Google today announced that it has enhanced the search and discovery algorithms in the Google Play Store to rank quality apps higher than poorly made apps. The new algorithm will take into account an app’s performance, stability, crashes, battery drain etc. and rank them accordingly. So, despite an app being popular among consumers and having millions of downloads will rank lower than its competing app which does not suffer from performance or stability issues....

Google in a blog post said that “Well, it looks like we pranked ourselves this year.” It further said that this feature went wrong due to the bug that witnessed Mic Drop feature caused “more headaches than laughs.” Google said “We’re truly sorry. The feature has been turned off. If you are still seeing it, please reload your Gmail page,”. “I just sent off an email with my resume to the first person who wanted to interview me in months,” claims Google user at forum....

One of the key ‘advantages’ of the Google Play Store over the iOS App Store is that it allows developers to publish their apps to the store without any prior verification. However, this led many developers to publish malicious and low-quality apps that violate certain terms and conditions of the the Play Store. Due to this, Google started analyzing submitted apps for any kind of policy violations before it went live on the Play Store since the last couple of months....

In Summary GPT-3, or generative pre-trained transformer, is one of the most sophisticated language models at the moment and a successor to GPT-2. It builds upon the same Transformers-based architecture as GPT-2 but weighs in at 175 billion parameters, which makes it the largest NLP transformer to date — bigger than GPT-2 and Microsoft Research’s Turing-NLG. Since GPT-3 has been out for a while, we have several applications using the new language model for better and more efficient ways of generating code and writing content....

We curate this selection intensively and test and scrutinize each download carefully to make sure it’s safe and it’s free from nasty extras like bloatware and add-ons you won’t need. Needless to say, we use this selection of software tools ourselves! To review our archive of Windows 10 software tools here’s a great big list of the must-have applications we have collected so far. Productivity apps Are you looking for software that will make you work more efficiently?...

Hacker Won $120,000 For Hacking Firefox, Edge, & Safari During the celebration of the Pwn2Own 2019 event, popular as well as widespread throughout the world, Internet browsers Microsoft Edge, Firefox and Safari, were the preferred targets for the “white glove hackers” attendees. And in these times, everything related to web browsers acquires a special significance when it comes to security, as in the aforementioned Pwn2Own. Well, this year Richard Zhu was the one who started the execution of an exploit of “Windows kernel Elevation of Privilege” or EoP, directed to the proposal of Mozilla Firefox, breaking the security of the software in his first attempt....

The size of the database is 1.4 GB which was stolen by the group of an unidentified hacker, and it includes thousands of personal data and information of the clients of Qatar National Bank, as well as including the customer transaction logs, personal identification numbers and credit card information. Among the other archive which was published in the resource Cryptome.org, contains a folder titled “SPY”. Analysis showed that the folder contains several files, entitled “Ministry of Defense”, “MI6” (British intelligence) and the “General Intelligence Service” along with the “Mukhabarat” the Arabic name of intelligence services and the main civilian intelligence agency of Egypt, responsible for the both internal and for external security....

Hackers Target Government Websites With Crypto-Jacking Malware The process of mining cryptocurrency using user’s CPU power is now a widespread practice. Smart guys are using multiple methods to mine cryptocurrency. Well, these type of practices is often used by evil-minded people. However, now it looks like Government sites are found mining crypto coins from people’s computer. Before one starts to think that the governments had a change of heart and began to harvest crypto coins, the story involves malicious actors....

Hot on the heels of the Honor 9N launch, Honor has now launched another smartphone in India: the Honor Play. The handset sits a notch above the Honor 9N and will take on the upcoming Mi A2 from Xiaomi. The Honor Play was first launched in June in China. The handset features a notched 6.3-inch FHD+ 19.5:9 aspect ratio display at the front. While the display is an IPS LCD panel, Honor is known for using decent quality LCD panels on its devices....

AI-powered financial apps are playing a significant role in how the financial industry is improving customer service, optimizing costs, and providing new products of value to customers. AI is how Gen Z will primarily communicate with financial institutions, and that AI encompasses everything from chatbots to fraud detection to task automation. “Gen Z are completely digitally native,” Dennis Gada, head of financial services for North America at Infosys, told ZDNet....

Security specialists who are against employee security training feel it is wasted time and resources. Users are not security experts and organizations should not expect them to be. The same time and resources spent trying to train the security novice user could be better invested in securing the enterprise infrastructure, enhancing and strengthening technical controls, and addressing security failures in software design. The issue with this train of thought is that most organizations are mandated under current regulations to provide security training to their employees....

However, the good thing is that Microsoft’s Windows 11 provides you with different options to troubleshoot various problems. On Techviral, we have already shared quite a few guides on troubleshooting various problems on Windows 11. Today, we will share a step-by-step guide on how to access the Advanced Startup options on Windows 11. But before that, let’s check out what the Advanced Startup option is? What are Advanced Startup Options?...

While we often look for significant improvements in new products, there were no real faults in the HRM-Pro except for the terrible battery access design. Creating a new product that improves something and then serves as the default product for that category is perfectly acceptable. If you don’t already have a chest strap heart rate monitor, go with the HRM-Pro Pus. However, if you already have the HRM-Pro then there is no reason to upgrade to the new heart rate monitor until your existing model fails....

The front of the M7 Power is largely dominated by a 6-inch HD+ IPS panel with an aspect ratio of 18:9 and a layer of Gorilla Glass 3. Underneath, it’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 435 octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB internal memory which can be expanded up to 256GB via a MicroSD card slot and Adreno 505 GPU. To justify the ‘Power’ moniker, Gionne has packed a hefty 5000mAh battery which also supports quick charging....

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As expected and leaked, Google has gone ahead and announced the new version of Nexus 7. The new Nexus 7 still packs in a 7-inch IPS screen, but with a much higher resolution of 1920*1200 and a 323ppi. The display panel is also improved and sports much better color accuracy, and contrast levels. While the side bezels of the device has been reduced, the top and bottom bezels have been increased to facilitate better ergonomics....

As we can see, the leaked images clearly show the Chromecast departure from the existing “dongle” like form factor. The new Chromecast resembles a lollipop and yes it seems to come in bright colors. That being said, Google has not restricted itself to changes on the cosmetic front as it has come with a slew of changes from the inside as well. The documents does not seem to give away the exact specifications, but it surely does drop hints on the improved Wi-Fi, which in all likelihood points out at a support for 802....

With web indexing becoming more sophisticated, it is easier than ever to find the information you are looking for. But sometimes, finding something particular can be difficult and even frustrating. Tap or click here to delete your Google account for good (without losing your emails). Just typing your question into Google and hitting search will produce results. But there are some tricks and commands that you can use that will make the results more refined....

In addition to charging the device, the dock will control all of your household devices, such as your home’s thermostat. Google said that, typically, tablets are “homebodies,” remaining home 80% of the time and only used at certain times of the day. With the charging speaker dock, Google hopes to transform the tablet from something that sits forgotten in your home into a device that is more of an integral part of your life....

The GOQii 2.0 sports a new sleek design with a larger OLED display up top. In short, it feels like the band itself went through some strict fitness scheduled to shed a large part of its weight. The OLED display now comes with the capability of displaying notifications of calls, SMS, WhatsApp, Email, Alarm and even Inactivity alerts. Apparently, features like the In-Activity Alert and the integrated Fitness Coach is what segregates the GOQii 2....