Month: June 2022
Meta names new head of engineering as current leader steps aside
Another executive change is hitting Meta after the recently announced departures of COO Sheryl Sandberg and head of AI Jerome Pesenti. David Mortenson, the company’s top engineering leader responsible for its data centers and core infrastructure, is stepping down from his role, according to an internal memo obtained by The…
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NASA’s new powerful space telescope gets hit by larger than expected micrometeoroid
NASA’s new powerful space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, got pelted by a larger than expected micrometeoroid at the end of May, causing some detectable damage to one of the spacecraft’s 18 primary mirror segments. The impact means that the mission team will have to correct for the distortion…
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This Microsoft Edge feature has apparently saved users a whole lot of RAM usage
Audio player loading… There may be a new challenger for the title of most efficient browser if the latest update from Microsoft is to be believed. The computing giant has claimed that its Microsoft Edge offering is saving a mighty amount of RAM usage for users around the world due…
Read MoreChinese hackers snooped on US telco traffic for years
Audio player loading… Chinese state-sponsored actors have been successfully compromising the networks of major US telecommunications providers for years, using the foothold gained to assault other targets in both public and private sectors. This stark warning was jointly issued by the National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been revealed in a brand new trailer
Audio player loading… An official trailer has finally been released for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, giving us our first brief glimpse at what we can expect from the game before it launches later this year. Running at just under two minutes, the trailer isn’t as heavy on details…
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Father’s Day sales 2023: the best deals to shop right now
It’s officially June, which means Father’s Day sales are starting to arrive from all your favorite online retailers with deals on tech items, tools, appliances, clothing, and more. To help you find all the top offers in one place, we’re rounding up this year’s best Father’s Day sales and stand-out…
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