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Tencent’s Light of Motiram is such a Horizon Zero Dawn rip-off, they’re hard...
Light of Motiram’s lengthy new trailer certainly gives the impression that it is set in the Horizon universe. There’s the wild jungle, mountain, and desert environments dotted with dilapidated modern...
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Google faces ad monopoly charges in Canada, probe in India over app policies
The Canadian Competition Bureau (CCB) has alleged that Google’s online advertising business is anti-competitive. The regulator demands that the company sell off two of its ad tech services and pay a...
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Meta plans to lay down a $10 billion subsea fiber optic cable
TechCrunch reports that Meta plans to pour an estimated $10 billion into an internet infrastructure project to improve global connectivity. The company is a massive driver of internet traffic...
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NASA’s bleeding-edge radar captures detailed imaging of a secret Cold War...
NASA performed a scientific mission earlier this year, surveying Greenland’s massive ice sheet to test the limits and capabilities of its Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR)...
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Researchers discover “Bootkitty,” the first UEFI bootkit for Linux
“Bootkitty” is a new and concerning malware that targets Linux systems. Eset analysts recently discovered the bootkit in a previously unknown UEFI application (bootkit.efi) that someone uploaded to...
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FTC: Most smart device makers break the law by not adequately informing...
In September, representatives from iFixit, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Consumer Reports sent a letter to Samuel Levine, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Serena...
View ArticleCode found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor
Researchers have discovered malicious code circulating in the wild that hijacks the earliest stage boot process of Linux devices by exploiting a year-old firmware vulnerability when it remains...
View ArticleGoogle Cloud TPU v6e Trillium Shown at SC24
At SC24, we saw the Google Cloud TPU v6e Trillium. This is Google’s custom AI accelerator with more performance, interconnect, and memory The post Google Cloud TPU v6e Trillium Shown at SC24 appeared...
View ArticleGlowing sea slug behaves like a jellyfish, lizard, and Venus flytrap
Some of the most bizarre lifeforms on Earth lurk in the deeper realms of the ocean. There was so little known about one of these creatures that it took 20 years just to figure out what exactly it was....
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Blizzard delists Warcraft RTS games, but GOG promises owners to preserve...
Blizzard is pulling Warcraft 1 and 2 from the GOG marketplace. The classic real-time strategy games are currently only available from GOG, as Blizzard has already replaced the originals with the...
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AMD Radeon RX 8800 XT could go head-to-head with RTX 4080 in raster and ray...
A proven leaker from the Chiphell forums recently reported that an upcoming AMD RDNA4 graphics card substantially outperforms the company’s current flagship in ray tracing while drawing less power....
View ArticleCertain names make ChatGPT grind to a halt, and we know why
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is more than just an AI language model with a fancy interface. It’s a system consisting of a stack of AI models and content filters that make sure its outputs don’t embarrass OpenAI...
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Google removes several active Android “SpyLoan” apps after McAfee detects...
The mobile research team at McAfee Labs recently detected a new SpyLoan campaign, with several apps designed to trick people into asking for quick loans. The analysts uncovered fifteen malicious...
View ArticleElon Musk loses bid to reinstate massive Tesla pay plan, now worth $101B
A Delaware judge today rejected Elon Musk’s bid to reinstate a Tesla pay package that was worth over $50 billion at the beginning of 2024 and has now crossed $100 billion based on Tesla’s latest share...
View ArticleCan desalination quench agriculture’s thirst?
Ralph Loya was pretty sure he was going to lose the corn. His farm had been scorched by El Paso’s hottest-ever June and second-hottest August; the West Texas county saw 53 days soar over 100°...
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Elon Musk’s X fact-checks Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs, “not the fastest PCs”
Microsoft positions Copilot+ PCs as supremely powerful compact computers–true to some extent. It recently posted a short clip on X touting Copilot+ PC’s prowess: “The fastest, most intelligent Windows...
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Windows 11 minor new features: advanced passkey manager, colourful Ctrl Alt...
Windows 11 has more changes in the pipeline, including an advanced passkey manager, and a modern UI for Ctrl+Alt+Del screen. The Ctrl+Alt+Del screen now follows your accent colour. Modern, right? Well...
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Nvidia’s RTX 2060 Was Never Fast Enough for Ray Tracing
We revisit the GeForce RTX 2060 and Nvidia’s promise of ray tracing from its base GPU some 6 years ago. Did this $350 GPU deliver on its potential? Read Entire Article
View ArticleFour desk-organizing gifts you don’t technically need but might very much want
“A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind” is a phrase sometimes attributed to Oscar Levant, but I give it to Egon Spengler. I also live that phrase. My desk is not clean, but I know why everything is on...
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Another cloud provider bails on VMware after receiving a 900-percent price hike
Private server provider Beeks Group, headquartered in the UK, offers virtual and physical servers to companies in the financial sector. The Register notes that the firm has over 20 data centers...
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