Known only as Jakub F, the man agreed to produce and star in a video denouncing piracy to avoid paying a huge fine. As a part of the arrangement with Business Software Alliance (BSA) who represented Microsoft, his anti-piracy video had to be viewed more than 200,000 times within two months of its publication. BSA member companies reached an out-of-court agreement with Jakub F. The 30-year-old was also given a three-year suspended sentence after being found guilty of pirating and sharing illegal copies of copyrighted software of Microsoft, Sony Music, HBO, Twentieth Century Fox and others in forums....

The first day of the Trend Micro-sponsored Pwn2Own competition saw security researchers successfully exploit Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, Adobe Reader and Ubuntu Linux. However, the 2017 event is the first that provided Linux, and specifically the Ubuntu 16.10 Linux distribution, with researchers taking direct aim at the open-source operating system. “The Chaitin Security Research Lab (@ChaitinTech) welcomes Ubuntu Linux to Pwn2Own with a Linux kernel heap out-of-bound access,” ZDI wrote in a blog post....

The Windows 10 hybrid is said to be the first 2-in-1 from Dell to sport an infinity edge display with very thin bezels (5.2 mm). This allowed the company to fit a 13.3-inch display in the frame of an 11-inch laptop and claims it’s the “smallest 13-inch 2-in-1 on the planet”. The XPS 13 2-in-1 convertible actually has four usable modes: laptop, tablet, stand and tent. The laptop will have a multi-finger touch display, which goes along well with the tablet mode....

Sadly, the browser that once had a 95% usage share didn’t make it to the new Windows 11 Operating System. As a result, people using Windows 11 desktops and laptops simply can’t download and start using IE on their computers. That said, you can still use Internet Explorer on a Windows 11 PC by enabling the Internet Explorer Mode In Windows 11. In this article, we have shared a detailed tutorial on How To Download Internet Explorer For Windows 11....

Different Opinions The clash has occurred over the different opinions the individuals hold over Artificial Intelligence with Musk saying the Zuckerberg’s knowledge on the topic “is limited”. The clash began on a Facebook live stream held by Zuckerberg during which, he was asked about Musk’s warnings about the development of AI. Zuckerberg responded by saying that such warnings are “irresponsible” and “really negative” without naming Musk in person. Zuckerberg fielded question on a whole spectrum of topics from AI development to its economic opportunity....

According to Musk who is famous for his futuristic claims, said that people have almost no chance to create a completely safe AI. He claimed that the chances of making AI safe is only 5-10%, but the probability of creating dangerous robots increases every year. Musk like many of his peers is supporting serious regulation of AI, and as soon as possible. Musk’s latest claims follow a warning he made in July that regulation of AI is required because it’s a “fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization....

ICANN is planning to scrap proxy registration policy and give out the Whois Data of all the commercial domains.What is Whois Data and Proxy registration scheme for Domain owners : What is Whois Data and Proxy registration scheme for Domain owners : As per the rules of the global domain name authority, ICANN, providing the contact information is a must for all the domains during its registration. However, ICANN has a provision of Proxy Registration Scheme which helps user to keep their actual details private by paying some charges and the organization maintains a Whois Data to keep the privacy of the domain’s user intact....

The announcement made by Facebook on Wednesday comes as a major win for low-wage workers amidst the increasing tension over the wage gap between the technology sector’s elite and the lower-paid workers. It is likely that Facebook will work only with those companies that would comply with these rules. Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook who resumed work following the sudden demise of her husband this month said “Taking these steps is the right thing to do for our business and our community....

The major changes of the Pages mainly include Redesigned layout, Dedicated News Feed, Easy navigation, Updated task-based admin controls, Actionable insights, and Safety and integrity features. However, one of the prominent change is the removal of the “Like” button from redesigned Public pages. Facebook Pages will now instead show “Followers” that will give public figures a stronger indication of their fan base. “We are removing Likes and focusing on Followers to simplify the way people connect with their favorite Pages,” Facebook said about the redesign in a blog post....

In order to trigger the Pirate Reactions, users can simply change their language to “English (Pirate)” via settings. Once the setting is changed, then the reactions will get updated to ‘shiver me timbers’ instead of a regular ‘wow’. On the top of your page, where Facebook usually asks users to “update status” Pirate mode will ask you to “update your pludnerin”. Event updates will be featured as “looming grog fests” and your “home page” transforms into “home port”....

Both the down detecting services, DownRightNow and DownDetector have reported huge problems with Facebook. This is what I got when I tried opening it in my browser Update : though the services have recovered now, some Facebook users are still facing problems in opening their FB pages.

“We’re excited to announce the latest in an engaging line of optional product features geared towards making Messenger the best way to communicate with the people that matter most,” wrote a Facebook spokeswoman in a statement. “Starting today, we’re conducting a small test in France of a feature that allows people to send messages that disappear an hour after they’re sent. Disappearing messages gives people another fun option to choose from when they communicate on Messenger....

Bitcoin exec to spend two years behind bars for Silk Road transactionsEnd of the road Plea End of the road Silk Road was one of the causes of the phenomenal rise in crypto-currencies, most notably – Bitcoin for its anonymity. Silk Road itself was dealing in contraband goods and as such, it was taken down by an operation by the FBI which resulted in arrest of its found Ulbritch. Soon another clone, Silk Road 2 surfaced after the original had been taken down, but that too suffered the same fate as before....

Don’t stop! Keep reading this article to know what are the FF rewards and all the active Free Fire rewards right now. Free Fire is a free-to-play battle royale game developed by 111dots Studio and published by Garena. The game is available on both Android and iOS platforms, playable on most devices powered by the respective operating systems. Even though Free Fire was quite popular, it gained popularity after PUBG Mobile got banned in India....

In order to keep up with the latest virus definition, every anti-virus software has to update itself. In fact without these updations, the anti-virus software is a dud. For unknown or new threats they first have to be updated and that gives attackers a very brief window of opportunity to attack a computer and most of the times that’s all they need. Security researchers have been working on ways to fix this dilemma and what they propose means that future antivirus softwares may be able to capture new malware without requiring any updates thus closing the brief window open to the cyber criminals....

BloodSec was apparently not happy with internet services provided by Globe Telecom Globe later confirmed that mybusiness.globe.com.ph, payroll.globe-csme.com, duointernational.globe-csme.com, and update.globe-csme.com, were defaced. all hosted by a third party hosting provider. It also added that, all effected websites are only used for promotional and advertising campaigns and is not connected with customers data system, so there is nothing to worry about. “The server where the four websites are hosted are managed by a third party partner and outside of the Globe Corporate and Enterprise Network, where appropriate preventive and detective controls are in place....