Facebook Says Russian Accounts Bought US Political Ads

Company finds fraudulent accounts spent $100,000 on ads during 2016 election cycle.

Facebook announced Wednesday that an operation out of Russia spent an estimated $100,000 on political advertising on the platform in the United States during the 2016 presidential election.

Facebook said that the money was spent on roughly 3,000 ads that ran between June of 2015 and May of this year. The ads were purchased by a collective of some 470 accounts and pages that used falsified identification information. Facebook said that these accounts and pages all seem to be connected to each other and likely were led by an operation out of Russia.

Turkey Beat Croatia in Critical World Cup Qualifier

Cenk Tosun's follow-up goal in 75th minute gives Turkey crucial 3 points against group leaders
Turkey's National Football Team defeated Croatia 1-0 on Monday night in a 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Group I match.

‘cop button’ to temporarily disable Touch ID on IOS 11

Apple is adding an easy way to quickly disable Touch ID in iOS 11. A new setting, designed to automate emergency services calls, lets iPhone users tap the power button quickly five times to call 911. This doesn’t automatically dial the emergency services by default, but it brings up the option to and also temporarily disables Touch ID until you enter a passcode. Twitter users discovered the new option in the iOS 11 public beta, and The Verge has verified it works as intended.

Previously, if you wanted to temporarily disable Touch ID you’d need to restart an iPhone, wait for a few days when the device automatically prompts for the passcode, awkwardly use a different finger a few times to force it to lock out, or just disable Touch ID in settings. Apple’s new method is a far more discreet way of locking out a phone, especially if you’re in a situation where you’re worried someone might force you to unlock your phone.

Quickly disabling Touch ID will be useful in certain situations
Unlocking phones with a fingerprint sensor is a hot topic for law enforcement requests, and police in Michigan even 3D-printed a murder victim’s fingerprint to gain access to a device. With fears over access to devices at border control points around the world, this quick trick will at least prevent Touch ID from being used until a passcode is entered.

The new iOS 11 feature is even more relevant when you consider that Apple is expected to introduce face unlocking with the next iPhone. The ability to quickly disable Touch ID or face unlock features with iOS 11 could be even more useful in a scenario where you might not need to be physically forced to unlock a phone. iOS 11 is likely to roll out to existing devices next month, and the public beta is available right now for those brave enough to test it.

Cows remote control

To control the remote-controlled car cows in groups. It's funny just laugh :)))

PortableApps.com Platform 12

The PortableApps.com Platform™ is a full-featured portable software system that ties all your portable apps together and lets you build your own custom portable app suite for use on your USB drive, cloud drive, or local PC.

Awesome Features: Complete App Store | App Organization

Automatic Software Updates | Themes and Customization

Portable Fonts | Integrated Backup and Restore | And More!

Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 & Windows 10 TP

Also Works With: Linux, Unix, BSD, etc via Wine & Mac OS X via CrossOver, Wineskin, WineBottler, PlayOnMac

32-bit and 64-bit Support: Automatically adjusts support and performance to each PC

Publisher: PortableApps.com

Date Updated: 2014-09-10 (Platform Changelog)

License: Free / Open Source (GPL, some MIT, some CC images, trademarks and trade dress not included)

Source Code: PortableApps.com Platform (Menu, App Store, etc)

MD5 Hash: 52c7f4a99d160443dc976c1ba274e84a

Downloads: over 20 million

Download Portable for free: Link

Living on the edge

Living on the edge

There you have it. Enjoy the sweet, sweet desktop improvements and let Microsoft’s team know if you hit any rough spots. You'll find a feedback tool baked right into the Windows 10 Technical Preview. That’s why you joined the Windows Insider program after all. Right?

Wondering where to start? Check out PCWorld's guide to Windows 10's coolest new features and 20-plus Windows 10 tips and tricks to get your feet wet.

And once you're set up with Windows 10, you can opt into its 'Fast ring' to get new builds, well, faster. Open PC Settings > Update and recovery > Preview builds in Windows 10 and click the Check Now button. In our experience you'll need to be fully up-to-date with system patches before the new preview will successfully install.