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The super-fast evolution of the JDK between versions 12 and 21 has made the learning curve of modern Java steeper, and increased the time needed to learn it.

Java Coding Problems will make your learning journey quicker and increase your willingness to try Java’s new features by explaining the correct practices and decisions related to complexity, performance, readability, and more. The book takes you through Java’s latest features but doesn’t always advocate the use of new solutions -- instead, it focuses on revealing the trade-offs involved in deciding what the best solution is for a certain problem.

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New research from Top10VPN has captured and analyzed the network traffic of the 100 most popular free VPNs on Google's Play Store and reviewed their source code.

The findings are rather worrying, showing that 88 percent suffer some kind of data leak (IP, DNS, WebRTC) with 17 percent affected by multiple leaks.

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Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 19 beta 3, and the video editing software now supports Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite processor, optimized for Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs. This powerful integration is designed specifically for Windows ARM platform.

The Snapdragon X Elite, an all-in-one CPU, NPU, and GPU, promises to transform the video editing landscape by boosting the performance of DaVinci’s Neural AI Engine. This upgrade leads to a notable increase in efficiency, with AI-driven tasks like the magic mask seeing performance speeds up to 4.7 times faster, and smart reframe functionalities doubling in speed.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Python Essentials For Dummies is a quick reference to all the core concepts in Python, the multifaceted general-purpose language used for everything from building websites to creating apps.

This book gets right to the point, with no excess review, wordy explanations, or fluff, making it perfect as a desk reference on the job or as a brush-up as you expand your skills in related areas. Focusing on just the essential topics you need to know to brush up or level up your Python skill, this is the reliable little book you can always turn to for answers.

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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