The cure for an end of life operating system like Windows 8.1 is not to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 but to install Linux instead.
https://www.howtogeek.com/813843/microsoft-really-wants-you-to-stop-using-windows-8.1/
https://www.howtogeek.com/813843/microsoft-really-wants-you-to-stop-using-windows-8.1/
How-To Geek
Microsoft Really Wants You to Stop Using Windows 8.1
Microsoft released Windows 8.1 all the way back in 2013, and it has since been replaced by Windows 10 and 11. Now the operating system is reaching the end of its support cycle, and Microsoft really wants you to upgrade.
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Tech Tip: Sometimes you need to mount a drive in Linux and it's not always done automatically. Here is how to do that in Ubuntu. This is generally a universal task and has similar methods for all distros.
https://www.fosslinux.com/64306/how-to-mount-drive-in-ubuntu.htm
https://www.fosslinux.com/64306/how-to-mount-drive-in-ubuntu.htm
FOSS Linux
How to mount a drive in Ubuntu 22.10? | FOSS Linux
Mounting a drive assigns a directory to the drive where the assigned directory is called a mount point.
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Tech Giant Google protesting about competition in the tracking and spyware market.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10949197/Google-warns-new-SPYWARE-used-hack-smartphones.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10949197/Google-warns-new-SPYWARE-used-hack-smartphones.html
Mail Online
Google warns of new SPYWARE used to hack smartphones
The spyware, created by Milan firm RCS Lab, was allegedly used by governments of Italy and Kazakhstan to spy on private messages and contacts stored on their citizens' smartphones.
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You will own nothing and you will be happy. This is there plan for you. The real world will belong to the elites while you buy fake land, fake food, and fake life.
https://www.maketecheasier.com/what-is-virtual-land-nft/
https://www.maketecheasier.com/what-is-virtual-land-nft/
Make Tech Easier
What Is Virtual Land and Why Are People Buying It
Now you can buy your own piece of Virtual Land in the Metaverse and be a part of the decentralized ecosystem.
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Netflix is taking on water and the buckets aren't doing the job to bail it out.
https://nypost.com/2022/06/23/netflix-orders-second-round-of-layoffs-streaming-giant-slumps/
https://nypost.com/2022/06/23/netflix-orders-second-round-of-layoffs-streaming-giant-slumps/
New York Post
Netflix orders second round of layoffs as streaming giant slumps
A Netflix spokesperson said the company had “sadly let go of around 300 employees.” Company executives had earlier acknowledged plans to trim expenses due to slowing growth.
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More bad news for doctor patient confidentiality. Google is flexing it's monopoly.
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/06/23/the-economist-google-is-muscling-in-on-the-healthcare-market/
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/06/23/the-economist-google-is-muscling-in-on-the-healthcare-market/
Breitbart
The Economist: Google Is Muscling in on the Healthcare Market
A recent report from The Economist reveals that Google's parent company Alphabet is spending billions to become a major player in the healthcare market. The company has reportedly made over 100 deals related to life sciences and health care in the last few…
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Revolver News has the right attitude regarding Twitter.
https://gab.com/RevolverNews/posts/108534373923429856
https://gab.com/RevolverNews/posts/108534373923429856
Gab Social
Revolver News Official on Gab: 'BREAKING: Twitter suspended our account for 12 ho…'
Revolver News Official on Gab: 'BREAKING: Twitter suspended our account for 12 hours for posting the below humorous Tweet.
We have appealed the suspension, since everyone knows and understands that killing women is reprehensible and illegal, and obviously…
We have appealed the suspension, since everyone knows and understands that killing women is reprehensible and illegal, and obviously…
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They don't like having their agencies used against them do they?
https://9to5mac.com/2022/06/25/lawmakers-ftc-apple-investigation-tracking/
https://9to5mac.com/2022/06/25/lawmakers-ftc-apple-investigation-tracking/
9to5Mac
Lawmakers want FTC to investigate Apple over mobile tracking
A report by The Wall Street Journal shows that four Democratic lawmakers want the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Apple...
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The writer of this article doesn't seem to buy the AI being sentient. Only time and more information will tell.
https://www.techradar.com/news/googles-ai-hires-a-lawyer-but-its-me-who-needs-a-counsellor
https://www.techradar.com/news/googles-ai-hires-a-lawyer-but-its-me-who-needs-a-counsellor
TechRadar
Google's AI hires a lawyer, but it's me who needs a counselor
Google's suspended engineer introduced LaMDA to a lawyer, and now it's reportedly a client.
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