| | Android Police | Browser extensions have become a critical attack vector, especially since many of them require access to all sites. Some malicious extensions were able to read passwords as you type them in or mine cryptocurrency in the background before Google removed them. Google has implemented several new changes for extensions over the past few months, and new ones will come into effect this October. | | BetterCloud Monitor | Our new Chief Customer Officer (CCO) Rachel Orston was one of Atlanta’s early tech pioneers and helped build the thriving tech community there. Her passion for customers and the customer experience is unrivaled. She’s excited to seize the opportunities that lie ahead of BetterCloud, which is what unquestionably makes Rachel the ideal new head of our customer experience organization. Read all about Rachel, her career, and her role in our new post. | | The Verge | Microsoft has accidentally released an internal-only version of Windows 10 to testers, revealing a new Start menu design. The software giant has distributed Windows 10 build 18947, meant for internal Xbox development, to Windows Insider testers using 32-bit devices. It’s an internal-only build from the company’s canary branch, and yet Microsoft has published it to all Windows 10 testers whether they’re in release preview, fast ring, or even slow ring testing. | | Engadget | Google has confirmed Google Photos now has more than a billion users. It surpassed the milestone earlier this summer, a little over four years after it unveiled Photos. |
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| | How-To Geek | By default, Google Chrome asks for confirmation when a site tries automatically to download files in succession. However, if you want to block all attempts regardless of the site, or maybe you would rather blacklist a specific website, here’s how. | | How-To Geek | Windows 10 offers predictive text, just like Android and iPhone. Microsoft calls this “text suggestions.” It’s part of Windows 10’s touch keyboard, but you can also enable it for hardware keyboards. Suggestions will appear floating over text as you type. |
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| | G Suite Updates | A update about updates! Google just updated the “What’s new in G Suite?” Help Center article to include recent launches. The article has a list of all the G Suite launches from the past six months. |
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