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AT&T warns users of data breach impacting millions, resets millions of passcodes AT&T warns users of data breach impacting millions, resets millions of passcodes 01:58 AT&T said it has begun notifying millions of customers about the theft of personal data recently discovered online.The telecommunications giant said Saturday that a dataset found on the “dark web” contains information such as Social Security numbers for about 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and 65.4 million former account holders.The company said it has already reset the passcodes of current users and will be communicating with account holders whose sensitive personal information was compromised.…
Andy: Yeah, it’s a great question. I think today artificial intelligence is certainly capturing all of the buzz, but what I think is just as buzzworthy is augmented intelligence. So let’s start by defining the two. So artificial intelligence refers to machines mimicking human cognition. And when we think about customer experience, there’s really no better example of that than chatbots or virtual assistants. Technology that allows you to interact with the brand 365 24/7 at any time that you need, and it’s mimicking the conversations that you would normally have with a live human customer service representative. Augmented intelligence…
A lot’s happening, and seemingly slowly changing in the world of mobile tech. AI is rapidly growing in popularity, soon to be a big part of all of our smartphones, AR/VR headsets are becoming ever so mainstream…And now we’re hearing that both Samsung and Apple might be preparing to launch smart rings this year.Two heavy hitters in the mobile tech world, with their own smartwatch products – the Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch – might be about to release products that directly compete?Knowing Apple, that was hard for me to believe. The Apple Watch is not only the most popular…
ASML Photolithographers have a limited set of tools at their disposal to make smaller designs, and for decades, the type of light used in the machine was the most critical. In the 1960s, machines used beams of visible light. The smallest features this light could draw on the chip were fairly large—a bit like using a marker to draw a portrait. Then manufacturers began using smaller and smaller wavelengths of light, and by the early 1980s, they could make chips with ultraviolet light. Nikon and Canon were the industry leaders. ASML, founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of Philips in…
Are you bummed out that the Galaxy A55 5G won’t be coming to the US? Don’t be, for not one but two retailers give you consolation offers on last year’s mid-ranger, which is just as good. You can now snag the Galaxy A54 5G at Walmart in Awesome Black and score $110 in savings. Or, you can opt for Amazon’s limited-time deal on the Violet model and save $100 on your purchase.Both offers are exceptionally generous, even though they’re not the best ones we’ve ever come across. So, if you’re bargain hunting for a new unlocked Android phone, safely pick…
Can you think of a more impressive Samsung phone available today than the Galaxy Z Fold 5? Probably not, but whether you also consider this versatile Android powerhouse the best foldable money can buy in 2024 or not, its price point is without a doubt… a bit much.Fortunately, most major US retailers seem to have realized that pretty quickly, offering surprisingly hefty discounts on a number of different occasions since the Z Fold 5 made its commercial debut roughly eight months ago. The greatest deals with no strings attached were unsurprisingly available around Black Friday and Cyber Monday back in…
Towards the end of last year, WhatsApp dropped a neat little update that beefed up its privacy and security game: a secret code to lock down chats. This nifty tweak aimed to give users an added layer of privacy by hiding locked chats from plain sight and requiring a personal code for access. But for now, it is only available on primary devices. However, that might change soon.According to the go-to source for WhatsApp updates, WABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.8.4 update on the Google Play Store reveals something interesting: WhatsApp is cooking up a locked chats feature…
OpenAI continues to push the boundaries of AI tech. First, it released a tool that can conjure digital images with just a description. Then, it revealed Sora, a technology that generates Hollywood-quality motion videos. And now, it is stepping into the realm of voice recreation.The latest from OpenAI is a feature that reads text aloud in a remarkably human-like voice. This breakthrough in artificial intelligence marks a significant leap forward, but it also raises concerns about the potential for deepfake manipulation (via Bloomberg).The company has unveiled early results from testing this feature, offering demos, which you can listen to here.…
Released just a little over two months ago around the world, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is not only the best-selling member of Samsung’s latest high-end handset family but also quite possibly the best Android phone you can buy in 2024. As such, it’s certainly been a little surprising to see the 6.8-inch super-flagship discounted pretty steeply on a number of different occasions in recent weeks at a number of major US retailers.One of these is today outdoing itself (and everyone else) by combining the outright discount from the last couple of weeks with the free credit it offered when said…
During the past couple of weeks, we have enjoyed numerous iPhone 16 leaks, and some of them pointed toward a change in design. A couple of days ago, leaker Majin Bu posted alleged dummies of the iPhone 16 series, and around the same time, we got another leak detailing the expected iPhone 16 colors. The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will ditch their predecessor’s diagonally-aligned camera array The aforementioned iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus dummies featured vertically positioned cameras placed in an oval-shaped bump. This design was also seen in a leaked CAD render of the low-tier models of…
Have you always wanted to take your music listening experience to the next level? If so, you’ll need a good set of headphones for the job. But those typically come at a price not everyone can afford. Fortunately, Amazon UK now holds a limited-time deal on none other than Sony’s former flagship headphones, the WH-1000XM4. And, oh, what a deal this is! These incredible headphones have dropped to the best price we’ve ever encountered – a massive 43% price reduction – but only for a short while. Given that they usually cost as much as £350 at Amazon UK, their…
If you’ve been waiting for iOS 17.5 beta 1 to drop, you won’t have to wait that much longer. 9to5Mac says that information was shared on social media by a private account with a strong track record and this leaker says that iOS 17.5 with the build number of 21F5048f is coming soon. This account posted similar information in the past just before an update was released so it is possible that iOS 17.5 beta 1 will be offered by Apple this week.Apple launched iOS 17.4 on March 5th and that update included a number of changes connected to the…
The iPhone SE 4 “budget” model is going to look a lot different than the three iPhone SE models that preceded it. With the iPhone SE 3 based on the iPhone 8 and the iPhone SE 4 supposedly borrowing from the iPhone 14’s looks, we should see a much larger 6.1-inch OLED display on the upcoming unit which is expected to be released in 2025. That would compare to the 4.7-inch LCD display on the iPhone SE 3.In addition, the Touch ID and home button will disappear on the iPhone SE 4, replaced by the notch (which is notch dead…
Huawei is expected to unveil its new photography-focused (no pun intended) flagship P70 series on April 2nd and it seems that per Gizmochina, the P70, P70 Pro, and the P70 Art have all been benchmarked by Geekbench. The one model that seems to have escaped the testing was the P70 Pro+. The P70 (model number ALT-AL10) had a single-core score of 1243 and a multi-core score of 3840. The P70 Pro (ALN-A80) tallied 1348 and 4114 for its single-core and multi-core scores respectively. The P70 Art (MNA-AL00) scored 1784 (single-core) and 4589 (multi-core).The benchmark tests did shine some light on the…
According to the Galaxy Club, Samsung is going to add a new model to the two foldable phones it has been selling over the last few years. This year, we could see Samsung release the Galaxy Z Flip 6, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra. The regular Galaxy Z Fold 6 will carry model number SM-F956 while the Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra will carry a model number of SM-F958. Samsung uses an “8” as the last digit for the model number of its Ultra devices. For example, the Galaxy S24 Ultra…
Looking for a new, powerful iPad that you can use for work and entertainment and is available at a discounted price? While finding such a slate could be challenging, as Apple’s iPads are incredible but also pretty expensive, we stumbled upon a sweet deal that lets you do exactly that.We are happy to report that the 5th Generation iPad Air with 256GB of storage space is on sale at a massive $149 price cut on Amazon. This means you now have the chance to snatch one for 20% off its price. All you need to do is tap the deal…