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Last month, Mozilla released Firefox 74.0 and Firefox ESR 68.6.0. These versions of the web browser include quite a number of security fixes, but they also contain two security vulnerabilities...The post Firefox update patches two zero-day vulnerabilities appeared first on The Tech Report.

The artificial intelligence revolution is here, and the way companies respond to it will shape the business landscape for years to come. Nearly 99% of firms are making some kind...The post 6 Areas Where AI Is Making Waves appeared first on The Tech Report.

Amazon acquired Twitch, the largest game-streaming site, back in 2014, making Amazon a significant player in the gaming ecosystem. Since then, the company has been working behind the scenes to...The post Amazon developing its own games and cloud gaming service designated “Project Tempo” appeared first on The Tech Report.

Both Intel and Nvidia announced new processors this week–Intel its 10th-gen 14-nm mobile CPUs and Nvidia its mobile RTX “Super” edition cards. Alongside those announcements comes the reveal of a...The post Bevy of new Intel/Nvidia laptops revealed by Asus, Lenovo, and more appeared first on The Tech Report.

Last month, Activision launched Call of Duty: Warzone, which is a first person battle royal based on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Warzone functions as an additional game mode for those who already...The post Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer free access weekend starts today appeared first on The Tech Report.

Back in April of 2018, T-Mobile and Sprint announced that they had entered into a merger agreement, and a couple months later, they filed with the FCC, seeking approval of...The post T-Mobile and Sprint merger officially complete, CEO steps down appeared first on The Tech Report.

At the end of last December, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act was signed into law. The act increased the legal severity of illegal robocalls and...The post FCC mandates that phone carriers implement caller ID authentication protocol by June 2021 appeared first on The Tech Report.

We noted last Friday that Zoom’s sudden rise in popularity brings with it a sudden increase in scrutiny, and the company has certainly been feeling the heat lately. We originally...The post Zoom plays fast and loose with definition of E2E encryption and exposes Windows login credentials and email addresses appeared first on The Tech Report.

Every commercial you’ve seen and email you’ve received from a company in the past week reminds you that right now, we live in unprecedented times. It’s true, for sure. For...The post 11 huge Xbox Game Pass for PC games to isolate yourself with appeared first on The Tech Report.

According to a report by Reuters, Samsung Display plans to stop producing liquid crystal display (LCD) panels by the end of 2020. The company operates a total of four LCD...The post Samsung will cease its LCD production by the end of 2020 appeared first on The Tech Report.

Valve’s first foray into virtual reality produced, in collaboration with HTC, the Vive. Valve has since moved on to develop its own in-house headset, the Index. However, HTC has continued...The post HTC Vive Cosmos Elite headset will be available as a Vive upgrade with Half-Life: Alyx appeared first on The Tech Report.

Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser rolled out only a few months ago. Microsoft has been pushing out frequent updates to the browser since then in order to bring Edge into the...The post Password Monitor, smart copy, and vertical tabs coming to Microsoft Edge appeared first on The Tech Report.

We reported at the end of last week that Motherboard had found the Zoom iOS app sending user data to Facebook. Zoom’s app certainly wasn’t alone in sharing data with...The post Zoom removes Facebook SDK from iOS app after data sharing concerns appeared first on The Tech Report.

While we haven’t yet seen the version of the PlayStation 5 Sony will be peddling this fall, Microsoft has been anything but shy with its upcoming console. Unless Sony one-ups...The post Xbox Series X teardown dives into the console’s unique design appeared first on The Tech Report.

Last Monday, we reported that Microsoft found attackers exploiting font parsing code vulnerabilities in Windows. The vulnerabilities in question are the result of the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly...The post 0patch releases Windows 7 and Server 2008 micropatch for font parsing vulnerabilities appeared first on The Tech Report.

Leading a tech firm brings a lot of excitement. With their innovative spirit, tech startups represent a quintessential part of American culture: creativity, freedom, boundlessness, and new frontiers. The industry...The post 4 Ways for Tech Leaders to Ditch the Stress appeared first on The Tech Report.

With many people staying home in compliance with social distancing and isolation measures intended to flatten the COVID-19 infection curve, video chat apps like Zoom are seeing increased usage. Zoom,...The post Zoom iOS App shares user data with Facebook without explicit notice appeared first on The Tech Report.

There are dozens of great VR games on the market, but it’s not even a question that Half-Life: Alyx is the first truly huge VR game. But it’s not going to stay...The post Valve knows fans will mod VR out of Half-Life: Alyx appeared first on The Tech Report.

Due to social distancing and isolation measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, people are spending more time at home streaming video from the internet. According to Bloomberg, Netflix Chief...The post YouTube defaulting video quality to 480p globally in response to increased traffic appeared first on The Tech Report.

Productive remote teams work as teams, not as individual contributors toiling separately from home. Engaging remote teams presents a host of unique challenges. But with a bit of strategy and...The post 4 Tips to Improve Productivity During the Pandemic and Beyond appeared first on The Tech Report.

We reported on Monday that Microsoft has discovered attackers exploiting font parsing code vulnerabilities in Windows. Unfortunately, a Microsoft spokesperson seemed to confirm that we’ll have to wait until next...The post Microsoft releases fix for Windows Defender scanning bug appeared first on The Tech Report.

All around the world, people are doing what they can to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Some people are sewing facemasks, others are donating gloves, or just staying at home....The post Folding@home smashes ExaFLOP barrier in COVID-19 fight appeared first on The Tech Report.

We’ve been covering Half-Life: Alyx since it was announced back in November of last year, eagerly awaiting Valve’s return to the Half-Life series. Despite announcing a third Half-Life game, Valve still...The post Half-Life: Alyx smashes Steam’s concurrent players record for VR appeared first on The Tech Report.

Today, AMD published the following statement: At AMD, data security and the protection of our intellectual property are a priority. In December 2019, we were contacted by someone who claimed...The post AMD takes down stolen graphics IP leak appeared first on The Tech Report.

It seems like just about everyone agrees that Moore’s Law is dead. We’re not seeing the same advancement in terms of transistor miniaturization and density. That means that engineers’ eyes...The post Nvidia shows off DLSS 2.0 with new GeForce 445.75 Game Ready Drivers appeared first on The Tech Report.

Summer is usually convention season, and many of our favorite shows–E3, San Diego Comic-Con, GamesCom, etc–are set during the height of the heat. This year, though, the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak...The post Computex postponed to September due to COVID-19 appeared first on The Tech Report.

Yesterday, ForAllSecure published a blog post by Guido Vranken detailing a vulnerability in OpenWrt, a Linux-based operating system for embedded devices that route network traffic. The vulnerability is found in...The post OpenWrt vulnerability puts routers and other embedded devices at risk appeared first on The Tech Report.

Employee benefits are big expenses for most companies, making up nearly a third of compensation costs for businesses nationwide. As much as a financial strain as these benefits can be,...The post 4 Ways to Measure the ROI of the Benefits You Offer appeared first on The Tech Report.

Microsoft issued an announcement today regarding its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company announced that it will be prioritizing security updates in order to support its customers reliant upon...The post Microsoft pausing all optional non-security updates for Windows appeared first on The Tech Report.

I sit at my desk a lot. No, that’s not correct. I sit at my desk too much. I stand sometimes, too, but I’m always using my keyboard. As much...The post Logitech K860 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard reviewed appeared first on The Tech Report.

EX-STIR-MEH-NAY-TED…EX-STIR-…oh, wait, wrong series. The takeover is nearly complete One new video feature, coming right up, because we think all of you who are semi-quarantined at home need a little...The post Battlemouse Logitecha: A view from the collective appeared first on The Tech Report.

Today, Microsoft issued a security advisory stating that the company “is aware of limited targeted attacks that could leverage un-patched vulnerabilities in the Adobe Type Manager Library.” There are reportedly...The post Attackers exploiting font parsing code vulnerabilities as Windows Defender falters appeared first on The Tech Report.

COVID-19 has hit sports pretty hard, including Nascar. The organization announced last week that all real world race events through the third of May are postponed. Said races are currently...The post NASCAR launches iRacing Pro Invitational Series after postponing meatspace races appeared first on The Tech Report.

It’s easy these days to get a PC case with a big tempered glass panel on the side and then fill it up with blinkenlights. Everything has RGB, and it...The post Fractal Design’s Era ITX case looks gorgeous appeared first on The Tech Report.

The Game Developers Conference, GDC, was originally set to take place this week. However, going forward with the conference with COVID-19 on the loose would be unwise, so the event...The post GDC Summer 2020 announced after cancellation of this month’s conference appeared first on The Tech Report.

Now that Microsoft and Sony have talked about their upcoming consoles in the light of day, the cat is out of the bag: AMD has its own raytracing solution. That’s...The post Microsoft reveals DirectX 12 Ultimate with AMD and Nvidia appeared first on The Tech Report.

According to a story by the Washington Post, the U.S. Government is in communication with health experts and Facebook and Google, among other tech companies, in an effort to determine...The post Facebook and Google in talks with U.S. Government to use location data in COVID-19 measures appeared first on The Tech Report.

The tech market is flooded with new products on a regular basis. While most of the attention revolves around the latest smartphone, game console, or tablet, there’s a quiet, yet...The post 4 Considerations When Designing Kid-Friendly Tech appeared first on The Tech Report.

We reported a couple weeks ago that the Game Developers Conference, GDC, was canceled in light of COVID-19, as well as E3 a week later. GDC was supposed to be...The post Steam launches game festival in lieu of GDC appeared first on The Tech Report.

GOG currently has a spring sale running with some juicy discounts. You’ll have until the end of the month to capitalize on said discounts. In order to help promote social...The post GOG offers 27 free games in promotion alongside spring sale appeared first on The Tech Report.

If you watched Sony’s big PS5 reveal presentation today, you might’ve left drowsy and confused. Sony had intended to provide this presentation at GDC. In other words, the presentation is...The post PlayStation 5 specs – Sony goes deep on SSD, GPU, and audio specs appeared first on The Tech Report.

Twenty years ago, Bill Gates stepped down as CEO of Microsoft and founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with his wife. Six years ago he stepped down from the...The post Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway public boards appeared first on The Tech Report.

Business communication is evolving. The usage of landlines—devices that offices couldn’t live without decades ago—is declining. More and more you encounter businesses using SMS texting, live chat, or AI chat...The post The Monumental Shift To Cloud Communications and What It Means For You appeared first on The Tech Report.

The chip powering Apple’s next iPhone might break a significant barrier, according to a report from ResearchSnipers. The A14 processor, expected to show up in the iPhone 12 this fall,...The post Apple’s A14 chip could be first ARM CPU to pass 3 GHz appeared first on The Tech Report.

Tech has made telecommuting a reality for an ever-growing share of the workforce. Globally, 70% of people work remotely at least once per week. Telecommuting may be an obvious shift...The post Beyond Telecommuting: 4 Sectors Tech Has Quietly Rebuilt in a Decade appeared first on The Tech Report.

Everyone’s staying home right now. Offices, schools, and businesses across the country have sent people home to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, which was declared a pandemic...The post COVID-19 prompts Comcast, AT&T to suspend transfer caps appeared first on The Tech Report.

2020 has definitely been a weird year so far, but even with everything going on we’re still looking forward to the release of the next generation of gaming consoles this...The post Xbox Series X full specs revealed appeared first on The Tech Report.

Sometimes David can take down Goliath, but other times you need one giant to kill another. Microsoft, in conjunction with partners in 35 other countries, has taken down one of...The post Microsoft helped to disable world’s largest botnet appeared first on The Tech Report.

The Entertainment Software Association announced yesterday that it will cancel the E3 2020 video game expo due to concerns about the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus. In the wake of...The post E3 2020 officially canceled – publishers to plan online events appeared first on The Tech Report.

We’re approaching the video game singularity, where platform and hardware no longer matter. Sony and developer Guerrilla games took us one step closer to that singularity this week with the...The post PS4-exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to PC appeared first on The Tech Report.