Google Confirms New ‘Voice-Confirmation Feature’ To Secure Google Assistant Purchases
Google Assistant’s Voice Match feature can now secure purchases made through its voice assistant as part of a limited pilot program. A spokesperson from the company confirmed to Android Police that the functionality is new, and is designed to help secure purchases made on smart speakers and smart…
Zoom Product Updates: Restricted Screen Sharing by Default, Consent for Unmuting & Audio Alert for the Waiting Room
Zoom announced several recent security updates and user interface enhancements from the product team during the May 20 “Ask Eric Anything” webinar. Here’s a roundup of the main security changes to the Zoom platform from the past week: Screen sharing: For single Zoom Pro accounts,…
Hackers Leak Credit Card Info From Costa Rica’s State Bank
Maze ransomware operators have published credit card data stolen from the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR). They threaten to leak similar files every week. The hackers are doing this in support of their claim to have breached BCR in the past and the bank’s denial of…
Netflix Stops Charging Inactive Users
The streaming giant Netflix says it will now start to cancel accounts that have watched nothing in more than a year but have still been paying subscription fees. Netflix said there are hundreds of thousands of accounts that are inactive and the streaming giant is…
Google To Introduce End-To-End Encryption For RCS Messages
The 9to5Google crew has found evidence of plans to add end-to-end encryption to RCS conversations in Google Messages. While full details of how this would work aren’t clear, you could decide whether not third-party apps see encrypted messages. It’s also safe to assume that both participants would need a…
Microsoft Solitaire Turns 30 Years Old Today
Microsoft’s Solitaire game is turning 30 years old today. Microsoft is celebrating the occasion with a world record attempt of the most games of Microsoft Solitaire completed in one day. The “Microsoft Solitaire Collection” was first released in 1990 under the name “Microsoft Solitaire” for Windows 3. Microsoft said…
WhatsApp Tests New Feature That Lets You Add Contacts Via QR Codes
WhatsApp’s latest beta version lets you add contacts by scanning their QR Codes, WABetaInfo reports. The feature, which is available in beta on both iOS and Android, can be found in the app’s settings menu, where there are options to display your own code, as well as to scan…
Windows Hello Can Now Be Used To Complete Payments In Google Chrome
Windows Hello is a more personal, more secure way to get instant access to your Windows 10 devices using fingerprint, facial recognition, or a secure PIN. Windows Hello sign-in mechanism is also supported on the web-based services, courtesy of the FIDO2 protocol. Google is now rolling…
Hacker Shares 40 Million Wishbone User Records For Free
A hacker has put up for sale today the details of 40 million users registered on Wishbone, a popular mobile app that lets users compare two items in a simple voting poll. BleepingComputer has been able to independently confirm that the data is legitimate as it…
Facebook Expects Half Its Employees To Work Remotely Permanently
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he expects half of the tech giant’s 48,000 employees to be working remotely in the next five to 10 years as part of a major shift in how the company operates. “We’re going to be the most forward-leaning company on…
Now You Can Easily Cancel Your Netflix Subscriptions
Online movie streaming service Netflix is trying to make it easier for people to cancel their service with a new automated prompt that will ask subscribers if they want to continue paying after a lengthy period of inactivity. On May 18th, the company started reaching…
iOS 13.5 | Now You Can Unlock Your iPhone While Wearing a Mask
The tech giant Apple released iOS 13.5 on Wednesday, a software update that makes it easier to unlock Face ID-enabled iPhones while wearing a mask, among other things. The update simplifies the unlock process while you’re wearing a mask, allowing you to get into your…
SD 8.0 Specification To Allow 4GB/s Transfer Speed
The SD Association announced today the SD 8.0 Specification for SD Express memory cards receives even faster transfer speeds by using the popular PCI Express® (PCIe®) 4.0 specification delivering a maximum of nearly 4 gigabytes per second (GB/s) data transfer rate. These full sized cards continue…
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