If you have installed the June 2024 security updates for Windows and managed to boot into the desktop after the required restart, congratulations. Microsoft has just confirmed a new known issue that is affecting some customers. Here are the details:. The issue affects the security updates KB5040442 and KB5040427, which...

Windows: latest security update is causing huge issues for some users

Security firm Symantec has posted a bulletin about a smishing (SMS phishing) campaign currently targeting Apple users in the United States. The end of goal for these threat actors is to take over a user’s Apple ID, which provides them access to an individual’s personal information, financial information, and potentially control of their devices.

Attention iPhone Users, A New Security Attack Is Targeting Your Apple ID

Starting Thursday evening and rolling into Friday morning, a Microsoft outage began crippling airlines, banks, health care and energy companies across the world, resulting for many in a "blue screen of death." CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm whose software protects small businesses and large companies from cyberattacks and other online threats,...

How to Fix Your Windows PC Affected by the CrowdStrike Blue Screen of Death

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Dave Plummer (aka Dave's Garage), a former Microsoft software engineer, recently shared a YouTube video explaining the digital pandemic caused by CrowdStrike.

A former Microsoft Software Engineer explains CrowdStrike's digital pandemic that left over 8.5 million Windows devices with annoying BSoD errors

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A recent required Windows update could cause major issues for your computer. If you get stuck in BitLocker recovery, here's how to get out of it.

The latest Windows update has some users trapped in BitLocker recovery — here's how to fix it

We have a couple of techniques that allow us to infer the presence of an exoplanet based on its effects on the light coming from its host star. But there's an alternative approach that sometimes works: image them directly. It's much more limited, since the planet has to be pretty big and orbiting far away enough from its star to avoid having light coming from the planet swamped by the far more intense starlight.

Webb directly images giant exoplanet that isn’t where it should be

For many people, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee is the start of a great day. But caffeine can cause headaches and jitters in others. That’s why many people reach for a decaffeinated cup instead. I’m a chemistry professor who has taught lectures on why chemicals dissolve in some...

A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee

Authorities have identified a second death that may have been caused by Diamond Shruumz microdosing candies, which are under investigation for causing a nationwide rash of severe illnesses involving seizures, and the need for intubation and intensive care. Further Reading. In an update on Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration...

Diamond Shruumz candies suspected of causing second death, FDA reports

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With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

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The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Maps on the web is accessible in English and is compatible with Safari and Chrome on Mac and iPad, as well as Chrome and Edge on Windows PCs. Apple plans to bring support for additional languages, browsers and platforms in the future. Apple Maps on the web works like it...

Apple Maps launches on the web to challenge Google Maps

Since 2019, researchers have been analyzing the chemical composition of the materials used to create Rembrandt's masterpiece, The Night Watch, as part of the Rijksmuseum's ongoing Operation Night Watch, devoted to its long-term preservation. Chemists at the Rijksmuseum and the University of Amsterdam have now detected unusual arsenic-based yellow and orange/red pigments used to paint the duff coat of one of the central figures in the painting, according to a recent paper in the journal Heritage Science. It's a new addition to Rembrandt's known pigment palette that further adds to our growing body of knowledge about the materials he used.

Scientists unlock more secrets of Rembrandt’s pigments in The Night Watch

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Midrange phones are more competitive than ever, and their performance and battery life make us wonder why we spend $1,000+ on flagship devices. Phones under $500 used to include drab displays, awful build quality, and hardly any software support. But recently, even budget devices have featured OLED displays and years of software support. With so many high-quality options close in price, even a small discount can make a big difference.

Samsung drops one of its latest phones to just $300 for Prime Day

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

NASA's Perseverance rover has found a very intriguing rock on the surface of Mars. An arrowhead-shaped rock observed by the rover has chemical signatures and structures that could have been formed by ancient microbial life. To be absolutely clear, this is not irrefutable evidence of past life on Mars, when the red planet was more amenable to water-based life billions of years ago. But discovering these colored spots on this rock is darn intriguing and has Mars scientists bubbling with excitement.

No, NASA hasn’t found life on Mars yet, but the latest discovery is intriguing

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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. Facepalm: Windows users who have encrypted their PCs with BitLocker might have trouble rebooting after installing a July OS update. Microsoft instructs those impacted to refer to the standard BitLocker recovery procedure. The issue is one of many that have hit the operating system in recent weeks, including the CrowdStrike disaster that caused BSODs across the globe.

How to fix the July 2024 Windows update's reboot loop

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Apple is often frustratingly averse to making its services available on the web, but starting today, Apple Maps is finally accessible via browsers. The public beta of Apple Maps on the web arrived on Wednesday, and users around the world can access it online right now.
As Apple noted on its website, virtually anything you can do on the Apple Maps app is possible on the Apple Maps web app as well. That includes getting driving and walking directions to your destination, finding restaurants and hot spots in your area, ordering food directly from the Maps place card, and browsing curated...

Apple Maps is finally available on the web

The Amazon business unit that focuses on Alexa-powered gadgets lost $25 billion between 2017 and 2021, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported this week. Amazon claims it has sold more than 500,000,000 Alexa devices, which included Echo speakers, Kindle readers, Fire TV sets and streaming devices, and Blink and Ring smart home security cameras. But since debuting, Alexa, like other voice assistants, has struggled to make money. In late 2022, Business Insider reported that Alexa was set to lose $10 billion that year.

Alexa had “no profit timeline,” cost Amazon $25 billion in 4 years

Windows 10 updates aren’t dead after all. After retracting its claim that Windows 10 feature updates were done, Microsoft announced earlier this year that it had one last important update up its sleeve for Windows 10, and now it’s here. So, what’s the big update? Well, as reported...

This required Windows 10 update is the last big one you’ll get

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CrowdStrike blames testing bugs for security update that took down 8.5M Windows PCs

Security firm CrowdStrike has posted a preliminary post-incident report about the botched update to its Falcon security software that caused as many as 8.5 million Windows...

CrowdStrike blames testing bugs for security update that took down 8.5M Windows PCs

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