Month: June 2022
Our Flag Means Death is setting sail for a heartbreaking season 2
Just in time for this year’s Pride Month, HBO has announced that Our Flag Means Death will return for a second season of stories about swashbuckling and love on the high seas. In a statement about Our Flag Means Death’s renewal, series creator David Jenkins expressed gratitude to the show’s…
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Mercedes debuts the final version of its F1-inspired 1,000HP hybrid hypercar
Five years later, Mercedes is finally ready to show the finished version of its hybrid hypercar. The production Mercedes-AMG One now packs a Formula 1-derived, 1,063HP hybrid powertrain with a turbocharged 1.6-liter V6 engine and four electric motors, including one motor in the turbocharger and another linked to the crankcase.…
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Hackers could hijack your WhatsApp account using this devious call-forwarding trick
Audio player loading… Experts have uncovered a method for threat actors to hijack almost any WhatsApp (opens in new tab) account, getting access to all the messages and the contact lists found in the app. Rahul Sasi, founder and CEO of digital risk protection company CloudSEK, discovered that by using…
Read MoreGM is slashing prices for the Chevy Bolt amid high demand for electric vehicles
General Motors is slashing prices for the 2023 Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV amid high demand for electric vehicles. While other automakers are jacking up EV prices to account for rising commodity costs, GM says it wants to send the message that “affordability has always been a priority for…
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Watch out Google Chrome – Safari has taken a huge bite into the browser market
Audio player loading… The browser wars may be set for a resurgence after new figures showed Apple’s Safari browser now has over one billion users. A study by Atlas VPN (opens in new tab) pulled data from GlobalStates and InternetWorldStats to find that Safari now boasts almost 20% of all…
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Slack adds name pronunciation features to user profiles
Slack is rolling out a few new features for profiles, including ways to help folks avoid the embarrassment and unpleasantness of mispronouncing a colleague’s name. Starting today, users can add an audio clip of them stating their name. You can include the phonetic pronunciation on your profile too. Slack Profiles…
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