Month: October 2021
The best and worst James Bond cars, from Dr No. to No Time To Die
After an 18-month hiatus, No Time to Die has finally landed in cinemas, bringing to a close Daniel Craig’s tenure as 007 by serving up an emotional and typically action-heavy espionage adventure. But although Cary Fukunaga’s take on James Bond – the 25th movie in the age-old franchise – shows…
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AMD RX 6600 GPU leaked benchmark could disappoint gamers
AMD’s Radeon RX 6600 is purportedly set to launch next week, and the graphics card has been spotted benchmarked in 3DMark, giving us another glimpse of the potential gaming performance on offer. This leaked benchmark, flagged by leaker HXL on Twitter – as ever with any such spillage, take it…
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Apple is appealing the Epic Games ruling it originally called a ‘resounding victory’
With potentially billions of dollars and some control over the App Store at stake, Apple has filed for an appeal of the ruling in its major trial against Epic. While Apple largely won that case (the company went so far as to call the ruling a “resounding victory”) with Judge…
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Microsoft to disable old-school macros to shield users from attacks
Microsoft has revealed its plan to disable Excel 4.0 macros or XLM macros for all Microsoft 365 users in a recent email sent out to its customers. First introduced back in 1992 with the release of Excel 4.0, XLM macros allow users of the company’s spreadsheet software to enter complex…
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My new favorite Twitter account just posts classic clips of SNL hosts introducing the musical guest
The highlight of my Friday so far has been the discovery of the @snlhostsintro Twitter account, which posts old clips of Saturday Night Live hosts introducing the musical guest. While the account isn’t new to everyone — it was created in September and already has more than 37,000 followers —…
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Facebook is trying to stop the sale of Amazon rainforest land on its Marketplace
Did you know you can sell land on Facebook Marketplace? No? Neither did I. Did you know people were trying to sell land in the Amazon rainforest on Marketplace? Again, neither did I! Selling land in ecological conservation areas is typically illegal and can have negative impacts on the flora,…
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