Month: January 2023
I wish Amazon had been honest about why it’s sunsetting AmazonSmile
Whenever I come across a sales campaign that boasts, “if you buy our product, we’re going to give part of our profit to this deserving charity,” I’m often tempted to call a doctor and consult them about all the grains of (to me) forbidden salt I’ve just eaten. I’m very…
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Cloud-based cyberattacks have seen a huge rise
Audio player loading… Cloud-based cyberattacks have increased by almost half (48%) over the course of 2022 compared to the previous year, new figures from Check Point Research (CPR) have shown. The company’s analysis determined that as businesses accelerate their digital transformation efforts, they’re increasingly utilizing the cloud, making it an…
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Netflix’s Jung_E adds heart to a story about AI brains
With 2016’s Train to Busan, director Yeon Sang-ho managed to do something surprising: offer a fresh take on a zombie story, one of the most well-trod genres around. Now, he’s tackling yet another oversaturated space with Jung_E, a sci-fi tale about how humanity will adapt to living alongside AI. The…
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The best webcams for 2023
That tiny webcam on your laptop has probably gotten more use in the last few years than it ever has before. Even if you’re going back into the office for meetings on occasion, chances are frequent video calls are now a permanent part of your professional life. Once an afterthought,…
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Windows 11 warning: system restore is breaking some PCs
Audio player loading… Windows 11 users on the latest version 22H2 of the operating system should be wary of a bug that is messing up some important apps after a system restore has been performed. Bleeping Computer (opens in new tab) pointed out this development, which is discussed in a…
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NVIDIA GeForce Now Ultimate hands-on: The enthusiast’s choice for cloud gaming
This week, as the lights go out for good at one major game streaming service, NVIDIA is upgrading GeForce Now with a bunch of features thanks to the addition of new SuperPODs equipped with RTX 4080 GPUs. And after testing out some of the service’s improved capabilities, the addition of…
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