Month: December 2021
Yet another Log4j patch hoovers up new remote code execution bug
Audio player loading… Apache has released yet another patch for the now-infamous Log4j utility, which delivers a fix for a new remote code execution vulnerability. The logging utility has been the center of attention in the cybersecurity community for much of December, after a major vulnerability was discovered that enabled…
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Scientists find unexpected trove of life forms beneath Antarctic ice shelf
A team of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany has discovered a whopping 77 seafloor-dwelling species beneath an Antarctica ice shelf — a hint that this mysterious realm may be far more biologically rich than scientists realized. Little is known about the environment beneath Antarctica’s floating ice shelves,…
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The Book of Boba Fett’s first chapter has a lot of blank pages
The Book of Boba Fett finally is giving its titular character the spotlight. The fan-favorite bounty hunter has long lurked in the margins of Star Wars’ history: his brief introduction in an animated short during the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special; and his rocketing to popularity thanks to his iconic…
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Solar recycling is broken, but there’s a plan to fix it
A new Department of Energy-funded research project seeks to solve one of the biggest challenges with solar power — what to do with solar panels after they die. Solar energy is key to solving climate change, but for the technology itself to be sustainable it needs to be recyclable. Unfortunately,…
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God of War: Ragnarok’s release date may have been listed on PlayStation database
Audio player loading… A release date tied to God of War: Ragnarok has been spotted on the PlayStation Network database. The listing was flagged by the Twitter account PlayStation Game Size (via PSU), which scrapes the database as it updates to find details on things like game file sizes prior…
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The best movies and TV shows of 2021: TechRadar’s streaming year in review
Audio player loading… 2021 is almost over – how did that happen, by the way!? – and, just like other years that preceded this one, it’s been another stellar 12 months for the world’s bigges streamers. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max continued to pump out movies and TV…
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