Like FLoC, FLEDGE isn’t yet ready to fly for web-based ads, judging from this proof-of-concept exploit code Google’s effort to build a “Privacy Sandbox” – a set of technologies for delivering personalized ads online without the tracking problems presented by cookie-based advertising – continues to struggle with its promise of privacy.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Microsoft has released the first beta of Windows 11, available to those enrolled in its Windows Insider Program. From a report: Until today, getting access to Windows 11 meant installing the Dev preview, which Microsoft says is for “highly technical users” as it has “rough edges.” According to Microsoft, the beta release is less volatile,…

Stray, Solar Ash, 12 Minutes and more will be available to play by 2022. …read more Source:: CNet

Apple’s new M1 MacBooks are at their lowest prices yet, and there are deep discounts on other laptops from Acer, Dell, Gateway and MSI. …read more Source:: CNet

Employee email takeover exposed personal, medical data of students, employees and patients. …read more Source:: Threatpost

China’s unprecedented crackdown on its technology industry has turned Tencent Holdings from a market darling into the world’s biggest stock loser this month. From a report: The Chinese Internet giant had tumbled 23% in July as of Wednesday, set for its worst month ever after erasing about $170 billion of market value. That marks the…

Turns out that Austin factory shutdown was nothing but a blip Samsung Electronics is flying high on the back of a surge in memory prices and demand expected to remain strong for the rest of 2021.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

There are patches or remediations for all of them, but they’re still being picked apart. Why should attackers stop if the flaws remain unpatched, as so many do? …read more Source:: Threatpost

[TegwynTwmffat] recently got a job as a part-time bike courier and has come to realize just how dangerous it can be to mix leg-powered transportation with various sizes of engine-driven machinery. Some people would be content with a light, but why use a measly little bulb or two when you can have a giant, illuminated…

The social network doesn’t want to become the “absolute truth police” even as it faces more pressure to combat COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. …read more Source:: CNet