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The Pi-hole programmers have fixed security vulnerabilities in the DNS ad blocker and streamlined the software.

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With progress slowing to a crawl, I researched Windows App SDK alternatives and then started experimenting with AI pair programming.

Windows 10 had one of the best features, Timeline, and was taken down just to be replaced by the AI-assisted Recall.

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A database left accessible to anyone online contained billions of records, including sensitive personal data that criminals ...

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Mary Hall is a editor for Investopedia's Advisor Insights, in addition to being the editor of several books and doctoral papers. Mary received her bachelor's in English from Kent State University with ...