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PCMag on Apple
Apple Acquires More AI Startups Than Any Other Tech Company
Apple is leading the AI arms race buy acquiring more artificial intelligence companies than Google or Amazon, but does that equal long-term success?
PCMag on Cybersecurity
FCC Chair: 5G Expansion Creates 'Broader Attack Surface' for Cyberattacks
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Hacker Circulates Mac Malware Via Pirated Software Torrents
The malware, which can secretly mine cryptocurrency on Macs, was found on a pirated version of Apple's Final Cut Pro software.
PCMag on International Relations
Former Google Exec: 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Is Dead
Ross LaJeunesse, Google's former head of international relations, published a scathing 2,175-word blog post about his former employer.
PCMag on Metaverse
Senators to Zuckerberg: Keep Your Metaverse Away From the Teens
Two Democratic senators demand that Meta halt plans to open the company's virtual reality app Horizon Worlds to users between the ages of 13 and 17.
Microsoft Pulls the Plug on AltspaceVR
The social VR platform where you can attend live concerts, yoga sessions, and play games with friends, and more will shut down on March 10.
PCMag on Privacy
You Tossed Your Cookies But They’re Still Tracking You; Here’s How to Hide Your Browser Fingerprint
Browser fingerprinting is a sneaky way advertisers and others track you online. We explain how this surveillance technique works and what you can do to protect your privacy.
Google to Ban Financial Lending Apps From Accessing User Photos, Contacts
The move is a bid to stop predatory loan apps from harassing and intimidating borrowers into paying outstanding debts, which often come with huge interest rates.
PCMag on Space
SpaceX Wants To Add More Powerful Satellites To Gen 1 Starlink Constellation
The upgraded satellites promise to offer high-speed internet with 'more targeted and robust coverage for American consumers,' SpaceX has told the FCC.
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This Meeting Should Have Been an Email: 5 Steps to Improve Workplace Communication
Your mode of communication is just as important as the message. Rethinking how you communicate at work can lead to vastly better results.
Only One Social Media Platform Is Used by 95% of Teens (And It's Not TikTok)
While TikTok occupies the time of 67% of teens surveyed for a recent Pew Research Center study, it's another video site that truly attracts the views. (Sorry, Facebook.)
«o platform comes close to YouTube. It's used by 95% of the surveyed teens. Pew also asked how often the kids are using the sites, ranging from “ever” to “constantly.” YouTube is again at the top, for constant use (19%), and TikTok is number two, at 16%.»
How to Copy and Paste Text Between Your Android Phone and Windows PC
Make the most of the Windows universal cloud clipboard with this nifty trick for Android users.
The Top Tech and Tools You Need for Taking Digital Notes
These are the best note-taking apps and accessories for annotating PDFs, sketching diagrams, recording your next class lecture, and more.
The 14 Scariest Things We Saw at Black Hat 2022
Every year, Black Hat features the most startling security research. Here's what our PCMag reporters saw, and what's keeping them up at night.
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