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Apple releases macOS 10.14.6 Mojave Supplemental Update, chases sleep bug

It’s not the most exciting macOS Mojave update, but it could help you Mac wake from sleep properly. On Thursday, Apple released its macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update. Per Apple, the update includes a fix for an issue “that may prevent certain Macs from waking from sleep properly.” The update weighs in at approximately 946 […]

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Apple releases Security Update 2018-001 Sierra and Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan, works to help prevent fallout from Meltdown and Spectre bugs in previous operating systems

If you’re running either macOS 10.11 El Capitan or macOS 10.12 Sierra, you’re going to want to snag the current security update now. On Tuesday, Apple released Security Update 2018-001 Sierra and Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan, which addressed assorted security concerns as well as helped mitigate potential risks from the Meltdown and Spectre issues..

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Apple releases Safari 11.0.2 for macOS El Capitan 10.11, macOS Sierra 11.2, looks to address Spectre issue with update

As sick as everyone is of hearing about Spectre and Meltdown, Apple has just released an updated version of Safari that could help with the Spectre vulnerability. On Monday, the company released Safari 11.0.2, the new version of its web browser. The update, a 75.6 megabyte download, includes security improvements to mitigate the effects of […]

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Uber update notes show company may be trying to take credit for iOS 11 location/privacy feature

Ridesharing service Uber may have gotten itself in hot water again. A recently released screenshot of the company’s latest patch notes for the app has revealed that Uber may be taking credit for iOS 11’s improved control over privacy and location information.

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Apple responds to WikiLeaks’ release of CIA-based documents, states that ‘many’ of the iOS-related exploits have already been patched

With any luck, this’ll provide some consolation. Following up on the revelation that WikiLeaks had intercepted and released what might amount to 8,700+ documents from the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence unit – part of which is devoted to obtaining zero-day exploits for iOS devices – and that the CIA had lost control of the […]