[ad_1] The vulnerability affects Windows 7, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012 R2. This wouldn’t be an issue if it weren’t for the disclosure of the flaw. Page posted details of the exploit after Microsoft reportedly declined to roll out an urgent security fix. It instead said a fix would be “considered” in a future […]
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Reddit’s ‘Change My View’ community becomes a dedicated site
[ad_1] The stand-alone site makes it easier to award a “delta” (a vote for a persuasive comment) and mark comments as illuminating. At the moment, Change A View is more of an extension of the subreddit than anything. It shows how even Reddit’s relatively flexible community format has its limits. However, Turnbull told Wired that […]
Google Assistant offers livelier search results on Android
[ad_1] Other upgraded searches include stocks (you’ll see a stock performance graph), financial calculators, color pickers and even a bubble level. Those searches that do revolve around basic web links will also show up in a mere elegant vertical format that’s better suited to your phone. You should already see the new results now. There’s […]
Firefox silences annoying auto-play videos
[ad_1] The new version also addresses another web quirk: slow-loading ads and images that yank you out of position on a page. Firefox now includes scroll anchoring that should keep you in place even as content pops in and potentially disrupts your reading. Other improvements include multi-tab searching (including across other synced devices), searching in […]
Chrome now supports your PC’s media keys
[ad_1] Mac users, meanwhile, might be happy to hear that Progressive Web Apps are finally available for the platform. As elsewhere, they bridge the gap between websites and native apps with their own launchers, windows and distinct notifications. More than anything, this is about providing consistent access to PWAs across platforms — you’ll know that […]
Adobe will kill Shockwave on April 9th
[ad_1] It won’t surprise you to hear why Adobe is ramping things down: the internet has moved on. Shockwave use has “declined” as technologies like HTML5 and WebGL have taken over, the company said. It’s betting that developers would rather move on to newer, truly universal formats if they’re still committed to supporting their web […]
Facebook sues two Ukranians over data-stealing browser add-ons
[ad_1] Gorbachov and Sluchevsky have been accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse act by accessing data without permission, as well as breach of contract and fraud for misleading Facebook into believing they were above-board. The two reportedly used fake names, and were caught in October 2018 after Facebook conducted a deeper look into […]
Google tests shoppable ads in image searches
[ad_1] The test is currently visible only to a “small percentage” of users who search for certain broader topics, such as home offices and abstract art. Whether or not it expands will likely depend on early results. With that said, it’s hard to see Google turning down shoppable images. If you’re already using a general […]
Google Podcasts is finally sifting through individual episodes
[ad_1] Reneau-Wedeen also vowed that other discovery features would come to Podcasts. Google had previously talked about using episode transcriptions to find keywords within episodes, and populating general Google search results with podcasts in the same way that you’d see video features. Although there’s no guarantee you’ll see those features soon, you may have more […]