Month: April 2022
Mark Zuckerberg wants to spend big on the metaverse, but investors are skeptical
Mark Zuckerberg told the world last October that he was all in on the metaverse, and that the endeavor that would only get more expensive over time. Now that his company’s stock price has been hammered in recent months, he is dialing back that rhetoric. Meta will “slow the pace…
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Pokémon Down Under? This epic Aussie fan project convinced me it needs to happen
Audio player loading… If you’ve ever wondered what a platypus- or kangaroo-inspired Pokémon might look like, this Australian fan-created ‘Straya’ Pokédex will blow your socks off. Traditionally, Pokémon games draw their inspiration from real-world regions, and with the new upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Violet games theorized to be based on…
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PureVPN adds quantum-resistant encryption keys to its VPN
Audio player loading… In preparation for a post-quantum world, the VPN provider PureVPN has introduced a quantum-resistant feature on its OpenVPN protocol to provide its users with more security and privacy than ever before. Specifically, PureVPN has partnered with integrated quantum computing company Quantinuum to deploy quantum-resistant encryption keys across…
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Judge’s refusal to let Elon Musk out of his SEC settlement notes the limits of his right to free speech
Twitter’s prospective new owner Elon Musk still has some restrictions on his tweets that most of us do not. They’re as a result of a 2018 settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over his infamous “funding secured” tweet about taking Tesla private. Even considering Musk’s complaints that he…
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1Password syncing went down for a few hours today during a database upgrade
Whenever we talk about password managers, especially ones that sync their data to the cloud, there’s always discussion about whether or not your information is secure and what happens if the servers go down. The second thing is exactly what 1Password users in the US experienced earlier today, as a…
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Windows 11 still struggles to convince users to upgrade, but it only has itself to blame
Audio player loading… Despite all the hype behind Microsoft’s latest operating system, it seems to be struggling to get users to upgrade several months after its release. According to a survey by market analyst AdDuplex for April 2022, Windows 11 has had a growth of less than 0.4% month-over-month. This…
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