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Macs are known for their impressive performance, but that doesn’t mean that you won’t ever experience slowdowns and sluggishness. That kind of sub-par output can be frustrating when it rears its head, but there are plenty of things you can do to get your Mac back up to speed. We’ve put together some of the best techniques for putting things right and speeding up your Mac. Read on to see what you can do. Alex Blake / Digital Trends Update your MacThe very first thing you should do is…

Chinese government hackers are busily targeting water treatment plants, the electrical grid, transportation systems and other critical infrastructure inside the United States, FBI Director Chris Wray told House lawmakers Wednesday in a fresh warning from Washington about Beijing's global ambitions.Underscoring the threat, the Justice Department and FBI announced just before the hearing that they had disrupted a botnet of hundreds of U.S.-based small office and home routers owned by private citizens and companies and…

In the months leading up to Apple’s announcement about iPhone sideloading last week, I told you that I had no plans to download apps from other sources. I don’t want third-party app stores, and I’m happy to pay for the 30% commission that covers Apple’s fees.That buys me peace of mind. It’s not just the security and privacy of my data and transactions — it’s also the convenience of having all my digital purchases in one place. I also said that I thought Apple should release iPhone sideloading worldwide rather…

Tracey Truly / Digital Trends Printers already have a reputation for being a nuisance, but HP might be attempting to use cybersecurity concerns as a reason to make things worse, looping customers into buying a subscription service for ink. The company’s CEO, Enrique Lores, recently addressed the controversy surrounding HP’s latest practice of bricking printers that utilize third-party ink. Lores explained to CNBC Television that third-party ink cartridges go against the Dynamic Security system engrained in many HP…

Following the news that Apple is going to allow third-party app stores in the EU following the release of iOS 17.4, developers around the world have been diving into the company's updated developer guidelines and information to see just how things will work. And as suspected, the changes Apple announced today will only apply to those who are in the European Union. If you're outside of an EU member country, it's business as usual and the App Store remains the only way for you to get your apps.That isn't all that…

The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre has released a new study that finds generative AI may increase risks from cyber threats such as ransomware. Overall, the report found that generative AI will provide “capability uplift” to existing threats as opposed to being a source of brand new threats. Threat actors will need to be sophisticated enough to gain access to “quality training data, significant expertise (in both AI and cyber), and resources” before they can take advantage of generative AI, which the NCSC…

AI-generated malware that avoids detection could already be available to nation-states, according to the UK’s cybersecurity agency. To produce such powerful software, threat actors need to train an AI model on “quality exploit data,” the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said today. The resulting system would create new code that evades current security measures. “There is a realistic possibility that highly capable states have repositories of malware that are large enough to effectively…

While AI tools offer new capabilities for web users and companies, they also have the potential to make certain forms of cybercrime and malicious activity much more accessible and powerful. Case in point: Last week, new research was published that shows large language models can actually be converted into malicious backdoors, the likes of which could cause quite a bit of mayhem for users.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedThe research was published by Anthropic, the AI startup behind popular chatbot…

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PC freezing, going slow, or running into hitches where it shouldn’t? Even if you have one of the best processors, high CPU usage could be to blame. Unfortunately, if you aren’t too computer savvy, what this means, what part of your computer causes the issue, and CPU failure symptoms are all sort of a mystery. So, what is CPU usage? Here, we’ll investigate high CPU usage, the factors that affect CPU utilization, and more. Image used with permission by copyright holder What is CPU usage? The processor, also known as…