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The good news is that most financial institutions have well-established procedures for handling your untimely demise. If the next of kin can hand over a proper death certificate, whoever’s handling the estate can have access to bank accounts, retirement accounts, insurance policies, and other assets. But for other online services, you’ll have to jump through some serious hoops if you can’t supply the proper credentials to sign in. The acrobatics can reach an extreme degree of difficulty if 2FA is involved....

Anne Neuberger, the deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, spoke to a bipartisan group of mayors virtually during a US Conference of Mayors event this week, addressing the spate of ransomware attacks on dozens of cities over the last two years. Neuberger “urged mayors to immediately convene heads of state agencies to review their cybersecurity posture and continuity plans,” according to a White House readout of the meeting....

Effective March 19, Twitter has decided to open up millions of user accounts to hacking and theft, just to pick up a little spare coin. Really? In Depth: These experts are racing to protect AI from hackers. Time is running out And, apparently, Twitter (or He Who Shall Go Unnamed) somehow thinks that users value their SMS two-factor authentication method so much that opening their accounts up to attack will motivate them to pay $8/month in protection fees....

Microsoft has flagged an upcoming change to Windows Insider testers on the Dev Channel. The company rolled out its first Dev Channel preview in late June with a new set-up experience, the ability to rearrange ‘pinned’ apps, a new Notifications Center and Quick Settings experience, a refreshed File Explorer, and extra Widgets from the Taskbar. At the end of July Windows 11 preview builds reached the Beta Channel too, and Microsoft forewarned back then that people on the Dev Channel who wanted more stable builds of Windows 11 should move to the Beta channel....

There is no information in the post as to how these features will be delivered. Will they be in a single Cumulative Update? Partially through the Microsoft Store? Rolled out via a Feature Experience Pack refresh? We have no idea. Update: Microsoft released a preview build of Android apps on Windows 11 to testers in the Release Preview channel today, January 26. Microsoft originally had planned to make the ability to run Android apps on Windows 11 part of its original release on October 5, 2021, but the feature wasn’t ready in time....

Wine 7.0 is the latest stable release of the compatibility layer from the 28 year-old ‘Wine’ project, named after “Wine is Not an Emulator”. Wine is not an emulator and doesn’t rely on virtualization, which would require a full version of Windows to run Windows applications on other platforms. Instead Wine translates Windows application protocol interface (API) calls to Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) calls/instructions for Linux and macOS. Wine only reached version 1....

Instead of paying thousands to go back to school for several semesters, you can just keep expanding your skills over the course of a year by preparing for exams to gain certifications that will make your resume stand out among a sea of competitors. And for a limited time only during our sitewide pre-Black Friday sale, you can use coupon code SAVE15NOV to get an additional 15% off the current sale price and pay only $296....

Your direct message (DM) inbox page now has a banner on the top that showcases profiles and the message the users have shared. To add your very own message, all you have to do is click your photo, type the text and send. The Note feature uses the same model as story sharing, keeping the 60 character messages up on your profile for only 24 hours. Users also have the option to easily react on other’s Notes by clicking on the note and sending an emoji or a message back....

Hardware manufacturer Satechi has a hub that’s been specifically designed for you. Also: The 6 best Macs The Pro Hub Slim takes the two USB-C ports on the left side of the MacBook and transforms them into all the ports you’ll ever need. Satechi Pro Hub Slim tech specs ZDNET Recommends Best laptop docking stations: Your essential accessory for working from home There’s never been a better time to upgrade your work-from-home setup with a docking station that transforms your laptop into a more comfortable working environment....

Having previously worked with YesWeHack on a private bug bounty programme that was open only to a few security researchers, ZTE’s new bug bounty is public and available to YesWeHack’s entire global network of more than 30,000 researchers to participate. They can be awarded up to €2,000 ($2,311) for each bug uncovered, with the final amount awarded depending on the severity level. YesWeHack researchers currently are based in 170 countries worldwide....

Shopping around the fitness world can be daunting with an endless amount of fitness products on the market claiming to enhance every aspect of your life and body. To make your shopping experience easier, I’ve rounded up the best fitness gifts. (Some of the ideas are so good, they even made my wish list.) Must read: The best cheap tech gifts for under $100The best cheap tech gifts under $75The best cheap tech gifts under $50The best cheap tech gifts under $25...

Interpol announced it had conducted raids at 1,700 locations over two months, seizing $50 million in fraudulently gained proceeds and arresting 2,000 people, which it described as “operators, fraudsters and money launderers” as part of its crackdown on social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) rackets. BEC scams in 2021 resulted in losses of nearly $2.4 billion to US victims, according to the FBI. SEE: Don’t let your cloud cybersecurity choices leave the door open for hackers Interpol said it has seen an increase in “vishing” or voice phishing fraud where criminals pretend to be bank officials in order to trick victims into sharing online account log-in details....

There are many deals still available, most of which hit all-time lows in price. To save you the trouble, I’ve done the dirty work, scoured the circulars of every major retailer, and listed the very best promotions still available down below. Best Samsung deals Below, you’ll find my top picks for Samsung deals available. The Odyssey Ark is a gamer’s paradise, a curved, high refresh rate panel that engulfs any user who sits (or stands) in front of it....

It just might, and the timing could be a key ingredient. It’s often the case that being first to the party isn’t advantageous. Zume Pizza, once reportedly valued at a somewhat ludicrous $2+ billion, learned that lesson the hard way, closing up its robotic pizza business in early 2020 and laying off more than 100 employees. The latest example is the robotics-powered mobile pizza restaurant, Stellar Pizza, which recently announced it will launch in the emerging tech hub of Los Angeles in Spring 2022....

It would have been hard to miss the buzz around AI-powered text generation, and in spheres like content marketing a host of tools are now broadly used for day-to-day tasks. Journalists are no doubt next, so it’s with trepidation that we call out some of the top tools currently in use to generate articles, blogs, and relevant words automatically (and without, ahem, a well-trained writer at the switch). But the praise comes with a caution, as well: Be realistic about the capabilities of GPT-3 and other text generation tools....

A big reason why income taxes are a challenge for many people is that, in the US, they’re pretty complicated. Most people wind up trusting tax preparation software or handing things over to a tax preparer. It’s this complexity that leads to many misunderstandings, and sometimes those misunderstandings can lead to some pretty serious financial and legal consequences. Here are six common misunderstandings about the American income tax system, along with how you can avoid falling prey to the confusion....

Given the number of gadgets that house a rechargeable battery that live in your home, it’s a good thing that they are surprisingly safe and rarely burst into flames. But rarely is not never. Yes, that’s right, a battery can – and sometimes does – burst into flames. The good news is that batteries generally give you a warning before erupting into a fireball. And if you know the warning signs, you can deal with it before getting a nasty surprise....

Here’s the general idea: The first quantum computing (QC) services, or quantum-like services, being offered to commercial customers are experiments. They are ways to stage scientific functions, in an effort to learn where a quantum-oriented market might be. That’s important because QC researchers need to be able to tap into this market as early as possible (assuming it exists) if they are to generate the capital investments necessary to actually grow such a market in the first place....

The brief pause feels like a rare invitation to temporarily suspend reality. A welcomed respite from surfing the waves of uncertainty that we all face. Navigating a global pandemic – where the lines between work and life have nearly vanished – without capsizing is new. The implications of being always on, always in motion are timeless. Has “always on” at work and in life suddenly become your new routine? You’re not alone....

“In the last 100 years, we have built out the best physical infrastructure in the world when it comes to serving these food products in our own country and exporting them,” Jake Joraanstad, CEO and co-founder of the agtech firm Bushel, told ZDNet. “What we haven’t done well, though, is the digital infrastructure component. The movement of physical goods usually happens faster than the movement of the information, if you can believe that....