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Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability — attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched

Nightmare Eclipse drops ShieldBreak, another Windows zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability, but Microsoft has rushed quickly to block it with Defender

Tom’s Hardware

Hands-on with AltTabby, Stardock's replacement for the Windows 11 Alt+Tab experience

Stardock's AltTabby brings customizable views, search, and smart grouping to the Windows 11 Alt+Tab experience. I went hands-on with the brand-new app.

Windows Central

Fake Microsoft Call Leads to Gold Bar Pickup: Elaborate Scam Victims Lose Over $100M

A fake Microsoft pop-up scam has defrauded older New Yorkers of over $100M (£74M). Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from this sophisticated cybercrime targeting the elderly.

International Business Times UK

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New research shows Windows 11 keeps undermining basic browser choice with harmful design tactics

A survey from the Browser Choice Alliance says Windows 11 makes changing default browsers harder than it should be. Most users want one‑click control, but many report resets, prompts, and links opening in Edge anyway.

Windows Central

Landmark Trial Over Teen Mental Health and Social Media Design Opens in Oakland After Appeals Court Clears the Way

A federal trial over social media design and teen mental health opens in Oakland after the Ninth Circuit dismissed Meta's appeal and refused a delay.

Medical Daily

Microsoft Edge’s new sign-in option is a quiet admission of defeat on mobile

You will soon be able to sign into Microsoft Edge with an Apple account. The feature lets iPhone users sync bookmarks and history without needing a Microsoft account.

Windows Central

Federal Court Rejects Meta and TikTok Immunity, Big Techs To Face Over 3,000 Youth Addiction Lawsuits

The 9th Circuit Court has rejected Meta and TikTok's appeal, allowing over 3,000 lawsuits to proceed, challenging the companies' use of platform features that allegedly harm minors

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Meta, TikTok, Google and Snap Just Lost a Major Court Battle— and Must Face More Than 3,000 Lawsuits Over Addictive Platforms Targeting Young Users

A U.S. appeals court has given the green light for thousands of lawsuits against leading social media companies Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Alphabet’s Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), ByteDance’s TikTok, and Snap Inc’s Snapchat (NYSE:SNAP).

Benzinga

Microsoft isn't scrapping its unwanted OneDrive Photos app; it's just giving you a way to get rid of it

Microsoft plans to release its OneDrive Photos app that rolled out accidentally, but the tech giant will let you uninstall it and have options for admins to manage the app.

Windows Central

We now know exactly when uBlock Origin will stop working on Microsoft Edge

You will soon have to find an alternative to uBlock Origin on Microsoft Edge. Microsoft just confirmed the cutoff for the MV2, which is essential for certain extensions.

Windows Central

“‘We’re fixing that," Microsoft admits error that caused new OneDrive Photos app to appear on millions of Windows 11 PCs

Microsoft has confirmed that it accidentally rolled out a new OneDrive Photos app for Windows 11more broadly than it intended.

Windows Central

Quote of the day by Sundar Pichai: Wear your failures as a badge of honor. They are proof that you tried something hard

Sundar Pichai perceives failures as evidence of courageously tackling challenging ventures, reflecting on his inspiring journey from Chennai to becoming the CEO of Google. Joining the tech giant in 2004, he spearheaded the Chrome browser's development. His ascent to CEO of both Google and Alphabet showcases a steadfast spirit and…

The Times of India

New Mexico Judge Rules Meta's Platforms Are a Public Nuisance and Orders $567 Million for Teen Mental Health

A New Mexico judge found Facebook and Instagram a public nuisance and ordered Meta to fund $567 million in youth mental health care.

Medical Daily

x64 port of Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a arrives — you can now run this seminal 1990 word processor natively in Windows 11

A developer has ported 1990's Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a to x64 so it can run natively on Windows 11 PC systems.

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Amazon cracks down on 'CPU waste' among engineers as agentic AI crunch intensifies — CPU demand makes low-utilization EC2 instances a hot commodity [Updated]

Amazon Web Services is telling engineers to slow down on EC2 usage as it struggles to meet CPU capacity demand for external customers.

International Business Times

Lawmakers From Meta's Biggest Market Want Zuckerberg To Apologize After Restricting a Post From Its PM

A parliamentary committee threatened to recommend stripping the company of its safe harbor protections unless Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologizes over the temporary restriction of a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Times of India

US judge compares Meta to 'public nuisance,' orders $567m payout over child harm

Meta has been ordered to pay another $567 million by a US judge over allegations that its social media platforms exposed children to harmful content and failed to adequately protect young users.

France 24

Social media giant Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety ruling

A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than $500 million, finding the social media company created a public nuisance and harmed children. The ruling follows a March jury verdict awarding the state $375 million after finding Meta liable for exposing children to online predators and other…

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The Independent UK

Meta to pay $1bn for harming children with Facebook and Instagram

The ruling is another setback for Meta, which faces an avalanche of lawsuits from thousands of families of children harmed by social media

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom

Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and Facebook

Windows Central

Microsoft is testing deeper Phone Link integration in Windows 11, but does anyone actually use it?

Microsoft is testing Start menu previews for Phone Link and customizable search controls in Windows 11. Here is a look at the latest preview build features.

Android Central

Never lost: rumors claim a 'Pixel Tag' is on the way from Google to keep tabs on your stuff

Google is rumored to have a tracker on the way called the "Pixel Tag" to help users keep track of their belongings.

Reason

Retaliation Lawsuit Against Google by Ex-Employee Who Engaged in Anti-Israel Protests Can Go Forward in Part, Dismissed in Part

Some excerpts from Judge Jesse Furman (S.D.N.Y.) Wednesday in Skaf v. Google LLC: Skaf, an Arab woman, was employed by… The post Retaliation Lawsuit Against Google by Ex-Employee Who Engaged in Anti-Israel Protests Can Go Forward in Part, Dismissed in Part appeared first on Reason.com.

Windows Central

Microsoft plans to fix Windows 11's slow context menus with major overhaul designed to improve performance and reliability: New compact menu design will be faster and user customizable

A new feature coming soon to Windows 11 will overhaul the context menu system on Windows 11 with a new compact design that users can customize themsevles.

The Guardian - US

Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee lawyers tell jury

In opening statements, state argued Meta’s own research showed it harmed teens while firm’s attorneys pointed to transparency

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