Summary Windows now ignores invalid desktop.ini files, breaking custom folder icons to fix the security hole. The change closes a 23-year-old Explorer trust vulnerability exploited through desktop.ini. Custom icons still work from trusted sources or by manually building and unblocking…
I tested out Brave’s new Origin browser, and it made me question what I was actually paying for. Brave origin a $60 web browser it removes ads, cryptocurrency and other features instead of adding something new. It’s a somewhat new…
Microsoft and Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced a massive overhaul for the gaming brand On Monday morning, with reports suggesting 1,600 roles had been cut immediately and a further 1,600 redundancies planned over the next 12 months. A total of…
The awkward secret behind the lightweight model boom over the past year is that most of the strongest Chinese releases are off-limits to a large portion of the businesses most interested in them. License terms excluding the European Union, the…
Last week, just before the US Fourth of July holiday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposed a new rule this will change how it regulates radiation exposure. The Trump administration is trying to restart the construction of nuclear power plants…
Obsession it probably needed to make about $30 million to break even. An indie horror film It was budgeted at around $750,000 and after the premiere Toronto International Film Festival last year, Focus Features paid $14 million for the rights…
Consider this a belated PSA: A recent change to Google’s privacy settings allows the company to store more of your data, including media such as “images, files, audio and video recordings,” to improve its AI models. In other words, if…
After almost ten years of release, the original Nintendo Switch will disappear from European stores next year. Blame the new EU regulation on batteries, not the Switch 2. Nintendo will stop selling every version of the original Switch in Europe…
Ahead of the launch, which is expected later this month, Samsung coincidentally confirmed the Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches, as well as a new pair of Galaxy Buds. Along with the new Galaxy Z Fold 8 series and…
Still in 2017 Apple has started selling 4K content in the iTunes Store, along with the launch of the first Apple TV 4K. At that time, Apple also began to upgrade previously purchased movies to 4K quality at no additional…
