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Microsoft says the April security updates for Windows may break your VPN. (Oops!) “Windows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update (KB5036893) or the April 2024 non-security preview update,” the company wrote in a status update. It’s working on a fix.

Bleeping Computer first reported the issue, which affects Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows



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Months after it shutdown the popular Switch emulator Yuzu over copyright infringement and piracy concerns, Nintendo has initiated a mass takedown of related backups and apparent clones on the Microsoft-owned platform Github. Over 8,000 repositories were removed as the Zelda publisher seemingly tries to stomp out forks…

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Shrimp Jesus, a generative AI image on Facebook
Jesus comes in multiple crustacean forms on the generative AI Facebook page called Love God &God Love You.
  • 404 Media has been reporting on the proliferation of AI spam images like "Shrimp Jesus" for a few months now.
  • The culmination is a kind of "zombie internet" – fake people posting fake stuff.
  •  So why isn't Facebook putting a stop to it? Here's my take.

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US soldiers participate in Patriot missile training at Mount Eitam, Israel in 2018.
US soldiers participate in Patriot missile training at Mount Eitam, Israel in 2018.
  • Israel has never been impressed with the US-made Patriot air defense system.
  • In 1991, it failed to intercept nearly all of the Iraqi Scud missiles fired at Israeli cities.
  • Israel may not need the Patriots, but Ukraine is pleading for more. 

Israel has never been satisfied with its



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The FDA just gave the Apple Watch a historic first approval for a digital health tech device.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Apple Watch – or more specifically its atrial fibrillation (AFib) feature – has received its approval as a qualified device in the Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program. The feature helps detect abnormal heart patterns and has previously



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Bird flu continues to be a real public health threat, but apparently not to our food supply at least. The Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture separately announced late Wednesday that their tests of pasteurized milk and ground beef failed to find any live H5N1 in samples at risk of being…

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Social Media Apps Through The Broken Glass
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My breaking point with promotional emails and desktop alerts finally happened a few weeks ago. I woke up at 7AM to an automated Legacy.com email with my friend’s death-a-versary in the subject line. The email itself was annoying enough, but what it said made it a cold, thoughtless annoyance: “Being remembered matters. The



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Rogelio Villarreal Jasso said he purchased Cartier earrings for $13 after a website error.
  • Mexico native Rogelio Villarreal Jasso said he purchased diamond-and-gold Cartier earrings online for $13.
  • He said the cheap price resulted from a website glitch, and Cartier attempted to cancel his order.
  • But after contacting Mexico's federal consumer protection agency, Jasso



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Healthcare education creator Joel Bervell signed with talent-management agency Kensington Grey last year.
  • Many influencers seek out talent managers to help them grow their brands and make more money.
  • Business Insider is seeking nominations for rising stars in influencer talent management. 
  • Please submit your nominations by Thursday, May 9 through this form or below.

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor laws when making “coercive statements” about unions during interviews conducted in 2022, a judge for the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Wednesday.

The ruling, which stems from a complaint filed in October 2022, cites three instances in which Jassy commented negatively about unions