the following prompts.

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• Can I Really Take That Picture? Understanding Street Photography and Image Rights – myONDA

  [Share and spread the love] :: As a street photographer, one of the most common questions I receive is: Can you actually take that picture? This morning, I woke up early to find an interesting question under one of my street photographs. My friend Marina asked, “Ma allora, fammi capire, si può fotografare la gente […]

• Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back. - Ars Technica

  Unique IDs assigned to Android and iOS devices threaten your privacy. Who knew?

• AI Features Are Ruining Smartphone Innovation: Here's Why

  Phone makers are prioritizing AI features, and that's not a good sign.

• Microsoft Defender review | Tom's Guide

• My Secret to Stunning Smartphone Photos Has Nothing to Do With Camera Quality

  You don't need the latest smartphone model for good photos. Here's how to improve your photography regardless of camera quality.

• Massive ocean discovered beneath the Earth's crust containing more water than on the surface | indy100

  It feels like there have been staggering science stories emerging every other day recently, all of which have blown our tiny little minds.First, there was the discovery of a terrifying black hole pointing right at us, then there was a huge hole found in the sun and a missing continent found after go...

• Geologists discover the dawn of Earth’s sixth ocean - The Brighter Side of News

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