The Director General,Department of State Services (DSS)Nigeria Re: Civil society statement on DSS takedown demands to social media platforms We, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to express our concerns regarding the letters dated September 6 and 7, 2025, from Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) to X Corp and Meta, respectively,Continue Reading
Google has launched a new search app for Windows 11 which is already being likened to the Spotlight found in macOS. There is also Windows 10 support, but this may not be the case for very much longer given the operating system’s days are numbered. This is a wide-ranging search tool, and, despite Google’s heritage, it isContinue Reading
Microsoft will end mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, in just under a month’s time. There are steps you must take to remain secure, or run the risk of being vulnerable to security exploits. It’s crunch time, ladies and gentlemen. In just under one month’s time, Microsoft willContinue Reading
September’s updates fix major security issues while signaling big shifts ahead for Windows 10 and Azure users. Key Takeaways: Microsoft has released the September 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. This month, the company has fixed 80 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Microsoft Edge, Azure, Hyper-V, andContinue Reading
Microsoft Edge 140 has been released. It brings a handful of new features. Let me very briefly mention the AI features in the update. Edge now supports GPT-5 as an option for Copilot Smart Mode. Users can create a podcast with Copilot in Edge. You can create images and videos byContinue Reading
Alarmist reports claimed Google warned billions of Gmail users about a massive breach by hackers posing as IT support, sparking widespread panic. Google denied issuing any such alert, affirming robust security measures like AI filters and two-factor authentication. The episode underscores the dangers of misinformation and the need for verifiedContinue Reading
Microsoft Word users have several options when it comes to saving their documents: from local saves to storing documents on network shares or an integrated cloud service such as Microsoft OneDrive. AutoSave and AutoRecover were introduced several years ago by Microsoft in Office products to enable cloud saving and restoration. Microsoft announced thatContinue Reading
WhatsApp beta testers have access to a new option that allows them to link to a verified Instagram profile, complete with a special icon that others should recognize. This ability is not necessarily something that will appeal to or interest all WhatsApp users, but it is certainly something that has value for someContinue Reading
Microsoft has confirmed that some of the Microsoft 365 services are currently down. The company confirmed this via its official Microsoft 365 Status X handle as it notes that the Office.com portal and some of its related services are inaccessible at the moment. The tech giant has informed that you can getContinue Reading
Although the hacker has not confirmed breach details they have put up PayPal emails, plaintext passwords and more for sale on the dark web A post on a well-known hacking forum has claimed to have a dataset of millions of PayPal account credentials including login emails and plaintext passwords. As reported by Cybernews,Continue Reading