#26 Daily Tech: Firefox Rolls Out Total Cookie Protection By Default To All Users

Firefox Rolls Out Total Cookie Protection By Default To All Users

Starting today, Firefox is rolling out Total Cookie Protection by default to all Firefox users worldwide, making Firefox the most private and secure major browser available across Windows, Mac and Linux. Total Cookie Protection is Firefox’s strongest privacy protection to date, confining cookies to the site where they were created, thus preventing tracking companies from using these cookies to track your browsing from site to site.

Adobe plans to make Photoshop on the web free to everyone

Adobe is developing a freemium tier of Photoshop for web and is already testing the service in Canada. It’ll include many features for anyone with a free Adobe account.

Software engineering estimates are garbage

When estimates are based on the myth of metronomic coding machines tackling deterministic work, they’re a complete waste of time. There’s a better way.

Hertzbleed Attack

Hertzbleed is a new family of side-channel attacks: frequency side channels. In the worst case, these attacks can allow an attacker to extract cryptographic keys from remote servers that were previously believed to be secure.

Coinbase Lays Off Around 1,100 Employees

The exchange is reducing its workforce by roughly 18%. CEO Brian Armstrong admits the company "grew too quickly."

Tech companies rocked by layoffs as industry faces biggest downturn in two decades

High-tech startups are reassessing their prospects for the future as interest rates rise and investors get queasy.

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