T-Mobile announces another data breach, impacting 37 million accounts

From The Verge: T-Mobile has revealed the company’s second major breach in less than two years, admitting that a hacker was able to obtain customer data, including names, birth dates, and phone numbers, from 37 million accounts. The telecom giant said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that it...

35,000 PayPal accounts hacked, and users could’ve prevented it

From PC World: Another day, another major security breach. Following in the footstep of Twitter and Experian, on Thursday PayPal began notifying nearly 35,000 users that their accounts were breached between December 6 and 8. What’s different here is the method attackers used to crack the accounts...

Google Cuts 12,000 Jobs Amid Economic Pressure

From CNET: Google is cutting 12,000 jobs in a bid to ride out economic difficulties, the company said Friday.

The jobs cuts -- the largest since the company's founding in 1998 -- will affect workers across different product areas, functions, levels and regions throughout Google parent company...

Nvidia's New RTX 40 GPU Dies Seem to Fix Bug, Likely Won't Cut Price

From Tom's Hardware: Earlier this week it transpired that Nvidia had begun to use new revisions of its AD103 and AD104 graphics processors for GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 4070 add-in-boards (AIBs). Some thought the new revisions might reduce power consumption and/or increase yields, which could...

Microsoft will stop selling Windows 10 licenses in a few days

From PC World: If you’re interested in building a Windows 10 PC running Windows 10, you’d better hurry — Microsoft will stop directly selling Windows 10 licenses by the end of the month.

According to notices posted to the Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Workstation pages on Microsoft’s site, Microsoft...

Amazon to Shut Down Charity Donation Program AmazonSmile

From CNET: Amazon said Wednesday it plans to shut down AmazonSmile, its charity donation program, by next month, as it looks for ways to cuts costs.

The program, launched in 2013, doled out a percentage of shoppers' purchases to eligible charities, donating more than $377 million globally since its...

Apple's M2 Pro and Max Repeat a Successful Chip Upgrade Strategy

From CNET: With its new M2 Pro and M2 Max processors, Apple's is repeating a formula that worked well for its earlier M1 designs. By bolting some extra circuitry onto an efficient foundation, Apple can offer a significant upgrade to its new M2-based MacBook Pro laptops without a chip overhaul...

Samsung Teases Galaxy S23 Will Set New 'Standard for Innovation'

From PC Mag: Samsung is looking to build some excitement ahead of its Feb. 1 Galaxy Unpacked event. TM Roh, president and head of Samsung’s MX business, said in a blog post that the company "will introduce two devices that set the new premium standard for innovation."

Just what is he talking about...

Microsoft set to lay off thousands of employees

From The Verge: Microsoft is preparing to announce job cuts tomorrow. Sky News reports that thousands of roles will be cut, with the software giant said to be looking at cutting around 5 percent of its workforce. With more than 220,000 employees at Microsoft, that could mean more than 10,000 layoffs...

Best Seat in the House – CORSAIR Launches TC100 RELAXED Gaming Chair

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced the newest addition to its growing lineup of gaming chairs. Debuting the new RELAXED Series, the CORSAIR TC100 RELAXED offers wider seating and ergonomic contact points for the support you need to sit in comfort for hours, available in either soft...

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