Month: January 2023
Meet Three People Whose Lives Literally Were Saved By Twitter
One evening in May 2010, then-20-year-old musician Chris Sheeran went to band practice before watching the newly released remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street at the theater. Then he went to bed in the Allentown, Pennsylvania, apartment he shared with his father, his father’s girlfriend, and his then-10-year-old brother. …
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How to file and pay your 2022 taxes online
It’s a new year, and while we may have a variety of hopes for the coming year — a cessation or at least a lessening of disease and war might top some lists — one of the things that you can be sure you’ll have to deal with are your…
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How to file for a tax extension
When it comes to filing and paying your federal and state taxes for 2022, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that you have until Tuesday, April 18th, to file — April 15th is a Saturday, while the following Monday is Emancipation Day, which is an official…
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5G IoT connections are set to hit a major milestone this year
Audio player loading… A new study has identified 2023 as a huge turning point for 5G IoT (Internet of Things) connections globally, and the next three years are set to see those come into their own. Juniper Research estimates that, already, there are 17 million 5G IoT connections worldwide this…
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Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are apparently failing fast, and nobody knows why
Audio player loading… According to multiple reports, it looks like Samsung’s latest flagship solid-state drive – the Samsung 990 Pro (opens in new tab) – is experiencing some serious hardware problems. A report published on Neowin (opens in new tab), which was preceded by the author of the report posting…
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Russian firms are being bombarded with DDoS attacks
Audio player loading… As Russia’s military was bombarding Ukraine, back at home, Russian companies were being bombarded with Distributed Denial of Service (opens in new tab) (DDoS) attacks – with such incidents against Russian entities reaching new highs in 2022. Figures from Rostelecom, Russia’s biggest ISP, claim there were 21.5…
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