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## [Windows 10 NTFS file system has a vulnerability](https://onehack.st/t/windows-10-ntfs-file-system-has-a-vulnerability/170029)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-10-ntfs-file-system-has-a-vulnerability/170029 "2021-01-16T18:55:14Z")

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According to BleepingComputer reports, researchers recently discovered a serious vulnerability in Windows 10. The vulnerability is mainly located in the NTFS file system and is very easy to trigger. The attacker only…

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## [The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Mobile App Development Can’t Be Underestimated](https://onehack.st/t/the-impact-of-artificial-intelligence-on-mobile-app-development-can-t-be-underestimated/169960)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-impact-of-artificial-intelligence-on-mobile-app-development-can-t-be-underestimated/169960 "2021-01-15T14:20:23Z")

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While AI is still in its infancy, it’s already transforming our lives via the powerful and compact multi-purpose portable devices we carry in our pockets. In a nutshell, AI is the concept of intelligent behavior in t…

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## [Google Trained a Trillion-Parameter AI Language Model](https://onehack.st/t/google-trained-a-trillion-parameter-ai-language-model/169846)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-trained-a-trillion-parameter-ai-language-model/169846 "2021-01-14T12:29:26Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from VentureBeat: Google researchers developed and benchmarked techniques they claim enabled them to train a language model containing more than a trillion parameters. They say the…

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## [The Linux Foundation Now Offers a Suite of Open-Source Management Classes](https://onehack.st/t/the-linux-foundation-now-offers-a-suite-of-open-source-management-classes/169845)

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**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-linux-foundation-now-offers-a-suite-of-open-source-management-classes/169845 "2021-01-14T12:26:55Z")

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The Linux Foundation has new courses to help you manage open-source projects and technical staff within your organization. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes via ZDNet: Previously, if you want to know how to run open-s…

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## [TikTok: All Under-16s' Accounts Made Private](https://onehack.st/t/tiktok-all-under-16s-accounts-made-private/169842)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tiktok-all-under-16s-accounts-made-private/169842 "2021-01-14T12:24:11Z")

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TikTok users aged under 16 will have their accounts automatically set to private, as the app introduces a series of measures to improve child safety. The BBC reports: Approved followers only can comment on videos fro…

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## [Nvidia Reveals Mobile RTX 3060, 3070, and 3080 GPUs for Gaming Laptops](https://onehack.st/t/nvidia-reveals-mobile-rtx-3060-3070-and-3080-gpus-for-gaming-laptops/169735)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/nvidia-reveals-mobile-rtx-3060-3070-and-3080-gpus-for-gaming-laptops/169735 "2021-01-13T15:03:48Z")

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Nvidia’s Ampere architecture is going mobile. The company revealed its plans and partnerships to bring GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs to more than 70 laptops throughout 2021. From a report: This includes notebooks with th…

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## [The PC Market Just Had its First Big Growth in 10 Years](https://onehack.st/t/the-pc-market-just-had-its-first-big-growth-in-10-years/169734)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-pc-market-just-had-its-first-big-growth-in-10-years/169734 "2021-01-13T15:02:34Z")

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The PC was supposed to die 10 years ago, but it’s just experienced its first big growth in a decade. From a report: Market research firm Canalys reports that PC shipments reached 297 million units in 2020, up an impress…

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## [Razer Has Created a Concept N95 Mask With RGB and Voice Projection](https://onehack.st/t/razer-has-created-a-concept-n95-mask-with-rgb-and-voice-projection/169733)

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**Author:** [@Hannah](https://onehack.st/u/Hannah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/razer-has-created-a-concept-n95-mask-with-rgb-and-voice-projection/169733 "2021-01-13T14:58:21Z")

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Razer has created a concept reusable N95 respirator called Project Hazel, featuring Chroma RGB LEDs and microphones and amplifiers to project your voice. The Verge reports: https://i.imgur.com/g5SUoeE.mp4 It’s a conc…

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## [Telegram Adds 25 Million New Users In Just 72 Hours](https://onehack.st/t/telegram-adds-25-million-new-users-in-just-72-hours/169732)

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**Author:** [@Margaret](https://onehack.st/u/Margaret)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/telegram-adds-25-million-new-users-in-just-72-hours/169732 "2021-01-13T14:54:51Z")

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According to founder and CEO Pavel Durov, Telegram gained 25 million new users in the last 72 hours as it smashed past the 500 million active monthly user mark. Android Police reports: For comparison, the app average…

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## [YouTube Suspends Trump's Channel For At Least 7 Days](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-suspends-trumps-channel-for-at-least-7-days/169731)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-suspends-trumps-channel-for-at-least-7-days/169731 "2021-01-13T14:52:28Z")

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YouTube has taken action against President Donald Trump and barred new videos from being uploaded to his channel for at least seven days, citing violations of its policies and “concerns about the ongoing potential for vi…

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## [WhatsApp Clarifies It's Not Giving All Your Data To Facebook](https://onehack.st/t/whatsapp-clarifies-its-not-giving-all-your-data-to-facebook/169730)

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**Author:** [@Parizaad](https://onehack.st/u/Parizaad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/whatsapp-clarifies-its-not-giving-all-your-data-to-facebook/169730 "2021-01-13T14:50:29Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: WhatsApp has published a new FAQ page to its website outlining its stances on user privacy in response to widespread backlash over an upcoming privacy policy update. …

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## [Dark Market owner arrested in Germany](https://onehack.st/t/dark-market-owner-arrested-in-germany/169600)

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**Author:** [@stechies](https://onehack.st/u/stechies)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/dark-market-owner-arrested-in-germany/169600 "2021-01-12T16:09:27Z")

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The site, known as DarkMarket, was shut down on Monday, prosecutors in the southwestern city of Koblenz said. All sorts of drugs, forged money, stolen or forged credit cards, anonymous mobile phone SIM cards and malware …

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## [$200 Billion Wiped Off Cryptocurrency Market In 24 Hours As Bitcoin Pulls Back ](https://onehack.st/t/200-billion-wiped-off-cryptocurrency-market-in-24-hours-as-bitcoin-pulls-back/169583)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/200-billion-wiped-off-cryptocurrency-market-in-24-hours-as-bitcoin-pulls-back/169583 "2021-01-12T14:09:33Z")

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Bitcoin and other digital coins tanked on Monday, wiping some $200 billion off the cryptocurrency market. CNBC reports: The market capitalization or value of the cryptocurrency marke…

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## [Researchers Test UN's Cybersecurity, Find Personal Data On 100K Employees ](https://onehack.st/t/researchers-test-uns-cybersecurity-find-personal-data-on-100k-employees/169582)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/researchers-test-uns-cybersecurity-find-personal-data-on-100k-employees/169582 "2021-01-12T14:09:31Z")

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chicksdaddy shares a report from The Security Ledger: Independent security researchers testing the security of the United Nations were able to compromise public-facing servers and a cloud-based GitHub development acc…

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## [Was 2020 the World's Warmest Year Ever?](https://onehack.st/t/was-2020-the-worlds-warmest-year-ever/169451)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
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**Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/was-2020-the-worlds-warmest-year-ever/169451 "2021-01-11T14:19:29Z")

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“New data from EU satellites shows that 2020 is in a statistical dead heat with 2016 as the world’s warmest year,” reports the BBC (in an article shared by long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo): The Copernicus Climate C…

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## [Python Named Programming Language of the Year by 'Somewhat Dubious' TIOBE Index](https://onehack.st/t/python-named-programming-language-of-the-year-by-somewhat-dubious-tiobe-index/169450)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/python-named-programming-language-of-the-year-by-somewhat-dubious-tiobe-index/169450 "2021-01-11T14:17:28Z")

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Programming columnist Mike Melanson describes the announcement of this year’s programming language of the year: The TIOBE Index, the somewhat dubious ranking of programming language popularity according to search eng…

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## [Linux Mint 20.1 Long-term Support Release Is Out ](https://onehack.st/t/linux-mint-20-1-long-term-support-release-is-out/169293)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/linux-mint-20-1-long-term-support-release-is-out/169293 "2021-01-10T13:05:52Z")

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Thelasko quotes gHacks: Linux Mint 20.1 is now available. The first stable release of Linux Mint in 2021 is available in the three flavors Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce. The new version o…

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## [Are Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft 'Digital Warlords'?](https://onehack.st/t/are-google-apple-facebook-and-microsoft-digital-warlords/169291)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/are-google-apple-facebook-and-microsoft-digital-warlords/169291 "2021-01-10T13:02:51Z")

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EFF special consultant/blogger/science fiction writer Cory Doctorow warns in Locus magazine about the dangers of what Bruce Schneier calls “feudal security”: Here in the 21st century, we are beset by all manner of di…

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## [A Crypto-Mining Botnet Is Now Stealing Docker and AWS Credentials](https://onehack.st/t/a-crypto-mining-botnet-is-now-stealing-docker-and-aws-credentials/169089)

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**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/a-crypto-mining-botnet-is-now-stealing-docker-and-aws-credentials/169089 "2021-01-09T09:14:05Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Analysts from security firm Trend Micro said in a report today that they’ve spotted a malware botnet that collects and steals Docker and AWS credentials. Researchers ha…

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## [Windows 10's Taskbar Is Getting a Big Update With New Weather and News Widget ](https://onehack.st/t/windows-10s-taskbar-is-getting-a-big-update-with-new-weather-and-news-widget/168797)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-10s-taskbar-is-getting-a-big-update-with-new-weather-and-news-widget/168797 "2021-01-07T11:10:35Z")

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Microsoft is making a big change to its Windows 10 taskbar soon, with the addition of a news and weather widget. The Verge reports: The new feature is available to testers today, and it will allow Windows 10 users to…

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## [Would You Quit If You Had To Return To the Office After the Pandemic?](https://onehack.st/t/would-you-quit-if-you-had-to-return-to-the-office-after-the-pandemic/168796)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/would-you-quit-if-you-had-to-return-to-the-office-after-the-pandemic/168796 "2021-01-07T11:10:33Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from USA Today: Twenty-nine percent of working professionals say they would quit their jobs if they couldn’t continue working remotely, according to an online survey of 1,022 profe…

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## [Telegram Feature Exposes Your Precise Address To Hackers](https://onehack.st/t/telegram-feature-exposes-your-precise-address-to-hackers/168702)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/telegram-feature-exposes-your-precise-address-to-hackers/168702 "2021-01-06T22:32:57Z")

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Telegram has no plans to fix a vulnerability that makes it easy for hackers to find your precise location. The problem stems from a feature called People Nearby, which is disabled by default, but allows users who are …

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## [When Big Brands Stopped Spending On Digital Ads, Nothing Happened. Why?](https://onehack.st/t/when-big-brands-stopped-spending-on-digital-ads-nothing-happened-why/168477)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/when-big-brands-stopped-spending-on-digital-ads-nothing-happened-why/168477 "2021-01-04T12:36:35Z")

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This weekend Forbes ran a thought-provoking article by “a digital marketer of 25 years” who now helps marketers audit their digital campaigns for ad fraud: When P&G turned off $200 million of their digital ad spendin…

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## [VPN History & The Future of VPN Technology](https://onehack.st/t/vpn-history-the-future-of-vpn-technology/168467)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/vpn-history-the-future-of-vpn-technology/168467 "2021-01-04T12:30:58Z")

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Today, millions of people use VPNs every day, and they are a necessity if at all you need to restore privacy, security, anonymity, and freedom to the internet. However, despite peaking in recent years, VPN technology has…

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## [Backdoor Account Discovered in More Than 100,000 Zyxel Firewalls, VPN Gateways](https://onehack.st/t/backdoor-account-discovered-in-more-than-100-000-zyxel-firewalls-vpn-gateways/168339)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/backdoor-account-discovered-in-more-than-100-000-zyxel-firewalls-vpn-gateways/168339 "2021-01-03T06:16:30Z")

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More than 100,000 Zyxel firewalls, VPN gateways, and access point controllers contain a hardcoded admin-level backdoor account that can grant attackers root access to devices via either the SSH interface or the web ad…

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## [Are We Experiencing a Great Software Stagnation?](https://onehack.st/t/are-we-experiencing-a-great-software-stagnation/168338)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/are-we-experiencing-a-great-software-stagnation/168338 "2021-01-03T06:13:12Z")

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Long-time programmer/researcher/former MIT research fellow Jonathan Edwards writes a blog called “Alarming Development: Dispatches from the User Liberation Front.” He began the new year by arguing that software “is e…

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## [Google Maps' Moat is Evaporating](https://onehack.st/t/google-maps-moat-is-evaporating/168182)

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**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-maps-moat-is-evaporating/168182 "2021-01-02T05:28:13Z")

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An anonymous reader shares an analysis: See, Google Maps is not just an app on your phone. It’s also a suite of developer tools that power countless other applications that are used by millions of people every day. A…

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## [India News Channel Hacked](https://onehack.st/t/india-news-channel-hacked/168139)

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**Author:** [@Shayla](https://onehack.st/u/Shayla)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/india-news-channel-hacked/168139 "2021-01-05T17:10:42Z")

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https://archive.is/RB2Kb http://sama6tvnews.com/purp.html

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## [Adobe Now Shows Alerts in Windows 10 To Uninstall Flash Player](https://onehack.st/t/adobe-now-shows-alerts-in-windows-10-to-uninstall-flash-player/168009)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/adobe-now-shows-alerts-in-windows-10-to-uninstall-flash-player/168009 "2020-12-31T15:33:10Z")

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With the Flash Player officially reaching the end of life tomorrow, Adobe has started to display alerts on Windows computers recommending that users uninstall Flash Player. From a report:\*When Flash Player is installe…

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## [Study Finds More Than $100 Billion Spent on App Stores in 2020 ](https://onehack.st/t/study-finds-more-than-100-billion-spent-on-app-stores-in-2020/167916)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/study-finds-more-than-100-billion-spent-on-app-stores-in-2020/167916 "2020-12-30T16:04:25Z")

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A new report by Sensor Tower reveals that 2020 has been a record-setting year for worldwide spending on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, which collectively passed $100 billion in a single year for the first …

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