It is estimated that cybercrime across the globe results in $400 billion in losses annually. While lower than the $1 trillion figure that McAfee claimed back in 2009, most estimates for damages in cybercrime range from $375 billion to $575 billion, which is more than the gross domestic product of most countries worldwide.
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At long last, Google is expected to introduce test versions of 64-bit code versions of the Chrome browser for Windows, which had been continuing to run using 32-bit code. The update to 64-bit will not only increase the browsing speed for users, but it will also keep web surfers safer from online threats as well.
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Known for its massive lists of recommendations and choices that can take hours to sort through, Netflix would like to see the number of choices shrink markedly, to just a handful of targeted selections. Netflix is in the process of greatly enhancing the algorithms behind their recommendations, which should pare down the number of titles it offers to users to around three or four.
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Because of the high volume of tweets that can flood your feed, Twitter has now introduced a feature that allows you to “Mute” your followers if you no longer want to see what they are posting. While this is similar to the “Block” function that already existed, muting someone on Twitter can be done so without sending them a message.
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Everyone knows that there are bots on Twitter, but now there is work being done to identify potentially harmful ones. Researchers at Indiana University in Bloomington have developed an app called Bot or Not, which will help people discover the bots that deliver misinformation or even malware.
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