“The Stable and extended stable channel has been updated to 112.0.5615.137/138 for Windows and 112.0.5615.137 for Mac…This update includes 8 security fixes…Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-2136 exists in the wild.”
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Chrome for Android updated too, “This release includes stability and performance improvements.“
Tuesday News
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 531.68 WHQL
Support for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Dead Island 2 and a few game related fixes
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VirtualBox 7.0.8
Freeware, open source virtualization software. Lots of fixes and improvements.
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GPU-Z 2.53.0
Freeware portable video card/GPU info tool. Support for new hardware.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai warns society to brace for impact of A.I. acceleration, says ‘it’s not for a company to decide’
Some snippets:
“We need to adapt as a society for it,” Pichai told Pelley, adding that jobs that would be disrupted by AI would include “knowledge workers,” including writers, accountants, architects and, ironically, even software engineers…
“When warning of AI’s consequences, Pichai said that the scale of the problem of disinformation and fake news and images will be “much bigger,” adding that “it could cause harm…”
However, fears of the consequences of the rapid progress has also reached the public and critics in recent weeks. In March, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and dozens of academics called for an immediate pause in training “experiments” connected to large language models that were “more powerful than GPT-4,” OpenAI’s flagship LLM. More than 25,000 people have signed the letter since then…
“You don’t fully understand how it works and yet you’ve turned it loose on society?” Pelley asked.
And here is the daft, baffling response from Pichai:
“Let me put it this way, I don’t think we fully understand how a human mind works either.”
Google Chrome Updated
“This update includes 2 security fixes…Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-2033 exists in the wild.”
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Chrome for Android updated too.
Thursday Morning News
Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable and extended stable channel has been updated to 112.0.5615.86/87 Windows”
Seems to be a single fix.
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PowerToys 0.69.1
Bugfix release.
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EMDB 5.19
Freeware movie database software. A few fixes, a few new features.
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4 Maps updates to help you explore U.S. national parks
“This month, four new updates are coming to Google Maps on iOS and Android to help you find the information you need when you head to a national park — all in one place. With these updates, everything from finding your way around a park to discovering things to do when you’re there will feel like, well, a walk in the park.“
Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Win10 -April 11, 2023—KB5025221 (OS Builds 19042.2846, 19044.2846, and 19045.2846)
Addresses over 50 security vulnerabilities.
Win11 – April 11, 2023—KB5025239 (OS Build 22621.1555)
Addresses over 40 security vulnerabilities.
Firefox 112
1/2 dozen new features and addresses over 20 security issues.
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Thursday News
PowerToys 0.69
“set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.”
New utility: Registry Preview, many improvements and fixes.
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Notepad++ 8.5.2
Freeware feature packed notepad replacement. Many fixes and a few new features.
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Microsoft/Sysinternals Process Explorer 17.04
“Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.”
“This update to Process Explorer fixes a regression highlighting immersive processes and fixes a security bug.”
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Intel Graphics Drivers 31.0.101.2121 for 6th-10th Gen Intel CPUs
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AMD Software Adrenalin 23.4.1 WHQL Drivers
Support for: Meet Your Maker. Game optimizations for The Last of Us Part 1. A few fixes.
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Monday Morning News
O&O ShutUp10++ 1.9.1435
NEW: Reworked user interface
NEW: Disable Sidebar in Microsoft Edge
NEW: Disable Windows Media Player Diagnostics
FIX: Disable fun facts, tips, tricks, and more on your lock screen
FIX: Various bug fixes
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Samsung SSD Magician 7.3.0
Data Migration feature improved
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New GPU Drivers
AMD Software Adrenalin 23.3.2 WHQL Drivers
Support for Resident Evil 4 Remake, The Last of Us Part 1, Additional Vulkan extensions, and several fixes.
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 531.41 WHQL
Support/ improved support for several games and several fixes.
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Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Patches for over 50 vulnerabilities for each OS.
Win10 – March 14, 2023—KB5023696 (OS Builds 19042.2728, 19044.2728, and 19045.2728)
Win11 – March 14, 2023—KB5023706 (OS Build 22621.1413)
Firefox 111
Over a dozen security fixes.
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 531.29 WHQL
A few game fixes. Fixes for CPU spikes, Adobe app stability, and fixes for a few laptop GPUs.
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Wednesday News
AMD Software Adrenalin 23.3.1 WHQL Drivers
Support for Halo Infinite Ray Tracing Update, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, and 1/2 dozen fixes.
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Google Chrome Updated
“Chrome 111.0.5563.64 (Linux and Mac), 111.0.5563.64/.65( Windows) contains a number of fixes and improvements…This update includes 40 security fixes.”
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Chrome for Android updated too.
Notepad++ 8.5
Freeware feature packed notepad replacement.
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Stealthy UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot enabled by unpatchable Windows flaw
“Researchers on Wednesday announced a major cybersecurity find—the world’s first-known instance of real-world malware that can hijack a computer’s boot process even when Secure Boot and other advanced protections are enabled and running on fully updated versions of Windows.
Dubbed BlackLotus, the malware is what’s known as a UEFI bootkit.“