Month: December 2022
Motorola’s Edge 30 Fusion is coming to the US in pink, and I don’t hate it
The Edge 30 Fusion comes with upper-midrange specs, including a previous-gen flagship Qualcomm processor, the Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G. That’ll still be plenty powerful in 2023, especially with the 12GB of RAM this particular variant comes with. There’s a 6.55-inch, 1080p OLED display with a top 144Hz refresh rate, a…
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Why wind energy isn’t living up to its pollution-preventing potential
Wind power isn’t cleaning up as much pollution as it could, especially in communities of color and low-income neighborhoods, new research shows. The US’s wind energy boom has already led to billions of dollars of health benefits. But the majority of that hasn’t trickled into communities that have historically been…
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The US Army paused a Call of Duty League sponsorship after allegations against Activision came to light
The US Army halted a planned sponsorship with Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty esports league after allegations of Activision’s workplace culture of harassment and discrimination came to light last year, according to documents obtained by Vice. The Army wasn’t the only organization taking another look at its plans with Activision…
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Nvidia patches a whole host of GPU driver security bugs
Audio player loading… Nvidia has patched a host of bugs impacting its GPU Display Driver, addressing issues that may have led to “code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering”. The security bulletin addressed 29 vulnerabilities in total, ranging widely in severity, which could see…
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Google Messages is getting end-to-end encrypted RCS group chats
Google announced it’s going to start rolling out end-to-end encrypted group RCS chats to the Google Messages beta over the next few weeks. Google’s messaging app has supported encryption for one-on-one conversations for a while now, but this is a big step for feeling confident that most of your conversations…
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VW teases second-generation ID.3 EV with design and tech upgrades
Volkswagen’s electric car lineup is now mature enough that it’s introducing second-generation models — and it appears the company is taking some criticism to heart. VW has teased a redesign of the ID.3 that addresses complaints about the first version while upgrading the technology. The compact EV now sports a…
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