Month: February 2023
Bob Iger wants more Zootopia, Frozen, and Toy Story sequels from Disney
Iger insisted on Wednesday that this newest chapter of Disney’s story will be defined by structural transformation meant to “improve margins and returns and better [position’] us to weather future disruption.” But the newly returned CEO also made clear that an increased focus on “even more on [Disney’s] core brands…
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Microsoft deploys AI in the classroom to improve public speaking and math
Microsoft announced new AI-powered classroom tools today. The company sees its new “Learning Accelerators” as helping students sharpen their speaking and math skills — while making teachers’ jobs a little easier — as children prepare for an even more technologically enhanced world. Speaker Progress is a new AI classroom tool…
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These mods for popular online game Dota 2 contain malware
Audio player loading… According to a new discovery by Avast Threat Labs (opens in new tab) – the security network run by the prominent antivirus software company – popular online game Dota 2 has been “under attack” from malicious mods containing malware, but they should now be nullified with a…
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This is now the best encryption method for IoT devices, experts claim
Audio player loading… After four years of testing, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced its favorite encryption method for “lightweight cryptography”, designed to work on low-powered IoT devices. Connected IoT devices, like wearables, smart home gadgets and even vehicle-to-vehicle technologies are all around us, and…
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It sounds like Garmin may copy the Apple Watch with a yearly Forerunner release
Audio player loading… The Garmin Forerunner 965 and 265 may be arriving far, far sooner than expected. Ordinarily, Garmin leaves its watches to settle for at least two years before delivering an updated version, but that might be about to change, frustrating fans who thought they were buying the latest…
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How to remap a keyboard on a Mac
Say you’re a Mac user who just got a fancy new keyboard, but it has a Windows layout. Or you want to use the same keyboard with both Windows and Mac machines. Or you’ve gotten used to a specific layout, and now your muscle memory is all wrong. The biggest…
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