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Updated policies focus on three areas, with videos of the following types now banned: Challenges that encourage acts that have an inherent risk of severe physical harm Pranks that make victims believe they’re in physical danger Pranks that cause emotional distress to children There are two ways to look at this decision, positively and negatively. Let’s start with the negative. It could be argued YouTube is restricting content too much, and how will the company properly determine if a prank is potentially harmful or not....

Major brands like McDonalds and Starbucks pulled out from the platform, resulting in a huge decrease in income for many creators. Google then implemented a way for advertisers to exclude certain types of videos, causing further drops. It was far from a perfect system, and some YouTubers saw videos that were fairly benign unmonetized. This happened with little explanation from Google, and it was difficult to know which videos would lose revenue....

It seems Intel will be charging more for the 12th generation than last year’s 11th generation Rocket Lake CPUs. However, the new Alder Lake family will undercut the price of AMD’s flagship, the Ryzen 9 5950X. However, there is an important consideration to make when looking at the price of Alder Lake CPUs. Specifically, these processors only work on new motherboards with an LGA 1700 socket. In other words, manufacturers will need to also purchase the new motherboards, which go on sale on November 19....

Azure cloud services are top-rated. For those considering using them, we will tell you about the main advantages of these services, thanks to which they have become the choice of many people and companies. In particular, we are talking about business at different levels. Why cloud technology has become so popular First of all, it is worth answering the question of what is meant by this term. We are talking about interconnected remote servers using Internet technologies, which frees up the local server or user’s computer for more specialized tasks and information....

APT refers to a continuous and often difficult to detect attack that targets a specific entity. It’s often a sign of a nation state attack, though Qihoo only says it’s by a ‘known APT actor’. Researchers say malware has been deployed in live attacks through the use of Office documents. As soon as the user opens the document, exploit code and malware are loaded from a remote server. It uses reflective DLL loading, a UAC bypass, fileless execution and steganography to achieve its goals....

According to Adobe, the updates are available on Windows and macOS versions of Acrobat DC, Acrobat Reader DC, Acrobat 2017, Reader 2017, Acrobat 2015 and Reader 2015. Looking at the critical flaws, the company says they would give bad actors the ability to run arbitrary code executions on the services. “Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user,” the software giant warns. Adobe’s monthly patch is later than normal....

The world’s largest cloud service provider has released ONNX-MXNet, an open source package based on Python. It is designed to import ONNX deep learning models into the Apache MXNet. By leveraging the ONNX format in MXNet, developers can create and train intelligent models. Support for other frameworks include Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit, Caffe2, and PyTorch. These models can be imported into MXNet to run on the platform’s optimized scalable engine....

DigiTimes reports Cupertino is exploring MacBook adoption of ARM. Specifically, Apple is working on an ARM powered MacBook that is being developed under the codename Star. Apple has been running its MacBook hardware on Intel processors since moving from PowerPC in 2006. What’s interesting about the company’s ARM plans is that Apple makes its own processors. Microsoft teamed with Qualcomm for its Windows 10 on ARM, using the company’s Snapdragon processors....

According to angry iOS developers who have received the pushy messages, Apple is giving them 30 days to update apps. Specifically, this is for dev’s whose apps have “not been updated in a significant amount of time”. It seems Apple will remove apps that are out of date and do not meet this deadline. Many developers are complaining about Apple’s stance and feel the company has surprised them with this tactic....

Indeed, some aspects of the Asus Zen AiO 27 is very similar to the Studio 2. It has a monitor that can be custom positioned by the user up to 45 degrees. Tilting the display down is possible up to five degrees and upwards by fifteen degrees. Sadly, the Asus Zen AiO 27 is not as aesthetically pleasing as Microsoft’s Surface creations. Sure, looks are objective, but the Surface Studio 2 looks more premium....

The Skype integration will go live in BMW’s current in-car infotainment system. This will allow Skype for Business users to take and make calls, conduct meetings, and perform other tasks in their vehicle. BMW adds that it plans to introduce Office 365 communications features in its BMW 5 Series range later this year. The automotive giant employs an infotainment system called ConnectedDrive. Among the Skype features coming to the system is the ability to join meetings and receive alerts about meetings....

The Swiss government decided today to ban all gatherings with 1,000 individuals until March 15 to mitigate the spread of the virus. As a result, the Hallenstadion event can’t legally take place, and thousands will be left with hotels or airlines refusing refunds. There are currently 46 reported cases of COVID-19 in Switzerland, 9 of which were diagnosed in Zurich. Though many come away from the virus unscathed, the risk to those with respiratory conditions and potential for productivity disruption is too high....

The PC market is nowhere near what it was, but it is largely holding steady in recent years. Dell suggests the upgrade to Windows 11 and enterprises buying new hardware has resulted in a record-breaking July to September quarter. Dell points to demand for commercial PCs and workstations, while high-end PCs are also doing well. This suggests the business community has given the company the boost. However, the company also says its gaming output also saw growth....

The users login As guest account can’t access files on other accounts, can’t make any changes to system settings. Like create new user account, or create a password for the account. In Windows 10, Microsoft has moved almost all user account settings to the new Settings app, but there is no option under the Accounts section of Settings to enable the guest account. The Settings app only allows you to create local or Microsoft accounts....

If Emotet can enter the network it can then spread onto devices currently connected to the network. Researchers say the new attack method that can make Emotet more dangerous. The malware is already widespread and made a return back in September. “With this newly discovered loader-type used by Emotet, a new threat vector is introduced to Emotet’s capabilities,” said James Quinn, threat researcher and malware analyst for Binary Defense, in a Friday analysis....

Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been a concern for Facebook for some time. In January, the company published its planned privacy changes to comply with the new regulation. Facing regulatory pressure and trying to manage the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook announced it will shut down “Partner Categories”. This service allowed Facebook to gather ad data based on information procured by third-party data brokers. In other words, the company plans to stop third-parties from data mining its service and selling the user information....

The company says it gets tens of thousands of government data requests each year. These include warrants to search data, pressure to restrict content, and subpoenas. In the United States, requests through the first six months of this year increased 26% compared to the closing six months of 2016. Facebook started giving data to governments in 2013. Since then, the number of requests in the US has been on an upward trend, nearly tripling in four years....

“Here at Mozilla, it’s our mission to ensure that the Internet is an open and accessible resource that puts people first,” said Chief R & D officer Sean White in a blog post. “Currently, the world can browse the open web using our fast and privacy-focused Firefox browser, but continuing that mission in a rapidly changing world means constantly investing our time and resources into new and emerging technologies – and realities....

To aid users, Microsoft is introducing new features that help you automatically recover your account. Under the changes, you can now recover your account, username, or password with an alternate email or phone number. This has the knock-on effect of making it easier to get your account back from hackers. You can get access back directly from your Xbox, without requiring phone call support. However, to mitigate the danger in the first place, the company will start prompting users to update their security information and take steps to make their account safe....

Elizabeth Hamren drove the marketing efforts for Oculus, working there for almost two years. She will now be instrumental in consumer launch of the Microsoft HoloLens. The Mixed Reality Push The information comes from an internal email sent to The Verge. Hamren will also be marketing mixed reality Windows headsets in general, says CVP Yusuf Mehdi: “I am thrilled to announce that after a thorough search, we have found an ideal leader in Elizabeth Hamren, the former CMO of Oculus VR at Facebook,” he writes....