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<p>The Defense Department today <a href=“https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3744695/usaf-test-pilot-school-and-darpa-announce-breakthrough-in-aerospace-machine-lea/” target=“_blank”>revealed</a> it successfully conducted real-world testing of an AI-controlled fighter jet that can pull off combat maneuvers.</p><p>The September test at California’s Edwards Air Force Base involved pitting the AI-controlled jet against a human-controlled F-16, <a href=“https://www.youtube.com/watch…
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<p><strong>UPDATE 4/19:</strong> LastPass says the attackers continue to try and phish users of the password manager. </p><p>In an email, the company told PCMag: “the bad actors behind the Crypto Chameleon phishing are continuing their campaign under a new IP address. We are taking steps to inform our customers on social media, added banners to the top of all our webpages and we are working on in-product messaging/alerts to flag the advanced phishing scam to our customers.”</p><p>The company add…
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<p>A <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-ransomware-protection” target=“_self”>ransomware</a> group has published data allegedly stolen from Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, in an effort to pressure the company into paying a second extortion demand.</p><p>Ransomhub on Monday posted screenshots from several files, which it claims come from 4TB of data stolen from Change Healthcare. One screenshot shows the full name, date of birth, address, and phone numbers of a pati…
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<p>SpaceX is preparing to shut down <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/starlink” target=“_self”>Starlink</a> for customers using the satellite internet service in countries outside its official “availability” zones. </p><p>On Tuesday, the company sent an email to users in Africa, where Starlink is still waiting to receive regulatory approval in several countries, including Zimbabwe and South Africa. </p><p>“If you are operating your Starlink Kit in an area other than areas designated as ’Ava…
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<p>The iPhone 15 helped Apple become the <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/news/iphone-15-helps-apple-finally-beat-samsung-in-smartphone-market-share” target=“_self”>leading</a> smartphone vendor in Q4, but the company has since lost the top spot amid competition from Samsung and Chinese vendors. </p><p>According to <a href=“https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS52032524” target=“_blank”>research firm IDC</a>, Samsung regained the number one ranking in the first quarter, likely because the…
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<p>Microsoft has finally resolved a two-year-old problem that prevented certain Windows 10 PCs from upgrading to <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/microsoft-windows-11” target=“_self”>Windows 11</a>. </p><p>In November 2021, the company discovered that some PCs triggered the <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/blue-screen-of-death” target=“_self”>Blue Screen of Death</a> when trying to install Windows 11. Microsoft tracked the problem to <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/up…
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<p>Roku has discovered a second effort to hijack thousands of user accounts, a month after the company disclosed a similar incident affecting over 15,000 users. </p><p>The second incident ensnared “approximately 576,000 additional accounts,” the company wrote in a <a href=“https://www.roku.com/blog/protecting-your-roku-account” target=“_blank”>blog post</a> on Friday. </p><p>However, the company itself wasn’t breached. Rather, the hackers appear to be using stolen email address and password com…
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<p>Best Buy plans on launching an AI-powered customer support service, a week after conducting <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/news/best-buys-geek-squad-hit-with-massive-layoffs” target=“_self”>mass layoffs</a> of Geek Squad employees. </p><p>Best Buy is developing the project using <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-updates-gemma-ai-models-but-still-hasnt-fixed-gemini” target=“_self”>Google’s Gemini AI models</a>, with the goal of launching the AI-powered “self-service” customer support…
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<p>The next time you shop for a new cell phone service or home internet plan, look out for the FCC’s mandated “broadband labels”—an easy way to understand the full costs. </p><p>As of April 10, all major internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile carriers in the US are <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-major-isps-will-need-to-display-broadband-labels-by-april” target=“_self”>required to start displaying the labels</a>, which are designed to make it simple to view all the fees and speeds…
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<p>AT&T is facing an avalanche of class-action lawsuits for last month’s <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/news/att-resets-millions-of-customer-passcodes-after-theyre-leaked-on-the-dark” target=“_self”>data leak</a>, which initially appeared to ensnare as many as 73 million users. </p><p>A week ago, we <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/news/att-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-leak-of-data-on-73m-customers” target=“_self”>reported</a> on one of the first class-action lawsuits stemming from the breach.…
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<p>A hacking group has been spotted possibly using an AI program such as <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/chatgpt” target=“_self”>ChatGPT</a>, Google’s Gemini, or <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/what-is-microsoft-copilot” target=“_self”>Microsoft Copilot</a> to help refine a <a href=“https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-malware-removal-and-protection-software” target=“_self”>malware</a> attack. </p><p>Security firm Proofpoint today published a report about the group, dubbed “TA54…
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