Month: June 2022
Samsung Galaxy S23 rumor hints that it won’t use an under-display selfie camera
Audio player loading… The rumors around the Samsung Galaxy S23 are starting to pick up pace, and the latest to come to our attention concerns the selfie camera: it sounds as though Samsung isn’t going to move to an under-display camera on the front of the phone just yet. This…
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Google says attackers worked with ISPs to deploy Hermit spyware on Android and iOS
A sophisticated spyware campaign is getting the help of internet service providers (ISPs) to trick users into downloading malicious apps, according to research published by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) (via TechCrunch). This corroborates earlier findings from security research group Lookout, which has linked the spyware, dubbed Hermit, to Italian…
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Apple Music’s student plan is getting more expensive in the US, UK, and Canada
Apple Music has raised the subscription price of its student plan in the US, UK, and Canada, as first reported by 9to5Mac (via TechCrunch). While it’s increasing the price from $4.99 to $5.99 / month in the US and Canada, student users in the UK can expect a similar jump…
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Nvidia’s delayed GTX 1630 budget graphics card could be out in a few days
Audio player loading… Nvidia’s purportedly incoming GeForce GTX 1630, a graphics card aimed at the entry-level market, is now set to debut on June 28 according to the latest from the rumor mill. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard a release date for the GTX 1630, of course, and…
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AI can now play Minecraft just as well as you – here’s why that matters
Audio player loading… Experts at OpenAI have trained a neural network to play Minecraft to an equally high standard as human players. The neural network was trained on 70,000 hours of miscellaneous in-game footage, supplemented with a small database of videos in which contractors performed specific in-game tasks, with the…
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Intel delays ceremony for Ohio factory over lack of government funding
Intel is postponing the groundbreaking ceremony for its planned chip-making facilities in Ohio because the US government hasn’t yet provided it with funding, the company confirmed to The Verge (via The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal). The ceremony, which was originally set to take place on July 22nd,…
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