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Mozilla blames recaptcha issue in Firefox on Google

Mozilla confirmed a recaptcha issue in the organization's Firefox web browser yesterday evening.  Affected Firefox users see a spinning animation when they try to solve the captcha, which means that they are unable to do so. This means, that they cannot access the website or service. A workaround is available. The issue affects all major versions of...

Fri May 3, 2024 14:06
Microsoft introduces Passkeys support for consumer accounts

Microsoft is celebrating World Password Day by announcing a new feature. All Microsoft consumer accounts now support Passkeys. Microsoft first added support for Passkeys in Windows 11 last year, but it only supported a few services, including Gmail. Now, the company has enabled Passkeys support for all consumer accounts, i.e. home users. You can use...

Fri May 3, 2024 13:22
Microsoft confirms it can't fix KB5034441 0x80070643 error on Windows 10

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it will not fix the KB5034441 0x80070643 error on Windows 10. Users ran into the error in January this year, when the company released the first set of security updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11. However, the Patch Tuesday release came with a problem of its own, the KB5034441 0x80070643 error. For those unaware,...

Thu May 2, 2024 08:16
Bitwarden launches standalone Bitwarden Authenticator app

Bitwarden has released a first public version of Bitwarden Authenticator, a two-factor authentication app for Android and iOS. The app generates codes for services, which are then required to sign to accounts. This second step of authentication improves account security. Attackers would need access to the username and password, and the time-based code...

Thu May 2, 2024 08:11
Arc Browser is now available for Windows 11

Arc Browser, a Chromium-based browser, is now available for Windows. The browser was previously available as a waitlist-restricted beta version. If you added your name to the waitlist, but never received an invite, now is your chance to give it a try. What you need to know about Arc Browser Arc Browser is only available for Windows 11. You cannot...

Wed May 1, 2024 10:24
Netflix starts pushing Basic users to other plans forcefully

Netflix has started to ask basic plan customers to pick another plan to continue using the service without interruption. The streaming company has been at war with the Basic plan for some time. Basic, which is Netflix's cheapest ad-free plan, has not been available for selection during sign-up for some time. Now it appears that Netflix is going to...

Tue Apr 30, 2024 17:05

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