Month: January 2021
Shopalyst aims to make e-commerce advertising more effective
Indian startup Shopalyst has officially launched a new platform that it calls the Discovery Commerce Cloud, which it says can help retailers take full advantage of digital advertising. Co-founder and CEO Girish Ramachandra told me that Shopalyst was created to allow for “one seamless journey for the shopper” across advertising…
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This weird way of turbocharging a laptop hooks up an Nvidia RTX 3090 via an SSD slot Koshin Air with RTX 3090
An intrepid modder has managed to hook up an Nvidia RTX 3090 graphics card to a laptop by connecting it to the notebook’s M.2 slot, which is designed to play host to an SSD, not a GPU. This feat was achieved by an employee of Chinese firm Koshin, which is…
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Telegram makes it easier to import your WhatsApp chat history
Telegram is still dealing with a influx of WhatsApp users upset over a new privacy policy, and it’s making sure those converts will feel more at home. WABetaInfo has noticed that the latest version of Telegram for iOS (Android users had to wait as of… Source
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Microsoft turned its sustainability report into a Minecraft map
Microsoft released its annual sustainability report today, and Minecraft developer Mojang decided to turn it into something interactive. Called simply “Sustainable City,” the new Minecraft map is available as a free download in the Minecraft marketplace, and it’s also been added to the game’s educational offshoot. The map features six…
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NetWalker ransomware network taken down in cybercrime purge Zero-day attack
The NetWalker ransomware network has been taken down as part of a coordinated international law enforcement campaign. The ransomware has previously been used to target schools, hospitals, private sector firms, and government agencies. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that a Canadian national had been charged in connection with…
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Olija is a dark, haunting action game without all the stress
There are plenty of great 2D action games about exploring dark, mysterious worlds. Think Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, or anything inspired by Castlevania. Aside from similar themes, these games have something else in common: they’re almost always incredibly hard. Olija goes in a different direction. It still takes place in…
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