Best Windows apps this week
Five-hundred-and-ninety-eight in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days.
Microsoft has reopened the Windows 10 beta channel after nearly three years of inactivity. It has done so to test new features before they land in Windows 10 Stable. No word on those features though.
GDPR -- easy as ABC with DLP
Regulation, compliance, and security always entwine themselves into modern day discussions around the latest innovations and technological advancements. Most recently, the fanfare around AI has quickly given rise to conversations about how it is impacting companies’ ability to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
GDPR demands that companies stick within data guardrails, yet 100 percent compliance can often seem like a thin tightrope on which companies must balance. Fortunately, various technologies exist that can help with this, such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP).
How the rise of large graphical models can give enterprises a crystal ball [Q&A]
A new AI technology is emerging alongside LLMs -- Large graphical models (LGMs). An LGM is a probabilistic model that uses a graph to represent the conditional dependence structure between a set of random variables.
Organizations can use LGMs to model the likelihood of different outcomes based on many internal and external variables.
Apple commits to at least five years of security updates for iPhones
In order to comply with the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act in the UK, Apple says it will provide security updates for iPhones for a minimum of five years.
While Apple has not previously abandoned iPhone users and left them with insecure devices -- in fact, the company has been known to release updates for very old handsets in extraordinary circumstances -- it has never previously committed to any particular period of support.
DuckDuckGo AI Chat gives anonymous and private access to GPT-3.5, Claude 3, Llama 3 and Mixtral
For all of the excitement currently surrounding artificial intelligence, there are also a lot of concerns. Not only are people worried about the power of AIs, but there is also a great deal of apprehension about the privacy and security of ChatGPT and other tools of its ilk.
Stepping up with a solution is privacy-centric firm DuckDuckGo. With the newly launched DuckDuckGo AI Chat, it offers "anonymous access to popular AI models, including GPT-3.5, Claude 3, and open-source Llama 3 and Mixtral". There is also the promise that chats will not be used to train AI models.
HTC teases new Android smartphone
In a recent Facebook post, HTC Taiwan has stirred up excitement among Android enthusiasts with a teaser for its upcoming smartphone. The post hints at a significant unveiling slated for June 12, 2024, at 8 AM, encouraging fans to "lock htc.com" for the latest updates. On X (formerly Twitter), the company also shares a hashtag of #ALLFORU.
The brief yet suggestive announcement has left many speculating about the features and advancements the "new HTC 2024" might offer. While details remain scarce, the anticipation builds as HTC aims to regain its foothold in the competitive smartphone market. Historically known for pioneering features in the smartphone realm, industry watchers are eager to see what innovative elements HTC will introduce next.
Google Messages introduces emergency texting with RCS to contact 911
Google has launched a new feature in Google Messages that enables users to text 911 using Rich Communication Services (RCS). This functionality will first be available in U.S. regions that currently lack text-to-911 capabilities, in collaboration with emergency technology company RapidSOS.
Elmar Weber, General Manager at Android and Business Communications, emphasized the utility of this feature, stating, "Calling 911 in emergency situations isn’t always possible. This is why, in partnership with RapidSOS, we're rolling out the ability to text 911 with RCS."
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TCL TAB 10 NXTPAPER 5G Android tablet lands at Verizon Wireless
As the summer travel season ramps up, with over 212 million American adults planning vacations, Verizon Wireless introduces a new travel partner: the TCL TAB 10 NXTPAPER 5G tablet.
The TAB 10 NXTPAPER 5G sports a 10-inch nano-etched display that minimizes glare through adaptive brightness and color tone adjustments, ensuring a comfortable viewing experience. Here are more reasons that TCL says makes this tablet is a must-have for summer travelers:
Ransomware victims unable to recover over 40 percent of affected data
Ransomware remains an ongoing threat for organizations and is the largest single cause of IT outages and downtime as 41 percent of data is compromised during a cyberattack, according to the latest Veeam 2024 Ransomware Trends Report.
The report, based on 1,200 responses from organizations that have faced a security incident, reveals that only 57 percent of the compromised data is usually recovered, leaving organizations vulnerable to substantial data loss and negative business impacts as a result.
Camtasia 2024 embraces AI to improve workflow and simplify video creation
Michigan-based TechSmith has launched Camtasia 2024, a major new release of its professional screen recording and video editing tool for Mac and Windows.
The new release aims to streamline video creation and production through several new AI-powered features, including dynamic captions. The addition of these features has also seen the package split into three product tiers, with AI features restricted to Create and Pro plans only.
1Password's Extended Access Management aims to secure modern workforces
The work landscape has changed enormously in recent years with hybrid and remote working now becoming the norm. This makes it harder for businesses to secure their systems as there's no longer a clearly defined network perimeter.
1Password now has an Extended Access Management feature that helps organizations to secure every sign-in to every application from every device.
Proton Pass comes to macOS and Linux
As promised, Proton has released Proton Pass desktop apps for macOS and Linux. With this addition, the password manager now has an app on all major platforms including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS/iPadOS, and ChromeOS (via Android app).
For macOS users, the launch includes a new standalone native Safari browser extension. This extension enhances the functionality of Safari’s built-in password manager by enabling users to sync their logins across different browsers and devices, providing increased convenience and security for those using macOS’s default browser.
UK tech execs want more government oversight of AI
Research from IT consultancy Zartis shows 72 percent of UK tech executives want more AI regulation, and almost a third (29 percent) want 'a lot more'.
The study, carried out by Censuswide, surveyed 100 senior technology executives in the UK and finds around 80 percent claim global government coordination of AI regulation is important to their company and 41 percent say it’s very important.
NVIDIA overtakes Apple as AI boom propels company value over $3 trillion
With its market value rocketing to $3.1 trillion, NVIDIA has become the second most valuable company in the world. A five percent rise in share prices pushed the chipmaker ahead of Apple, and now there is only Microsoft which is worth more than NVIDIA.
The soaring value of the firm is due in no small part to its heavy involvement and investment in AI. Having started life in the 1990s as a minor player in the graphic chip market, NVIDIA has ridden the artificial intelligence tidal wave.
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