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Report: Android ransomware is posing as a coronavirus tracking app

As we see more and more people desperate for information on the spread of the coronavirus, there will undoubtedly be people looking to profiteer from an information vacuum. According to a new report, one Android app masquerading as a coronavirus update application is in fact ransomware. Security firm DomainTools has unearthed an app called “CovidLock” that claims to be a coronavirus tracking…
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GamingNews

Xbox Series X’s ‘Quick Resume’ demo is better than magic

Microsoft is showing off many of the details of its upcoming next-gen console in the lead up to that system’s holiday release. And one of the key new features it’s demonstrating is the Xbox Series X’s Quick Resume technology. This enables you to continue playing…
ComputersNews

Windows 10 now runs on 1 billion devices

Windows 10 is now running on over 1 billion monthly active devices, just six months after passing the 900 million device milestone. Microsoft has been consistently adding 100 million active Windows 10 devices every six months over the past two years. Windows 10 also passed…
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Darkroom photo editor for iPhone and iPad rebuilt with major performance improvements...

The popular Darkroom photo editing app for iPhone and iPad has been updated this weekend with major under-the-hood performance improvements. This includes a rebuilt depth engine, RAW editing improvements, and much more. The Darkroom developers say that the rendering engine has been rebuilt to “dramatically improve the performance, stability, and reliability” of photo editing in the app. The…
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AI & RoboticsNews

The emergence of the professional AI risk manager

When the 1970s and 1980s were colored by banking crises, regulators from around the world banded together to set international standards on how to manage financial risk. Those standards, now known as the Basel standards, define a common framework and taxonomy on how risk should be measured and managed. This led to the rise of professional financial risk managers, which was my first job. The…
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MobileNews

Oppo Find X2 Pro Hands-on: Super-smooth but super-samey?

The Chinese brand Oppo might not be a household name in the West, but devices like the Find X2 Pro could potentially help change that thanks to a mix of impressive specifications and super-smooth performance. Oppo more or less burst on to the scene in most enthusiasts’ eyes with the original Find X back in 2018. It was a genuinely revolutionary product, with a design that helped push smartphone…
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