Month: April 2021
China censored social media posts about Chloé Zhao’s Oscar win
The news of Chloé Zhao’s Oscar win for Best Director has been censored on social media and search engines in China at the direction of the country’s propaganda ministry, The Wall Street Journal reported. Zhao, who was born in Beijing, is the first Chinese woman and first woman of color…
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Asus CMP 40HX leaks online, reveals up to 43MH/s hash rate A Promotional Image Of An Nvidia Cryptomining GPU
A newly leaked benchmark from an Asus CMP 40HX, the latest cryptomining GPU based on Nvidia’s Turing TU106-100 GPU, appeared online this week and appears to show an improved hash rate of 43.77MH/s, up from the 36MH/s specified by Nvidia. The test result shows a CMP cluster of eight Asus…
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How to use iOS 14.5’s new app tracking blocker
Privacy is on everyone’s mind these days, and in iOS 14.5, which is starting to roll out to the public today, there are new privacy features that may make you feel happier but are not endearing Apple to some other companies — specifically Facebook. The new feature is aptly called…
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Another top VPN is reportedly being used to spread SolarWinds hack Privacy
Threat actors used the Pulse Secure VPN appliance to install the Supernova webshell in a victim’s SolarWinds Orion server, and collect user credentials without permission, a new warning has said. According to a recent advisory put out by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), this appears to be…
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Spotify subscriptions are getting more expensive spotify
Ir’s official: Spotify subscriptions are about to get more expensive in the UK. According to an email from Spotify that was sent to UK users, the price of a monthly subscription is being increased across the board: Premium Student is being raised from £4.99 to £5.99, and Premium Duo is…
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Apple commits to 20,000 US jobs, new North Carolina campus
Apple this morning announced a sweeping plan to invest north of $430 billion over the next five years. The company says the deal involves “economic benefits” in all 50 states and would create, all told, 20,000 additional jobs in the United States over that time period. The plan is an…
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