Proprietary: Apple, Microsoft, and "More Hype Than Substance"
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Apple updates iOS, iPadOS to fix flaw being exploited in the wild
The WebKit bug was not credited but Apple acknowledged the assistance of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab.
Contacted for comment, Satnam Narang, senior staff research engineer at security firm Tenable, said: "Apple released fixes to address a WebKit flaw across its iOS, iPadOS, macOS and Safari browsers.
"The flaw, which is a type confusion bug, can be exploited when encountering maliciously crafted Web content through browsers that leverage WebKit, which doesn’t just include Safari, but also Mail, Apple’s App Store along with many other applications that use WebKit for displaying rich web content.
“The vulnerability has been exploited in the wild, but details remain scant. More often than not, these types of vulnerabilities that are disclosed through patches are found by researchers through targeted attacks.
"We have not yet seen widespread exploitation of these types of flaws in the wild. Even with the less likely exposure, it’s still advisable for users to apply the latest patches as a good cyber hygiene practice."
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Windows 11 - A year and a half later, still meh
It's been a year since I last "blogged" about Windows 11. Yeah, for most of the last year, I simply didn't care enough to bother using my test instance of this operating system, for this or that purpose, or to write any content, for that matter. I let it be, completely apathetic to its look, its appeal, and the future prospect and impact for the wider Windows audience.
Back in the day, I had tweaked the test machine to my liking - I neutered 99% of the Windows 11 annoyances, set the system with Open-Shell, removed a bunch of modern, low-IQ stuff, and then shelved it, as there is really no point or advantage to Windows 11, whatsoever, over its immediate predecessor, and also any other past version of Windows. A few days ago, I decided to power on the triple-boot IdeaPad laptop, chose 11 in the boot menu, let it load, let it update, run a few checks, and then wrote this piece. After me.
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ChatGPT: Far More Hype Than Substance
Much text has been written in recent weeks on the topic of the ChatGPT chat bot, its forthcoming integration into Bing and how it will change the world as we know it. While the commentary has run the entire gamut of possible responses, most of it is definitely more hype based than anything else. Today the hype dies.