Your Car's Driving Assistance Tech Isn't Meant to Be Used Alone—Here's Why

“But we also see clear differences among the three owner populations. It’s possible that system design and marketing are adding to these misconceptions.” “This has proven effective with moving obstacles like bicycles, pedestrians, and other vehicles. Sergii Iaremenko / Science Photo Library / Getty Images Can drivers trust that the car can handle the situations it faces? Artur Debat / Getty Images “Autonomous vehicles depend on a slew of sensors to react....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Molly Bishop

Your Computer Hardware May Be Leaking Data About You

The new technique works well both on PCs and mobile devices. Nearly all major websites support it. The GPU issue is just one more “option” for people trying to track you, Gwinn said. Westend61 / Getty Images There are many other more permissive things (Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, etc. “Chrome (Google), Edge (MS), will probably do nothing. Third-party plugins will also likely take on this issue and provide protection.” Михаил Руденко / Getty Images...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Terry Lynch

Your Easiest Way to Update LibreOffice

Here are your easiest ways to set and apply automatic or manual updates. Instructions in this article apply to LibreOffice 6.0 or higher. How to Update LibreOffice Automatically This method is your easiest option for updating LibreOffice. Automatic updates should be the default. you’ve got the option to double-check your parameters to confirm Automatic updates are selected. Both automatic and manual updates for LibreOffice require an online connection. In theToolsmenu, chooseOptions....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Luis Santiago

Your Employer Can Auto-Enroll You in Their 401(k) Plan Next Year. Here's Why

Read more:About to Retire? SECURE 2.0 didn’t introduce the idea of automatic enrollment. Will my retirement contribution amount automatically increase? And the year after that, it would bump up to 5%, and so on. That doesn’t mean you have to contribute the percentage that’s set up for you, though. Is my employer required to follow these retirement plan changes? The mandatory components of SECURE 2.0 only apply to retirement plans established after December 29, 2022....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Logan Carter

Your Facebook App Might Still Track You, Even After Being Told Not to

In-app browsers allow people to visit websites without leaving their apps. At minimum, people should not be using in-app browsers to enter any sensitive or confidential information. The discovery doesn’t surpriseGeorge Gerchow, Chief Security Officer and Senior Vice President of IT atSumo Logic. boonchai wedmakawand / Getty Images Momo Productions / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 53 words · Mark Wall

Your Free Social Media Costs Way More Than You Think

Anew studyshows that social media sites have a huge carbon footprint. “But, facilities are often built with long-term power purchase agreements in place for non-renewable energy. A hugely popular site with hyper-efficient data centers might still create more atmospheric pollution than an inefficient-yet-unpopular service. Austin Distel / Unsplash Still, the numbers are interesting. Keep Cool Data centers burn a lot of power. You’re running bank upon bank of computers, all of which need to be kept cool....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Rebecca Tucker

Your Future Road Trips Could Be in the Metaverse Thanks to VR

Passengers can use games and apps that synchronize with live ride information. And VR in your car could be a productivity boost, some experts say. There’s a really great fit between the average commute and the average duration of a VR session." holoride Enthusiasts often describe the metaverse as a version of the Internet which is an immersive virtual world. I couldn’t be more excited for riders to finally enjoy the thrills of the Motorverse for themselves....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Michael Dean

Your Guide to Streaming Every Spielberg Movie: From Jaws to The Fabelmans

Since then, he has directed a total of 36 features. Except forDuel(which was a made-for-TV movie), this list is limited to Spielbergs feature films.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 24 words · Patricia Pierce

Your Hard Drive May One Day Use Diamonds for Storage

Its part of an ongoing effort to use the strange effects of quantum mechanics to hold information. Quantum Memories Researchers have long hypothesized that diamonds could be used as a quantum storage medium. “This is equivalent to all the mobile data distributed in the world in one day.” manley099 / Getty Images Bader said this diamond memory approach relies on storing the qubit as a nuclear spin. Promising Research Diamonds are only one way in which quantum computers could store data....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Jesse Jones

Your Hospital Data Has Been Breached and You Feel Sick About It: What to Do Right Now

You scan the form letter with dread: Yep, it’s happened again. Your hospital data was compromised. Hospitals seem like a target for only the most heartless attacker. “That’s why the hackers are targeting [health care] and the hospital companies.” “Hospital and medical environments are generally distributed, and very hard to secure,” Bruemmer said. The threat landscape isn’t going to improve over time. And cybercriminals are even leaning on new advances inartificial intelligence....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Heidi Mack

Your iPhone May Be Able to Accept Direct Payments Soon

Apple has so far declined to comment on the possible feature in any way. Westend61 / Getty Images Westend61 / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 22 words · Bradley Cooper

Your iPhone Will Soon Protect You From Data-Stealing Apps

Its similar to the already-existing Safari Privacy Report, only it doesnt apply just to the web. It applies to every app on your deviceincluding Apples own apps. This will tell you whether the app has contacted tracking services or other unexpected places on the internet. Apple App Privacy Report is a comprehensive collection of exactly what apps are getting up to behind the scenes. Privacy Shaming What difference will this make?...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Justin Stokes

Your Kindle Likely Taps Into Fossil Fuels. Amazon Wants to Measure the Emissions

Amazon knows that the devices it sells run mostly on carbon-emitting power. The Carbon Trust unveiled the effort last week. So does creating devices with more efficient batteries. They join the Echo Show 15, Fire TV Stick and Kindle Paperwhite, which already have the badge. Still, the company found that paper was the most universally recyclable packaging currently available. The methodology for doing this is still being developed. The standard doesn’t take into account the carbon emissions involved in manufacturing or shipping devices....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Brian Hampton