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Cutting-Edge Tech Trends to Watch in 2024
From quantum computers to brain implants, a lot of companies are pushing forward in areas that have previously been the stuff of science fiction. Here are three future tech trends that CNET's video team will be keeping an eye on in 2024 (you can watch the embedded...
Samsung expands repair program to more devices, now in 43 countries
Samsung says it's doing a big expansion to its self-repair program this month. The repair program launched last year in partnership with iFixit, and now Samsung will be offering parts and repair manuals for more phones in more countries.First up, the device list is...
Microsoft releases downloadable tool to fix phantom HP printer installations
Earlier this month, Microsoft disclosed an odd printer bug that was affecting some users of Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server products. Affected PCs were seeing an HP printer installed, usually an HP LaserJet M101-M106, even when they weren’t actually...
Malware abuses Google OAuth endpoint to ‘revive’ cookies, hijack accounts
Multiple information-stealing malware families are abusing an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named "MultiLogin" to restore expired authentication cookies and log into users' accounts, even if an account's password was reset.Session cookies are a special type of...
MongoDB says customer data was exposed in a cyberattack
MongoDB is warning that its corporate systems were breached and that customer data was exposed in a cyberattack that was detected by the company earlier this week.In emails sent to MongoDB customers from CISO Lena Smart, the company says they detected their systems...
Microsoft unveils new, more secure Windows Protected Print Mode
Microsoft announced a new Windows Protected Print Mode (WPP), introducing significant security enhancements to the Windows print system."WPP builds on the existing IPP print stack where only Mopria certified printers are supported, and disables the ability to load...
Four years after Apple, Google will finally kill third-party cookies in 2024
Chrome has finally announced plans to kill third-party cookies. It's been almost four years since third-party cookies have been disabled in Firefox and Safari, but Google, one of the world's largest ad companies, has been slow-rolling the death of the tracking cookie....
Tesla unveils its latest humanoid robot, Optimus Gen 2, in demo video
On Tuesday, Tesla released a demo video showing the latest version of its prototype humanoid robot, Optimus Gen 2. Over one year after Tesla's first public Optimus robot demonstration, which showcased shaky robots that waved and slumped over, things have apparently...
Let’s attempt to decode Google’s confusing new location data settings
Google announced big changes to its most legally fraught set of user settings: your location data. Google's misleading Location History descriptions in Google Maps have earned it several lawsuits in the US and worldwide. A quick count involves individual lawsuits in...