Month: April 2021
This nasty ransomware hacks your VPN to break into your device cybercriminal
Cybercriminals have begun exploiting vulnerabilities in VPN servers in order to infect devices and corporate networks with the Cring ransomware according to new research from Kaspersky. At the beginning of this year, a series of attacks was launched using this new ransomware and at the time, it was unclear how…
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Death Stranding developer Hideo Kojima reportedly working on new Xbox game Death Stranding
Hideo Kojima is an incredibly well-known name in gaming. He’s been responsible for the Metal Gear franchise and after splitting from Konami in 2015, working on Death Stranding in collaboration with Sony and PlayStation. Now, it seems like he might be working on an Xbox title. Jeff Grubb at VentureBeat…
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Rocket Lab to recover the booster from its next Electron launch as it pursue reusability
Rocket Lab is preparing for its next launch, currently set to take place in May from its launch facility in New Zealand. The payload for the flight are two satellites to join BlackSky’s Earth observation constellation, but Rocket Lab has a secondary goal crucial to its aim of adding reusability…
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Nintendo Switch reportedly gets Bluetooth audio support in latest update The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Datamined information on the latest Nintendo Switch update indicates that Bluetooth audio support has been added to the hybrid console, suggesting that we could see Bluetooth headset compatibility in the future. According to OatmealDome, a Nintendo and Mac-focused dataminer, Nintendo Switch firmware update 12.0.0 added audio support to a Bluetooth…
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Grasping at hidden objects
Robotics roundup: Happy National Robotics week, some exoskeletons and robotic storage wars Brian Heater @bheater / 7 hours Happy Robotics Week, to those who celebrate. I know a lot of us are unable to be with our loved ones this year, which means no robotics tree, robotics baskets full of…
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Three questions that will decide Epic v. Apple
On May 3rd, Fortnite publisher Epic Games will finally have its day in court, forcing Apple to defend kicking Fortnite off the iOS App Store last year. Epic’s antitrust lawsuit is bigger than a single game; it’s a direct challenge to the App Store model, the most significant legal challenge…
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