Day: April 15, 2025

Don’t delete your new inetpub folder. It’s a Windows security fix

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Canny Windows users who’ve spotted a mysterious folder on hard drives after applying last week’s security patches for the operating system can rest assured – it’s perfectly benign. In fact, it’s recommended you leave the directory there. The folder, typically C:\inetpub, is empty and related to Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS). It will be created Read more about Don’t delete your new inetpub folder. It’s a Windows security fix[…]

Apple to Spy on User Emails and other Data on Devices to Bolster AI Technology

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Apple Inc. will begin analyzing data on customers’ devices in a bid to improve its artificial intelligence platform, a move designed to safeguard user information while still helping it catch up with AI rivals. Today, Apple typically trains AI models using synthetic data — information that’s meant to mimic real-world inputs without any personal details. Read more about Apple to Spy on User Emails and other Data on Devices to Bolster AI Technology[…]

EU gives burner phones and laptops on visits to U.S. (as well as they have been doing for China)

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The European Commission has started issuing burner phones and stripped-down laptops to staff visiting the U.S. over concerns that the treatment of visitors to the country has become a security risk, according to a new report from the Financial Times. And it’s just the latest news that America’s slide into fascism under Donald Trump is Read more about EU gives burner phones and laptops on visits to U.S. (as well as they have been doing for China)[…]

Cholera Outbreak Traced to Holy Water From Ethiopia

Posted on by Robin Edgar

A sacred pilgrimage ended up in the toilet for several travelers earlier this year. Health officials in Europe have reported an outbreak of superbug cholera traced back to tainted holy water sourced from Ethiopia. Health officials in Germany and the UK detailed the strange outbreak in a report published Thursday in the journal Eurosurveillance. At least Read more about Cholera Outbreak Traced to Holy Water From Ethiopia[…]

VMware revives its free ESXi hypervisor

Posted on by Robin Edgar

News of the offering emerged in a throwaway line in the Release Notes for version 8.0 Update 3e of the Broadcom business unit’s ESXi hypervisor. Just below the “What’s New” section of that document is the statement: “Broadcom makes available the VMware vSphere Hypervisor version 8, an entry-level hypervisor. You can download it free of Read more about VMware revives its free ESXi hypervisor[…]

Windows’ Recall Spyware Is Back—Here’s How to Control It

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Remember Recall? It’s been close to full trip around the sun since Microsoft announced then suddenly pulled its AI-powered, auto-screenshotting “photographic memory” software for Copilot+ PCs. Whether you want it or not, the feature is coming back, and you should be prepared for it not just if you’re planning to use it, but if you imagine Read more about Windows’ Recall Spyware Is Back—Here’s How to Control It[…]

Germany’s ‘Universal Basic Income’ Experiment Proves It Doesn’t Encourage Unmployment

Posted on by Robin Edgar

People “are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments,” reports CNN, citing results from a recent experiment in Germany (discussed on Slashdot in 2020): Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic Income), the Berlin-based non-profit that ran the German study, followed 122 people for three years. From June 2021 to May Read more about Germany’s ‘Universal Basic Income’ Experiment Proves It Doesn’t Encourage Unmployment[…]