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Apple Silicon has a hardware-level exploit that could leak private data

Apple Silicon has a hardware-level exploit that could leak private data

A team of university security researchers has found a chip-level exploit in Apple Silicon Macs. The group says the flaw can bypass the computer’s encryption and access its security keys, exposing the Mac’s private data to hackers. The silver lining is the exploit would require you to circumvent Apple’s Gatekeeper protections, install a malicious app and then let the software…
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Instagram porn bots’ latest tactic is ridiculously low-effort, but it’s working

Instagram porn bots’ latest tactic is ridiculously low-effort, but it’s working

Porn bots are more or less ingrained in the social media experience, despite platforms’ best efforts to stamp them out. We’ve grown accustomed to seeing them flooding the comments sections of memes and celebrities’ posts, and, if you have a public account, you’ve probably noticed them watching and liking your stories. But their behavior keeps changing ever so slightly to…
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Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young and returns to Spotify

Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young and returns to Spotify

Iconic singer Joni Mitchell has put her music back on Spotify more than two years after she left the platform as a protest against it hosting misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, typically spread by beefy podcast bad boy Joe Rogan. This happens just a week after fellow protestor Neil Young rejoined the streaming service. Mitchell has made no comment about her…
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Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 review: Stellar sound, forward-looking features

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 review: Stellar sound, forward-looking features

Companies don’t need to make huge updates to their wireless earbuds across generations. Sometimes, making a great set more reliable and adding features that extend their lifespan are upgrades enough. That’s what Sennheiser has done for the Momentum True Wireless 4 ($300). The company’s fourth-generation earbuds retain the excellent sound quality I’ve come to expect from Sennheiser along with rebuilt…
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