Month: May 2021
Reddit seems to be back after an almost hour-long outage
Reddit had a bit of a blip on Tuesday afternoon, going down for almost an hour. According to Reddit’s status page, the issues started around 1:56PM ET. At 2:17PM ET, Downdetector reports spiked, with around 45,000 users reporting problems connecting to its homepage and subreddits. Staff here at The Verge…
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A new YouTube feature will make its connected TV ads more shoppable
YouTube today gave advertisers a sneak peek at its plans to make its video platform more shoppable. The company will soon be introducing a new interactive feature aimed at advertisers, called brand extensions, which will allow YouTube viewers to learn more about a product they see on the screen with…
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Dell just patched a driver security flaw dating from 2009 Lock
Dell has released a patch that addresses multiple vulnerabilities in its DBUtil BIOS driver after a security researcher found that the driver in question could be abused by an attacker to gain increased system privileges. The vulnerable driver was first discovered by security research Kasif Dekel from SentinelLabs and the…
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Argo’s new lidar sensor could help Ford, VW deploy self-driving vehicles at scale
Four years ago, Argo AI made its first acquisition as a young, newly backed self-driving vehicle startup. Now, Argo says its acquisition of lidar company Princeton Lightwave is paying off and is poised to help it deliver autonomous vehicles that can operate commercially on highways and in dense urban areas…
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The Royal Navy is testing using jet suits to fight high-seas piracy
The British Royal Navy has apparently been testing using jet suits to board ships like a scene out of some scrapped Christopher Nolan film, according to a new video released by UK-based Gravity Industries. Business Insider writes that the tests were conducted over three days on the HMS Tamar, a…
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Dogecoin price surges to new all-time high on eToro listing Dogecoin
Following its recent jump in price last month ahead of DogeDay, the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) has once again hit a new all-time high after being listed on two additional cryptocurrency exchanges. The cryptocurrency has finally managed to surpass $0.50 a coin after falling slightly from a previous record price…
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