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EU votes in favor of replaceable smartphone batteries

By 587 votes in favor, 9 against and 20 abstentions, MEPs backed an agreement reached with the Council to overhaul EU rules on batteries and waste batteries.

The agreement will encourage users to replace the batteries in their phones themselves, in particular by making it easier to remove the battery.

Source: European Parliament

On June 15, the one-year anniversary of the end of support for the Internet Explorer browser, a Twitter user did this.

Source: Twitter

Microsoft will bring Bing AI chat to more browsers.

Bing AI has been available since February, but only works on Edge, Microsoft is expanding Bing AI support across all major web browsers, including Safari and Chrome, in recent times.

#microsoft #AI #bing

Related: windowslatest

Upcoming Reddit changes could end many third-party clients.

reddit has recently changed its API policy and plans to charge for API access.

The developers of Apollo, a third-party iOS client, contacted Reddit to discuss API pricing and received an offer that was simply unacceptable.

#news #reddit

Source: Apollo Developer

Microsoft plans to stop supporting Cortana for Windows at the end of the year

#microsoft #windows #cortana

Source: microsoft support

Windows 10 default wallpaper wasn't CGI. This is how they physically built and photographed the logos.

#windows

Source: gmunk

Windows XP activation has been cracked.

Microsoft's algorithm for verifying Windows XP product keys has been cracked, meaning that it will be possible to generate valid Windows XP activation codes without an internet connection, even if Microsoft has already shut down the XP activation servers.

Microsoft has long stopped supporting Windows XP and does not recommend that users reinstall Windows XP in 2023. However, if you have a need, such as running special software that only works on XP, then the closure of the activation server will no longer be a major obstacle.

Related: Arstechnica

Microsoft's cloud services are scanning password protected ZIP archives

If you think a password prevents scanning in the cloud, think again.

This article also provides suggestions for protecting files from scanning.

#news #microsoft #antivirus

Via: ghacks

Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 users, bringing iMessage and more to PCs

Microsoft has announced that Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 customers, allowing iPhone users to make and receive phone calls, send and receive messages via iMessage, access their contacts and see their phone's notifications directly on their Windows PC. It requires an iPhone with iOS 14 or higher, a Windows 11 device, a Bluetooth connection and the latest version of the Phone Link app.

#news #microsoft #windows #ios #tools

Related: XDA

Legend of the Chinese 'Cyber Prometheus' of China's Great Firewall now Sentenced to prison, "Cyber Prometheus" the Beijing Olympics chief information security engineer taught how to safely jump over the CCP's "Great Firewall." | JAPAN-Forward

Ruan Xiaohuan is a Chinese dissident, blogger, and InfoSec specialist. In 2009, Ruan started a blog named ProgramThink on Blogger, covering various topics from network security, methods to bypass the internet blockade in mainland China, to his own political views and critics of the Chinese Communist Party and the government. He was captured on 10 May 2021, and then formally arrested on 17 June 2021, for ‘inciting subversion of state power’.

The case is due for a second-instance trial on May 22, but the Chinese government has prevented his family from appointing a lawyer for him. His wife would like people to pay more attention to the case.

Related: CNN | An influential Chinese blogger disappeared from the internet. This woman says she knows why

RSF | China: Anti-censorship blogger sentenced to seven years for “subversion”

Vice News | An Anonymous Critic Played Cat and Mouse with Beijing for 12 Years. Then He Got Caught.

mailbox.org discovers unencrypted password transmission in myMail app.

The app attempts to transmit passwords without the required TLS encryption, leaving them unprotected and posing a significant security risk.

This issue poses a security risk to all users of the myMail app, as content and passwords can be intercepted and read by third parties.

Mailbox suggests that users stop using the myMail client until the security issues have been resolved.

#news #email

Source: mailbox.org

YouTube has started blocking ad blockers.

YouTube Premium subscribership grew to a record 80 million users in 2022, and Google responded by investing more into its subscription offerings.

Recently, one Redditor encountered a popup informing them that "Ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube" and offered a button to "Allow YouTube ads" in their ad blocking software.

This experiment could be a sign of things to come, as Google has long been at odds with ad blockers and wants to ensure that the only way to not see ads is by shelling out $12 a month for a Premium membership.

#news #youtube

Via: Reddit | AndroidPolice

Bing Chat AI is now open to everyone, no waitlist required and several new features coming soon.

#Microsoft #AI #Bing

Related: Microsoft blog

Bulk Crap Uninstaller - Remove large amounts of unwanted applications quickly.

Bulk Crap Uninstaller is a free and open source uninstaller with advanced automation. It excels at removing large amounts of applications with minimal to no user input, while requiring next to no technical knowledge.

It can detect most applications and games (even portable or not registered), clean up leftovers, force uninstall, automatically uninstall according to premade lists, and much more.

Currently has 6.4k stars on GitHub, last updated in Mar 2023.

📌 This project is currently looking for maintainers.

#Windows #Tools

Official Site | GitHub

Bing Ai Chat for All Browsers - A simple extension that enables Bing ChatGPT on Chrome & Firefox.

The new Bing Ai Chat is currently only available on Edge browser, this extension unlock Bing Ai Chat for any web browser.

Automatically enables after installation.

Note: You need a Microsoft account that has access to the new Bing Chat to use this extension! If you don't have access to the new Bing Chat, you can join the waitlist at bing.com/chat

#Microsoft #Bing #Ai #ChatGPT #Tools #extensions #Addons

Source: Github

Google Authenticator can now sync 2FA codes to the cloud.

If you’re signed in to a Google Account within Google Authenticator, your codes will automatically be backed up and restored on any new device you use. You can also manually transfer your codes to another device even if you’re not signed in to a Google Account.

To enable the new feature, you’ll need to update to the latest version of the app for Android and iOS.

If you haven't received the update from Play Store yet, take a look here:
APKMirror

#Android #iOS #2FA #Tools