Zelle (via Slashdot): When Zelle first launched, we also created a standalone Zelle-branded app for consumers whose banks or credit unions had not yet joined the network. With the strong growth of adoption by banks and credit unions, we now see just ~2% of transactions on the standalone app. As a result of our growth, […]

Microsoft (via Will Dormann, Hacker News): We’re removing the bypassnro.cmd script from the build to enhance security and user experience of Windows 11. This change ensures that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account. Lawrence Abrams: A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, […]

Howard Oakley: Unlike Intel Macs (including those with T2 chips), all Apple silicon Macs always start their boot process from their internal SSD, even when they are set to start up from a bootable external disk. This ensures the security and integrity of that process and prevents an attacker from starting that Mac up without […]

Bill Gates (via Slashdot): It feels like just yesterday that Paul and I were hunched over the PDP-10 in Harvard’s computer lab, writing the code that would become the first product of our new company. That code remains the coolest code I’ve ever written to this day—and you can see it for yourself at the […]

Reuters (PDF, Slashdot): Apple was hit with a 150 million euro ($162.4 million) fine by French antitrust regulators on Monday for abusing its dominant position in mobile app advertising on its devices via a privacy control tool. […] “While we are disappointed with today’s decision, the French Competition Authority has not required any specific changes […]