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Your gadgets could be in grave danger – and it’s all linked to a simple Google Chrome mistake. Cyber experts have warned that not taking care of the Google web browser could put you at risk of major hack attacks. It’s all linked to updates – and if you don’t install them, it’s bad news. Just this week, Google was forced to rush out an emergency update to stop a “high severity” bug from being exploited. But if you don’t install updates that… Source link

Super Bowl LVI is just two days away, but the big game will not only be about football. Music icons Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J Blige, and Kendrick Lamar are all set to perform at this year’s halftime show — the third production from the NFL’s partnership with Jay-Z and Roc Nation. “The opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show, and to do it in my own backyard, will be one of the biggest thrills of my career,” Dr. Dre said in a statement at the time of the reveal, adding… Source link

PHOENIX — Why are bogus Google charges still ending up on credit card accounts across the country? What’s being done about it? We’ve been asking Google and the banks for months. Yet, the scam continues affecting more people. And some of them say they’re having a hard time getting these fake charges removed. “I looked at the balance and was like ‘what’,” says Jeannine Gailey. It’s her Citibank card balance and it’s much higher than what she expected. “I knew I hadn’t spent much money… As I… Source link

One of the country’s most famous companies is expanding in Oregon, and one city is carrying the water, legally speaking. That town sued to prevent the public from knowing key details about the company’s plans. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Mike Rogoway talked about Google’s plans along the Columbia River and why The Dalles is suing the Oregonian. We discussed data centers in general and what they mean to our economy, what other companies are doing and what… Source link

With no fourth stimulus check, these dividend stocks yielding as high as 10.4% can provide a much-needed boost of income Pandemic stimulus checks helped millions of Americans through tough times. But if you’re hoping for a fourth one, you’ll be disappointed. Uncle Sam doesn’t seem in a rush to provide more broad stimulus payments. Dividend checks, on the other hand, remain plentiful. Sure, the stock market’s rally over the past several years means most companies aren’t yielding as… Source link

If you haven’t checked your bank statements closely lately, you should do it now. Unauthorized Google charges are appearing on Chase Visa statements. And while there are different accounts, all charges are for the same odd amount, $13.01. Beth emailed that her account had three of those charges all saying Google. “My card has been linked to Google Chrome and Google Play,” she says. But none of those charges were authorized. Not all of the cards affected were even attached to Google accounts. And… Source link

Google will start giving users more information about who’s running the ads they see. The company’s “About this ad” menu will show basic information about advertisers, as well as any other ads they’ve run in the past 30 days. The goal is to help users better judge whether a given ad buyer is trustworthy, following criticism about scams on the platform. Google mentioned that more ad disclosures would be coming last year, when it started verifying the identities and locations of… Source link

The student loan debt crisis arose after legislative changes over the years that created a system of largely unchecked lending to millions of students, according to a reporter and author of a new book. “If you just keep on issuing student debt in the same fashion, which is basically giving families a blank check, you’re just going to have more and more families end up in unrepayable debt over the years, and it doesn’t really solve the underlying issue,” Josh Mitchell, Wall Street Journal… Source link

Twitter found a novel way to make Minnesota angry on Thursday. It said Alan Page isn’t notable enough for its fabled blue check mark. That would be Alan Page, the Minnesota Vikings legend. Alan Page, the Pro and College Football Hall of Famer. Alan Page, the Minnesota Supreme Court justice. Alan Page, the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Alan Page, the namesake of the NFLPA’s community service award. All of that sounds like a fairly notable person — it goes without saying that… Source link

A fresh stimulus check may be on the way to you, thanks to your tax return More than four months after it started, the pandemic’s third round of stimulus checks is still going. The IRS says it continues to push out millions of relief payments — including extra money to people who already got a third check. The tax agency just announced it has sent out hundreds of thousands more bonus payments to Americans, based on information gleaned from recently filed tax returns. And over 1 million other… Source link