Month: January 2023
Creative founder Sim Wong Hoo, the man behind Sound Blaster, has died
Creative Technologies founder, CEO and chairman Sim Wong Hoo has died, his company has confirmed. He “passed away peacefully on 4 January 2023,” according to a press release. He was 67 years old. It might seem hard for younger readers to believe, but there was a time that computer sound wasn’t…
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The LG Gram Style might be the prettiest laptop of 2023
For the past few years, I’ve been a big fan of the LG Gram 17. It’s got great battery life, a massive screen, and it feels like it weighs basically nothing. But if there’s one hesitation I sometimes have about the line, it’s the aesthetic. The Grams of the past…
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Razer’s Blade 16 and 18 gaming laptops pack serious power – and hefty price tags
Audio player loading… Razer is swinging back into gaming laptops game with the Blade 16 and Blade 18, both of which have some serious muscle behind them. The two machines will “come equipped with the latest 13th generation Intel Core i9 HX chipset” and a GeForce RTX 40 series GPU…
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Citizen’s volunteer ‘safety’ app accidentally doxxes singer Billie Eilish
Citizen, the provocative crime-reporting app formerly known as Vigilante, is in the news again for all the wrong reasons. On Thursday evening, it doxxed singer Billie Eilish, publishing her address to thousands of people after an alleged burglary at her home. Shortly after the break-in, the app notified users of…
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Microsoft is running an ad in The Washington Post to say that it’s cool with unions
A New Year Opens New Doors As we enter a new year, we remain committed to creating the best workplaces we can for people who make a living in the tech sector. When both labor and management bring their voices to the bargaining table, employees, shareholders and customers alike benefit.…
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Software engineer allegedly stole $300K from an e-commerce site by copying Office Space
(1) an original code that diverted some customer shipping costs from Zulily’s account to Castro’s personal account beginning on February 28, 2022, through which Castro unlawfully obtained $110,240.71 from Zulily; (2) after Zulily began investigating that first issue, a replacement code that doublecharged a small percentage of Zulily customers for…
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