UFC fighters Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov are ready to face off in the ring for the first time, and the backstory is rather tense.  McGregor was arrested in April for attacking a bus containing UFC fighters in Brooklyn while looking for Nurmagomedov, and the foes faced each other for the first time since then …

Microsoft has settled into a semi-annual release schedule for Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon), with major updates coming in the spring and fall. Following Windows 10 April 2018 Update this spring, Microsoft has released Windows 10 October 2018 Update (aka Windows 10, version 1809). Microsoft will roll the update out to PCs over the next few weeks, but you can install Windows …

No sooner did the calendar turn to October than Microsoft began rolling out Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1803) to users. The update will introduce a number of new features, including SwiftKey keyboard for touchscreen PCs, a better screenshot tool, the Your Phone app for iPhone ($899 at Amazon)– and Android device-wielding PC users and a less annoying approach to …

Your Facebook account may have been hacked this week. The social networking giant on Friday said “almost 50 million accounts” were compromised, a discovery its engineers made on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know. Now playing: Watch this: Facebook explains breach that exposed data on 50 million… 1:21 What happened? According to Facebook, “attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s …

The Ryder Cup pits 12 of the best golfers from the US against a dozen of the best European golfers. It’s great theater because it’s one of the few times where you get to see golfers acting like teammates, from the matching golf shirts the teams wear to the awkward high-fives they exchange. The tournament takes place every other year, …

At WWDC 2018, Apple took the name for its Mac operating system down from Northern California’s majestic mountains and moved southward to the Golden State’s famed desert. After a run of mountain themes — Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra and High Sierra — Apple has named the next version of MacOS (version 10.14) after California’s Mojave Desert.  MacOS Mojave (version 10.14) is available now …

MacOS Mojave is out, but if you’ve been using the beta and grown accustomed to Mojave’s new spot for system updates, then you may have missed the memo.  You won’t find the update if you check System Preferences. Nor will you find it listed on the Updates tab of the Mac App Store. Where does a beta user go to …

With MacOS Mojave, Apple introduces new security features to Safari that make it harder for shady web trackers to follow you and new privacy controls that let you restrict apps from accessing your Mac’s webcam and microphone.  Previous iterations of MacOS let you set permissions for apps accessing your location, contacts, photos, calendar and reminders. MacOS Mojave adds the camera …

With MacOS Mojave, you get Stacks, dark mode, a new screenshot tool and a more fully functional Finder. Let’s have a look inside Finder’s new bag of tricks. Gallery view Gallery view replaces Cover Flow. Like Cover Flow, it gives you a large preview of the file you have selected, but the preview is even larger with Gallery view. Unlike Cover …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Stacks are useful. Dark Mode is fun. The new screenshot tool and the more fully functional Finder are also welcome additions with MacOS Mojave, but my favorite new feature of Mojave is something tiny but hugely important: Safari favicons. I’m not the only …