I tried Google's new desktop app, and I'll never search the old way again
2026-04-15T20:52:13Z•058f7b664917daa4e4cd8a27af890be681d84abbc71c086ce8c139b9da388325
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What happened
This ZDNet feed covers several security- and privacy-relevant developments: Microsoft’s April Patch Tuesday both fixes multiple vulnerabilities and adds a visible Secure Boot status indicator in Windows 11 to help users verify boot integrity; Netgear has won a temporary FCC exemption allowing continued router sales despite a broader router ban; Google rolled out a desktop app and a Google Home update with Gemini reliability fixes (potential privacy/telemetry implications); Linux 7.0 adds full Rust support and scheduler improvements, which can reduce memory-safety risks in kernel code; an AI‑dr
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