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Why you might need to be careful of that job offer
Scammers often pretend to work for highly respectable companies, seeking very, very personal information they can use for financial gain.

YouTube wants to place ads at the ‘most exciting’ moments of its videos
At its own Brandcast 2025 event, YouTube presented a new way of inserting advertisements in particularly exciting places, which was recapped in this official YouTube blog post. The new feature, called “Peak Points,” uses Gemini AI to analyze videos to find the most important, meaningful, and engaging moments that viewers are watching. Content creators are then able to place their ads at these exact moments to maximize viewership and engagement. Google / Youtube In one example, YouTube shows a marriage proposal, which it considered to be a “peak” moment in the video. The advertisement would play directly after that moment. The concept is clear: ads should play at high-viewership and high-engagement moments to maximize impact. “Peak points” are only peak for creators This new way to wring every last dollar out of monetized videos is, of course, great news for content creators who want more cash in their pockets. But it’s less exciting for viewers. One point of contention is that an ad break directly after an exciting or engaging moment diminishes the experience of that moment. An alternative to that could be for creators to place ads directly before these peak moments, perhaps as a way to spark curiosity and anticipation in the viewer, amping up interest in what’s about to happen. Then again, that could also backfire by increasing viewer frustration. YouTube hasn’t yet announced an official date when Peak Points will be made available to content creators. Alongside Peak Points, YouTube also wants to bring so-called “edge-to-edge” ads on connected TVs (when watching YouTube on your large-screen living room TV, for example) as well as shopping ads where viewers can browse and engage with products on TVs. Further reading: Fed up with YouTube TV’s price hikes? Try this

Get this ultra-compact GoPro that shoots 5K video for 44% off
Are you ready for this year’s summer adventures? I’m already daydreaming about mine and I can’t wait to start capturing all those special moments once June finally arrive. If you’re feeling the same, you’re going to want a proper action camera like GoPro Hero11 Black Mini, which is now 44% off at Best Buy, bringing it down to just $140. Mount it on your helmet, put it on a stick, take it for a swim—whatever fun things you want to do this summer, this compact GoPro can record it all. Not only does the camera capture gloriously stable video in 5.3K resolution at 60 FPS (or 2.7K at 240 FPS), but it can automatically upload all footage to the cloud so you don’t have to worry about it. With video stabilization, it’s perfect for action-heavy sports and activities. And while GoPros have always been pretty small, this model is even smaller. It’s a miniscule square that weighs an equally miniscule 133 grams (or 0.29 pounds) and it’s built to withstand falls, bumps, crashes, mud, snow, rain, dirt, and more. It can dive down to 33 feet in water and has a scratch-resistant lens. You’ll need a microSD card for it (sold separately), but those are fairly inexpensive these days. Don’t wait until it’s too late! Prep for the summer by grabbing this GoPro Hero11 Black Mini for $140 at Best Buy. That’s a steep drop from its original $250 price tag and a deal you won’t want to pass up. This tiny 5K GoPro is a steal now that it's 44% offBuy now at Best Buy

Big numbers for Budget 2025 - but will they be big enough?
The language of the Budget sometimes takes a professional to decode. The Detail takes a look at what's real and what's nominal.

Update Chrome! This update fixes a flaw that’s being exploited by hackers
Google has released a new security update for its Chrome 136 browser, one day later than expected. Several vulnerabilities have been fixed in Chrome versions 136.0.7103.113/114 for Windows and macOS and 136.0.7103.113 for Linux. According to Google, one of the vulnerabilities is already being exploited in the wild. Other Chromium-based browsers are expected to follow suit in the next few days. In the Chrome Releases blog post, Srinivas Sista names the two of the four fixed vulnerabilities that were discovered by external security researchers and reported to Google. Google classifies these two vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-4664 and CVE-2025-4609) as high risk. Google didn’t provide details on the other two internally discovered vulnerabilities. Google also released Chrome for Android 136.0.7103.125. This fixes the same vulnerabilities as the desktop versions. Google plans to release Chrome 137 at the end of May. As a rule, Chrome updates itself automatically when a new version is released. However, if it doesn’t, you can manually update via three-dot menu > Help > About Google Chrome. Other Chromium-based browsers The other Chromium-based browsers will be following suit with their own updates. Brave and Microsoft Edge are currently at the security level prior to this Chrome update, with both having switched to Chromium 136 in the first week of May. Vivaldi isn’t expected to do this until the weekend. The current pre-release version Vivaldi 7.4 RC 2 already contains Chromium 136.0.7103.113. For the current Vivaldi version 7.3.3635.12, the developers have backported a patch against the security vulnerability CVE-2025-4096 from Chromium 136 to Chromium 134. Google closed this vulnerability with a high risk rating two weeks ago. Opera released version 119 this week, which uses the outdated Chromium 134, for which Google no longer provides updates. In order to catch up, Opera will have to take a big step with its next browser version and skip at least one, preferably two, Chromium generations. Further reading: The best browsers for security and privacy