Microsoft U-turns on controversial Windows 11 default browser policy
Microsoft U-turns on it’s decision to make changing default browsers more difficult in Windows 11, but this won’t mark the end of controversy.
Facebook services restored after global outage
Note: This article was originally published on 04/10/2021 at 17:40, and was updated on 05/10/2021 at 14:55 to discuss the resolution. At around Monday 04 October, 17:00 UK time, facebook.com, messenger.com, oculus.com and other Facebook apps and services were not accessible. Facebook has released the following statement via Twitter: We’re aware that some people are …
The Weekly Rundown: w/b 13 September 2021
This week, we look at Microsoft’s password-less future, September security updates, ProtonMail Privacy & a new Kali Linux release.
Numerous popular websites go down due to CDN error
A large number of websites went dark for about an hour earlier today as the Fastly CDN suffered major outages.
Mozilla Releases ‘High Impact’ Vulnerability Fixes
Mozilla has patched ‘High Impact’ vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird.
Chrome Extension “The Great Suspender” removed from Chrome Web Store due to security concerns
Today, many Chromium browser users may find an extension missing, RAM usage increased, or suspended tabs lost, after the removal of one of the most popular Google Chrome extensions, The Great Suspender, from the Chrome Web Store. @googlechrome #news The popular extension, which I use(d) myself, @greatsuspender, has been kicked off the web store as …