Yes, the 10 worst passwords still include ‘password’ and ‘secret’

Some six years after virtual private network company started searching data breaches for the most-used passwords, things are every bit as bad as when the company started.

Each year, the company searches the dark web for passwords stolen by malware or exposed in security breaches to determine the most commonly-used passwords, and this year’s crop is as depressing as ever …

that it analyzed 2.5TB worth of credentials across 44 countries.

Together with NordStellar, we reviewed and analyzed a 2.5TB database

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Snapchat rolling out Find My Friends style feature for families

Snapchat is rolling out a new feature which will work in a similar way to Apple’s Find My app, but will be limited to family members.

Parents will be able to request the location of the teens, and vice-versa, with some automated location reporting also available …

reports that the new feature will launch alongside other location tools in the next few weeks.

Once you have the update, you’ll see an option in the Family Center that lets parents request their teen’s locations, and vice


Lawsuit by US workers accuses Apple chipmaker TSMC of ‘anti-American discrimination’

TSMC’s Arizona plants will enable Apple chips for older devices to be made in the US for the first time, but things haven’t exactly been going to plan.

The latest development is that a group of the company’s US workers have filed a lawsuit accusing the Taiwanese company of ‘anti-American discrimination’ …

A quick recap on the story so far

TSMC’s announcement that it was building a chip fabrication plant in Arizona was hailed as a major success for the US CHIPS Act – intended to


The reported Apple smart home camera will combine ultimate privacy with Apple Intelligence

Earlier this week Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that we’ll see an Apple smart home camera in 2026, with the company confident it will prove to be a popular accessory, selling in the tens of millions per year.

Given Apple’s habit of minimizing the number of products it makes, if the report is accurate the company must feel there’s good reason to enter a crowded product category, and I think an Apple camera will likely differentiate itself in two ways: privacy , and Apple Intelligence


Hands-on with AirPods 4: better in every way

, and they are awesome. As a pair of on-ear wireless earbuds, they are really hard to fault. I have used AirPods 2 for the past five years — skipping the third-generation model due to fit concerns — and AirPods 4 are what I have been waiting for.

The new AirPods are available in two models: , or . I have the ANC buds and I’m thrilled with them, but I predict even the base model is going to drive a lot of sales this holiday season.

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UK consumer rights group sues Apple for maintaining an ‘unlawful’ iCloud monopoly

UK consumer rights group Which? is leading a lawsuit against Apple, targeting Apple’s dominance over cloud services on iPhone and iPad. Essentially, it argues that Apple forces iOS device users to buy iCloud storage as it does not allow other cloud services to integrate deeply with the system for data backup. Apple said it “rejects any suggestion that … iCloud practices are anticompetitive”.

The class action is looking for damages of about £70 per individual, although this figure could change dramatically once the case goes to trial


Bluesky reaches 15 million users as more people look for alternatives to X

Bluesky, one of the many microblogging platforms, has now officially reached the milestone of 15 million registered users. A month ago, Bluesky still had 13 million followers, which shows that the social network is growing rapidly as more people look for alternatives to X.

The figure was first shared by , a website that uses the platform’s API to obtain statistics about the social network (via ). According to the website, there are now more than 15.2 million registered users on Bluesky. For


Final Cut Camera can now capture Log-encoded HEVC video, more

Following the release of updates for Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro, Apple has also updated its Final Cut Camera app for iPhone . With the new version of the app, users can finally capture Log videos using the HEVC codec, as well as preview Log videos with the Apple Log LUT and more. Read on as we detail what’s new in Final Cut Camera.

One of the biggest changes coming to Final Cut Camera is the ability to capture Log-encoded HEVC video. Previously, Log was only available for

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Apple releases Final Cut Pro 11 with spatial video editing, transcribe to captions, and more

As expected, Apple today took the wraps off , and it comes with a whole host of new features that will surely make video editors happy. Included in Final Cut Pro 11 is support for spatial video editing, transcribe to captions, magnetic mask, and more.

It’s noteworthy that Final Cut Pro 11 is the first release that isn’t a 10.x release since Apple dropped the ‘X’ from its name back in 2020 . Apple also released an update to Final

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Apple updates Logic Pro for Mac and iPad with Quantec Room Simulator

Apple on Wednesday released a major update to Logic Pro, its professional audio workstation software. Both Mac and iPad versions of Logic Pro are getting multiple new features, including a Quantec Room Simulator and improvements to Sound Browser on iPadOS. Read on as we detail everything that’s new with the latest Logic Pro update.

Both Logic Pro for Mac and iPad now have a Quantec Room Simulator, which is available as a plug-in built using the original schematics and algorithms of Wolfgang Buchleitner, founder and inventor of Quantec.

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