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Samsung halts sale of Galaxy Z TriFold after just 3 months If you haven't yet shelled out nearly $3,000 for a Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, you might have missed your chance. The company is winding down sales of the phone after it's been on the market in the US for less than two months, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Samsung will begin the phase-out by first endin...

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Cap'n Crunch Whistle and Secrets of the Little Blue Box "If it hadn't been for the Blue Boxes, there would have been no Apple. I'm 100% sure of that..." - Steve Jobs

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The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature Many biometric privacy laws across the country are clear: Companies need your affirmative consent before running face recognition on you.

Many consumers are VERY displeased with the new CCleaner 7 https://www.facebook.com/CCleanerGlobal. Despite the vast majority of consumers seeing CCleaner as a run-as-needed application, parent company Gen Digital https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094726820652 decided to split processing so part of it runs full time in the background as a service. Here's how to revert back to the last version 6 release you know and trust.

Reverting to CCleaner 6: What You Need to Know Any settings from your previous CCleaner 6 installation migrated to CCleaner 7 will be lost during this process. These settings cannot be restored when reinstalling CCleaner 6.

According to CNBC & The Verge:
Overview of the AWS Outage

Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a significant outage on October 20, 2025, affecting numerous websites and online services globally. The outage began at approximately 12:11 AM PT (3:11 AM ET) and was primarily linked to issues with AWS's DynamoDB database service.
Impacted Services

The outage disrupted a wide range of platforms, including:
Service Type
Amazon.com E-commerce
Snapchat Social Media
Reddit Social Media
Disney+ Streaming
Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange
Roblox Gaming
Venmo Payment Service
Ring Smart Home
Lloyds Bank Banking

Over 6.5 million outage reports were logged, affecting more than 1,000 companies.
Recovery Status

By around 6:35 AM ET, AWS reported that the underlying issues had been "fully mitigated," and most services were returning to normal operations. However, some services continued to experience delays as they worked through backlogs.
Conclusion

This incident highlights the vulnerabilities associated with relying heavily on a single cloud service provider for critical infrastructure. AWS, which accounts for about a third of the cloud market, has faced similar outages in the past, raising concerns about the resilience of cloud-based services.
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/amazon-outage-october-2025

Amazon's first fix for huge AWS internet blackout didn't fully work as Instacard, Apple Music and more are down again — live updates Despite AWS Recovery, Wordle and Apple Music are down again

Calling all Angular & JavaScript developers! Check that your npm packages have not been compromised!

19 npm Packages Compromised in Major Supply-Chain Attack - OX Security The Great npm Compromise: A Post-Mortem  A coordinated supply chain attack on the npm ecosystem was detected today, a swift and widespread compromise that left no doubt about the increasingly concerning nature of open-source threats. While many headlines focused on a phishing email, the real story ...

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Google issues warning to billions of Gmail users over password hack Google issues warning to billions of Gmail users over password hack - Cyber criminals known as ‘ShinyHunters’ have previously targeted AT&T Wireless, Microsoft, Santander and Ticketmaster

Out-of-the-box support for at least three different gaming platforms including Steam.

Bazzite - The next generation of Linux gaming Bazzite is a custom Fedora Atomic image built with cloud native technology that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices - including your favorite handheld..