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Editorial Cartoons for Friday from Times Wire Services "/> 5 big questions about how tech will look under Trump | CNN Business Google And Microsoft Users Warned—Rockstar 2FA Bypass Attacks Incoming This two-factor authentication bypass kit is being rented out to any hacker who wants to use it and Google and Microsoft users are in the crosshairs—what you need to know. What’s lake effect snow and where are Ontario snowbelt areas Lake effect snow can pack a wintery punch and dump a lot of snow, quickly in intense snow bands that sweep through. Here’s an explainer on what lake effect snow is and who gets hit with it in Ontario. 9 Windows...

Artist Continues To Create Comics That Are Full Of Absurd Situations And Unexpected Twists (30 New Pics) | Bored Panda Welcome to the world of Colmscomics, where our everyday life gets twisted to insane levels of absurdity. Browser Alliance is accusing Microsoft of limiting user choice with Edge browser | TechSpot A number of browser makers formed the Browser Choice Alliance (BCA) to raise awareness of Microsoft's wicked behavior in the browser business. The group accuses Microsoft of... Canada sues Google over alleged online advertising monopoly Canada’s Competition Bureau filed lawsuit against Google, accusing of anti-competitive practices in online advertising technology services. 4 Strategies to Help Teachers Embra...

It's Charlie Brown Season! Here Are the Best 'Peanuts'-Inspired Baby Names From Charlie to Eudora, find heartwarming baby names that celebrate your favorite 'Peanuts' characters. Educating a New Generation of Workers – O’Reilly Bluesky won’t use your posts for AI training, but can it stop anyone else? - The Verge Today, a Hugging Face employee published data from 1 million Bluesky posts scraped from its API to the AI repository. He’s removed it and apologized, but 404 Media notes the set was “trending” all day. Bluesky says it’s looking into ways to “specify consent (or not) for AI training.” but acknowledges that “It will be up to outside developers to respect these settings.” My 12 Top Tips and Tricks...

103 Disney-Inspired Dog Names for Pups With Main Character Energy From Disney classics to modern hits, these Disney dog names bring the magic and are perfect for any furry princess, sidekick or even naughty villain. untitled untitled Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox Threats Surge 89%—Do These 5 Things Now Do not use these websites this holiday season—here’s what you do to stay safe. ‘Enshittification’ Is Officially the Biggest Word of the Year That rage you feel as you deal with every single piece of tech in your life? It’s caused by enshittification and the dictionaries are taking notice. ...

Charles M. Schulz's Legacy in Photos Look back at the cartoonist's legendary creations. 6 Android home screen launchers that are better than your default | ZDNET Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge Three men in India died after Google Maps reportedly told them to drive their taxi off an incomplete bridge spanning the Ramganga River. Delete These 15 Dangerous Apps On Your Phone—8 Million Installs So Far Are these 'predatory' apps already on your phone? Don't bring it to Android: Google's iOS app forcefully adds in-text ads on websites Google has announced a Page Annotations...

untitled 4 ways parents are keeping their children safer online Google’s Family Safety Survey reveals insights into how parents across Europe approach online safety, highlighting the need for tools, resources, and early conversations. How to Leave Chrome Before the Feds Force Google to Sell It You may find it’s rather easy to escape the Chrome lifestyle, and all you have to do is use new browser's built-in import tool. 5 ways to explore chess during the 2024 World Chess Championship Chess, the classic game of strategy, has long been a proving ground for artificial intelligence. At Google, we've achieved breakthroughs in AI with programs like AlphaZero — a single system that taught itself, from scra...

5 hilarious cartoons about the rise and fall of Matt Gaetz | The Week AI search results — the good, the bad, and the flexible | Tom's Guide untitled Can Anything Stop Nvidia? | The Motley Fool You've never seen anything like this. Elizabeth Warren calls for crackdown on Internet “monopoly” you’ve never heard of Senator wants to investigate whether VeriSign is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws. Here Are 3 Black Friday Scams Already Trying to Catch You Out The number of scams online increases a huge amount during Black Friday and...

Here's How I Spot a Fake Malvertisement Every Time These ads aren't selling anything; they're coming for your data instead. 5 reasons Google's AI is leagues ahead of Apple Intelligence Even comparing the two feels unfair Crocs-wearing 10-year-old nearly has toe ripped off on escalator | CTV News A Toronto family is speaking out after their 10-year-old daughter's Crocs got stuck in an escalator, ripping the entire toe area of the clog off. untitled ChatGPT prototypes its next strike against Google Search: browsers | Digital Trends OpenAI could be testing a new ChatGPT-based product to rival Google's most popul...

Today's political cartoons - November 21, 2024 | The Week Yes, Google is a near-monopoly, but selling off Chrome won't make it better | TechRadar Winter is coming. So are Russia’s elite hackers. – POLITICO Notorious “Sandworm” hacking group is targeting European energy grids, Google warns. Welcome to Google’s nightmare: US reveals plan to destroy search monopoly - Ars Technica DOJ goes for Google’s throat with “staggering” remedies to end search monopoly. 65 Of The Funniest And Weirdest Life Scenes Ever Caught On Google Street View | Bored Panda We’ve gathered some of the most random, chaotic ...

20 Comics With Unexpected Endings By Mike Greaney (New Pics) | Bored Panda Mike Greaney is an Australian cartoonist and animator known for his funny and unexpected comic. His comics are full of surprising twists that make them fun to read. untitled Bluesky Vs X: Can The Decentralized Platform Dethrone Elon Musk’s X (Twitter)? Will Bluesky challenge Twitter’s dominance and compete with Meta to become a leading player in the social media landscape? Exactly How Are A.I. Search Engines Challenging Google’s Dominance? | Observer A.I. products like OpenAI’s SearchGPT and Perplexity AI’s Pro Search are looking to change the online search market dominated by Google. ...

Cartoon: Fearing the worst A cartoon by Pedro Molina. untitled Fedora KDE is a brilliant desktop operating system ready for any type of user | ZDNET Trump's admin puts new light on Google's potential breakup Some in the ad tech ecosystem believe only a fine of hundreds of billions of dollars will prove an effective deterrent. AI has an environmental problem, and you should be worried - Tech Large scale server rooms and constant supply of energy may just be the tip of the iceberg The Top 10 Animal Escapes That Shocked the World Prepare to be amaz...

untitled My Linux predictions for 2025: It's going to be a good year | ZDNET How to create a podcast with AI in seconds: Easy, step-by-step instructions | ZDNET Cheap MacBooks vs. Android Laptops: Google's plan to make desktop Linux a reality | ZDNET untitled Here's how grocery prices in Italy compare to Canada right now The rate of inflation on goods and services in Canada may be easing up, but the nation's ludicrous cost of living is still an issue as residents in c… un...

Bambi Meets Godzilla: #38 on the List of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of All Time (1969) | Open Culture In 1994, Jerry Beck edited the book, The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals, which challenged experts to create a ranking of the best short, cel animated cartoons ever made. To no one's surprise, the experts chose 10 Warner Bros. animations crafted by Chuck Jones. Teacher filming empty kindergarten classroom reveals hard truth — she's forced to buy the kids' supplies - Scoop Upworthy Is Elon Musk’s AI Grok set to replace Google? AI developments have now led to models like Elon Musk’s xAI’s Grok 2 beta, which could replace Google’s search dominance. New Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edg...

untitled untitled More proof that AI images are becoming modern-day clip art | Digital Trends A new feature in Google Docs is bringing AI-generated images to your documents. Am I the only one having flashbacks to the late 1990s? Google’s Gmail Decision—Why You Need A New Email Address A huge update for 2 billion Gmail users has suddenly leaked; here’s what you need to know. How to manage Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads all from one free app | ZDNET untitled Bluesky Adds One Million Users ...

Dad's Sweet Comics Promote Empathy, Tolerance And Love | HuffPost Life 5 wild card cartoons about Trump's cabinet picks | The Week 8 Reasons Why I Prefer Google Docs Over Microsoft Word Google Docs brings a level of convenience and shareability that keeps Word in second place. Watch out for fake online stores this Black Friday | PCWorld A new ring of 4,700 fake storefronts is luring victims with "deals" from major brands like The North Face. Google's experimenting with nested AI Overviews - Android Authority Not enough information in Google's AI Overviews? The company seems to be trying out a way to get mor...

Cartoon: Health crisis A cartoon by Clay Jones. Decoding Your Parents' Talk - 18 Boomer Slang Phrases That Millennials Need to Learn - Because Mom Says Ever wondered what your grandma means when she tells you to "burn rubber"? You're not alone. Baby boomers had a language all their own, filled with unique phrases and expressions that might leave you scratching Top modern programming languages driving the future of development Explore the top modern programming languages that are transforming development across industries, from Python to Rust and beyond. I ditched Google Keep for Simplenote, and I'm never going back For me, the choice is simple. In the Google Keep vs. Simplenote battle, t...

Windows Recall : How to disable spy mode | The ORACLE-BASE Blog You've probably heard of Windows Recall. It's a Windows 11 feature that regularly captures your screen contents and analyses it with AI to "help you". In short, it's a spying feature from Microsoft. Since it was announced I've heard various stories about it. First it was on by default. Then it was off by default. Twisteddoodles on how animals prepare to hibernate | New Scientist This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles New Chrome Warning For 3.2 Billion Windows, Mac, Linux, Android Users In the same week that Microsoft issued its Patch Tuesday round of security updates, Google issued an update warning for all users as 12 new vulnerabilities confirmed. ...

Today's political cartoons - November 12, 2024 | The Week I know you hate it, but you must type Comic Sans into Google right now | Creative Bloq Google Learn About is the patient teacher with a bag full of tricks we all wanted as kids | TechRadar This Terrifying Google Maps Scam Is Making the Rounds: Here's How to Stay Safe Scammers are using photos of your house to encourage you to send them money, but here's why you shouldn't. Microsoft Edge is trying to forcefully get your Chrome tabs again - The Verge Microsoft is once again trying to get Chrome users to switch to Edge. A new prompt is appearing in Microsoft’s Ed...