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Choose to set up Windows 10 or 11 with a local account, and you're required to select three security questions to answer if you ever get locked out. Those questions include the typical ones, such as your first pet's name, the first name of your oldest cousin, and the name of your first school. But you can always change those questions and their answers if you don't like the initial ones. That option is readily accessible in Windows 10 but not in Windows 11. Here's how the process works.You first see the option for…

AI now guides numerous life-changing decisions, from assessing loan applications to determining prison sentences. Proponents of the approach argue that it can eliminate human prejudices, but critics warn that algorithms can amplify our biases — without even revealing how they reached the decision. This can result in AI systems leading to Black people being wrongfully arrested, or child services unfairly targeting poor families. The victims are frequently from groups that are already…

Megha Paul / Tech.eu: Spain-based CoverManager, which helps restaurants manage table reservations, raises €35M at a €150M valuation — The Spanish firm, being used by more than 6,000 restaurants in 25 countries, manages restaurant reservations by optimising table use and improving the management of booking confirmation and cancellations Megha Paul / Tech.eu: Spain-based CoverManager, which helps restaurants manage table reservations, raises €35M at a €150M valuation …

Source: Joseph Keller / iMore The United States participates in an emergency notification service called AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response). An AMBER alert usually lets citizens know when police are tracking a missing person and there is information that this person may be in your area. Apple has included AMBER alert notifications, as well as other emergency government notifications like Emergency Alerts and Public Safety Alerts, on all iPhones, including yours. Depending on the nature of the…

Manage both ARM64 and x86 Python environments using condaPhoto by Jan Kopřiva on UnsplashThis article describes how to manage both ARM64 and x86 Python environments using conda. To accomplish the same thing using pyenv (my preferred tool) and virtual environments, see my article on that topic.If you work with Python enough, you’ll eventually need to manage environments with different Python versions. When starting new projects you’ll want to take advantage of the latest features (Python 3.10 was recently released!), but…

User management may not sound like the most glamorous task, but nonetheless it is an essential part of a busy system administrator's job. Creating new users, be they your family, friends or co-workers involves giving them the correct permissions, and managing what they can do. All of this can be done via the GUI and the terminal and in this how to we will show how.(Image credit: Tom's Hardware)All the commands in this how-to will work on most Linux machines. We’ve used a Ubuntu 20.04 install but you could run this how-to…

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WhatsApp will soon launch a unique feature to make managing your conversations easier. The company said that it is currently working on bringing chat filters to its platform that will further filter out chats based on unread messages, from contacts not in your phonebook, saved numbers, and groups. The feature is already a part of WhatsApp Business, and now the company is now planning to introduce the same feature to regular non-business users, WABetaInfo said.  If you are a…

Zoom has unveiled new features for its Education users in response to requests from teachers and administrators. These features span Zoom's chat and meeting offerings, including Virtual Background and Blur for Chromebooks, Anywhere Polls, and Breakout Room enhancements. The new features are designed to engage students in submitting homework assignments, as per the company, and are available in the latest update. Some of the new features will be rolled out later this year. Here's a look at the new features on ZoomVirtual…

The worldwide PC market saw a decline of 7.3 percent in shipments during the first quarter of 2022, which totalled 77.5 million units, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Reportedly, this time last year, the PC market registered its highest growth in decades, but this time it was a challenging quarter for the PC and Chromebook market to achieve growth, as per the report. Excluding Chromebooks, the worldwide PC market grew by a modest 3.3 percent year-over-year. The report, however, shows growth in business PCs…