Month: August 2023
We might be waiting awhile for the next version of AirTags
Apple first launched its AirTags trackers in April 2021, but if you’re waiting to get one until a second generation is released, you might be waiting a long time: the next version of AirTags will “likely go into mass production” all the way in the fourth quarter of 2024, according…
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The WGA and the AMPTP are having their first meeting since the writing strike began
Variety reports that WGA chief negotiator Ellen Stutzman has agreed to meet with AMPTP president Carol Lombardini this Friday in response to a direct request from the AMPTP head to discuss next steps that could lead to labor contract negotiations resuming. In a statement shared to its members on Tuesday…
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This new malware is going after Facebook Business accounts
A new malware strain has been identified targeting Facebook business accounts and stealing their cryptocurrency, experts have revealed. A new report from Unit 42, the cybersecurity arm of Palo Alto Networks has identified the malware as NodeStealer, a Python variant of the malware originally written in JavaScript. To get people…
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AMD’s RX 7900 XTX is finally in Steam hardware survey but hardly any gamers use it
Valve now reports that the RX 7900 XTX is first AMD graphics card of the current generation to grace the Steam hardware survey. However, despite it making the cut over nine months after its release back in December 2022, its market share is still low. In fact, AMD’s graphics cards…
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Dog of Duty makes a triumphant return in ‘Modern Warfare II’
Activision is bringing dogs (and one Dogg) back to Call of Duty. A decade after the debut of Riley, the faithful canine companion in Call of Duty: Ghosts, you can now take Merlin, the good boy pictured above, with you for quality companionship and savage finishing moves in season five…
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Reddit is closing r/Place ‘until we meet again’
Reddit no longer allows posts or comments on the r/Place subreddit, according to a post from a Reddit admin (employee). The company hosted the third iteration of the collaborative art project, which let users place individual pixels on a giant canvas, over the course of a few days in July.…
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