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To commemorate one billion monthly active users, Google is introducing several new customization options on its Messages app. What’s particularly interesting about the update is that a few of the features are reminiscent of what you find on Apple’s own Messages app. For example, you have Photomoji, allowing you to clip specific parts in a photograph and use them as emoji reactions. iOS 17 has something similar called Stickers . In Google Messages, cutouts are “saved in a special tab for reuse”, plus other people in a group chat can use the same Photomojis at any time. The similarities don’t stop there. Google Messages is adding Profiles that let users create an introductory biography about themselves alongside their name and a picture. Its iOS counterpart would be Contact Poster . In addition, the app will now have animated Screen Effects akin to the message animations on iPhone. Unlike iOS, you can’t activate the colorful displays whenever you want as Google’s rendition requ...

Memes, the internet's favourite way to spread culture and ideas, have a new home onlinethanks to the launch of Google's new top-level .meme domain.  Google Registry recently announced that the new .meme domain will be publicly available from December 5 at a base annual price.  Early adopters can secure a .meme domain before then as part of Google’s Early Access Period (EAP), but this will require an “additional one-time fee” that will decrease on a daily basis until the domain is publicly launched.  Early adopters meme business As part of the announcement, Google highlighted six early adopters of the .meme domain. Partners include meme trend website Know Your Meme , premier meme clearinghouse License.Meme and (perhaps unsurprisingly) a host of cat meme sites including Grumpy Cat , Nyan Cat , and CAT.MEME . "Memes are the embodiment of internet culture, having captured the eyeballs, hearts and minds of millions of people," Christina Yeh from Google's Registr...

There are “thousands” of secrets exposed on Docker Hub, ranging from harmless API keys to potentially harmful information. This is according to researchers from the Cybernews Research team , who recently analyzed 10,178 Docker Hub images. In those, they found almost 5,500 container images (54%) holding secrets that could be deemed sensitive information. From those 5,500 container images, the researchers pulled exactly 191,529 secrets. Many were duplicates which, when removed, left the researchers with exactly 48,481 unique secrets.  Reader Offer: $50 Amazon gift card with demo Perimeter 81's Malware Protection intercepts threats at the delivery stage to prevent known malware, polymorphic attacks, zero-day exploits, and more. Let your people use the web freely without risking data and network security. Preferred partner ( What does this mean? )  Billions of downloads The most common secret was GitHub tokens, comprising 26.6% of all the secrets discovered (51,...

Malicious web links are dominating emails all over the world, being used to deliver harmful malware in order to wreak havoc or extort money. A new research paper by cybersecurity experts Hornetsecurity found that besides malicious web links, hackers are still super interested in phishing. With an increase of almost 4% year-on-year (39.6% - 43.3%), it is still the most common email attack technique.  Hackers are also constantly evolving their tactics by changing email formats and attachments to best sneak around spam filters. Reader Offer: $50 Amazon gift card with demo Perimeter 81's Malware Protection intercepts threats at the delivery stage to prevent known malware, polymorphic attacks, zero-day exploits, and more. Let your people use the web freely without risking data and network security. Preferred partner ( What does this mean? )  Impersonating major brands According to its Cyber Security Report 2024 , based on an analysis of 45 billion emails sent la...

Cybersecurity researchers from Hunters said they discovered a “severe design flaw” in a powerful Google Workspace feature. Google, however, downplayed the findings, saying there are no underlying issues and that it’s just a matter of each company protecting its endpoints with the tools at its disposal. As reported by The Hacker News , researchers discovered a flaw in the domain-wide delegation (DWD) feature, which hackers can allegedly exploit to escalate privileges and gain access to Workspace APIs without super admin privileges.  Reader Offer: $50 Amazon gift card with demo Perimeter 81's Malware Protection intercepts threats at the delivery stage to prevent known malware, polymorphic attacks, zero-day exploits, and more. Let your people use the web freely without risking data and network security. Preferred partner ( What does this mean? )  No underlying issues, says Google Domain-wide delegation allows third-party apps, as well as internal apps, to acce...

Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing are among some of the best choices out there if you're looking for a game to get swept up in for hours at a time. But, if you're a fan of management sims and a multitasker as well, this upcoming farming sim will likely pique your interest.  Developed by Mister Morris Games, Rusty's Retirement is an idle-farming simulation game that runs at the bottom of your gaming monitor, allowing you to focus on other tasks like working while you tend to your crops. Set to release in Q1 2024 on Steam , the idle sim puts you in the shoes of a wholesome robot as you grow crops and use them to produce clean and energy-efficient biofuel. Having gathered this "vital robot power source," you'll then need to sell your harvest to the other machine inhabitants of your settlement. This, in turn, will let you reinvest the money into expanding your farm. If you're a terrible procrastinator (like me) this might not sound like your cup of tea...

This year’s Cyber Monday deals and Black Friday deals have come and gone, but there are still some savings to be had this Travel Tuesday – including discounts on some smart luggage options for your travels. These smart bags and suitcases don’t just help you carry everything with you on your travels; they come with nifty smart features like USB ports so you can charge your phone while on the go. Just note that to take full advantage of these bags’ USB port feature, you will need to buy your own battery bank in most cases – so check out our best power bank guide for tips. We’ve highlighted several of the best deals right now down below, but our favorite is on the ModernistLook Smart Pro rucksack. It was $135.99 but is now $99.99 at ModernistLook’s official store . It's featured on our best smart bags page and is a solid pick-up even when it isn't discounted. The best Travel Tuesday smart bag deals 40L Flight Approved Carry-on Backpack: was $49.99 now $35.98 at...

Five Nights At Freddy's , the film of the popular gaming franchise, could have an impact beyond giving audiences some good scares. The film was released to streaming on Peacock at the same time as it premiered in movie theaters, and that doesn't appear to have damaged its box office at all: according to Blumhouse boss Jason Blum, who posted on X, " FNAF is the BIGGEST Blumhouse film of ALL-TIME". It's also Peacock's biggest ever launch . Not bad for a movie with a reportedly titchy $20m budget. Variety says it shattered multiple box office records on its opening weekend, making "a killing in its box office debut with $80 million in North America and $132 million globally." According to Boxoffice Pro chief analyst Shawn Robbins, "every studio should be taking note." Maybe we don't have to choose between movies coming to streaming only, or being exclusively at theaters for months. Maybe. Can other genres learn lessons from FNAF? I...

If you're looking for a Cyber Monday 65-inch TV deal then you're in the right place. Cyber Monday deals are here, following hot on the heels of Black Friday, and there are some fantastic discounts available on some of the best TVs .  Such as? Well, you'll find OLED, QLED and mini-LED models from brands including Samsung, Sony, LG, Hisense and TCL – all the big beasts, essentially. That doesn't mean you'll have to spend a fortune, though. Some of the best Cyber Monday 65-inch TV deals we've found include the TCL S4 S-Class 4K TV for $349.99 at Best Buy in the US and the Hisense A6K 4K TV for £449 at Currys in the UK, which means you don't have to shell out big bucks for a big screen. We'll be continuously updating this page throughout Cyber Monday, using our extensive knowledge of the TV market and our deals-hunting prowess to find you the best deals. So scroll down to see what's on offer and check back in regularly. Cyber Monday 65-inch TV dea...

Cyber Monday PC deals are here – so don't worry if you missed out on the Black Friday rush, because there are still plenty of excellent discounts to be snapped up. You can find Cyber Monday deals on virtually every type of tech right now, and that includes desktop PCs, so we've compiled all the discounts we could find on the best computers money can buy and listed them here for your browsing convenience. Whether you're looking for one of the best gaming PCs , the best all-in-one computers , or the best business computers , we've got you covered. Big retailers like Amazon and Best Buy in the US, and Currys in the UK, are keeping the deals rolling after Black Friday weekend with their own Cyber Monday sales, and this will be your last chance this year to nab some of these cut-price PCs. Depending on what kind of PC you’re looking for, some of the latest models can get a bit pricey. So please, scroll down for the best Cyber Monday PC deals we've found, and bookma...