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• Old Windows PCs can stop WannaCry ransomware with new Microsoft patch

  13-05-2017 21:14
  
  Users of old Windows systems can now download a patch to protect them from this week’s massive ransomware attack.In a rare step, Microsoft published a patch for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 8 -- all of them operating systems for which it no longer provides mainstream support.Users can download and find more information about the patches in Microsoft’s blog post about Friday’s attack from the WannaCry ransomware.The ransomware, which has spread globally, has been
  
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• Yes, Apple is building a car

  13-05-2017 13:00
  
  The experts say Apple's self-driving car project is canceled, delayed or converted into a software play. They'll also tell you that cars are a weird business for Apple to be in.The experts have it all wrong.Apple is going pedal-to-the-metal on building a car and for good reason. Here’s why.Talk about titans
  Steve Jobs wanted Apple to make an "iCar."The late Apple founder and CEO wanted more than that, according to J. Crew CEO and chairman Mickey Drexler, who served on the Apple board from
  
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• Did Kaspersky step in dog-doo?

  13-05-2017 13:00
  
  On 11 May 2017, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sure made it appear as if Russian multinational cybersecurity company, Kaspersky Labs, had a stench attached to it. During the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) session on World Wide Threat Assessment, when Rubio pointedly asked the senior most members of the intelligence community, including DNI Coats, DCI Pompeo and DRINSA Rogers, “Would any one of you be comfortable with Kaspersky Lab’s software on your computers?” To a
  
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• A 'kill switch' is slowing the spread of WannaCry ransomware

  13-05-2017 03:24
  
  Friday’s unprecedented ransomware attack may have stopped spreading to new machines -- at least briefly -- thanks to a "kill switch" that a security researcher has activated.The ransomware, called Wana Decryptor or WannaCry, has been found infecting machines across the globe. It works by exploiting a Windows vulnerability that the U.S. National Security Agency may have used for spying.The malware encrypts data on a PC and shows users a note demanding $300 in bitcoin to have their data decr
  
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• Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 4: We compare prices, features and more

  13-05-2017 00:41
  
  Microsoft's Surface Laptop is aimed at supplanting the MacBook Air as a college-student favorite. The svelte, stylish clamshell also fills a middle ground between its cousins, the Surface Pro 4 tablet and Surface Book powerhouse 2-in-1, providing a third option that could appeal to many regular consumers. We went hands-on with the Surface Laptop last week and plan to test it in advance of its June launch. Until then, if you're trying to decide between the 
  
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