Month: August 2023
WhatsApp just made your group chats a lot easier to name and use
WhatsApp is launching a new feature to its messaging platform – the ability to create groups without having to give them a name yourself. It’s a very simple addition, but a helpful one at that. According to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who revealed the update on his Facebook page, WhatsApp…
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‘Ahsoka’ is both solid Star Wars and proof that there’s too much Star Wars
208 episodes of The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. Three Tales of the Jedi shorts. Two episodes of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. One movie. That's everything you'll need to see to truly understand everything going on in the new Ahsoka series on Disney+. For Star…
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How to convert a PDF for your Kindle
Not that long ago, a friend sent me a preview of a book that she was about to have published and asked me to read it. I was delighted — but unfortunately, the copy she sent was formatted as a PDF. And since I usually read books and other documents…
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Brain implants could one day restore communication for people with paralysis
Two separate studies published today in Nature indicate that, in the future, brain-to-computer interfaces (BCI) could help restore communication for people who can’t speak due to severe paralysis. In both studies, researchers used brain implants that could pick up brain signals, which were then translated into sentences on a screen…
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Tornado Cash devs charged with laundering more than $1 billion
Tornado Cash developers Roman Semenov and Roman Storm have been charged with three conspiracy counts in an indictment unsealed today. Storm has been arrested and Semenov remains at large, according to a statement from the Southern District of New York. Tornado Cash is a so-called “mixer,” a privacy service meant…
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BioWare is laying off ‘approximately’ 50 people
“In order to meet the needs of our upcoming projects, continue to hold ourselves to the highest standard of quality, and ensure BioWare can continue to thrive in an industry that’s rapidly evolving, we must shift towards a more agile and more focused studio,” McKay wrote. “As part of this…
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