Month: August 2023
Godzilla set to stomp onto the Vision Pro as Apple TV Plus hints it’s making a VR monster series
We’re pretty excited about the new Godzilla show on Apple TV Plus, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and it looks like early adopters of the Apple Vision Pro headset have even more reasons to be excited about it. The forthcoming Apple TV Plus show has reportedly been shot in an “immersive 3D” format for…
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Your personal info can be stolen thanks to loads of vulnerable web apps
A large amount of web-based apps are vulnerable to attack, putting users’ Personal Identifiable Information (PII) at risk. This is according to new report by CyCognito, who found that 74% of such apps contained PII that was vulnerable to known major exploits, such as those related to Apache Superset, Papercut,…
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WD is facing a class action lawsuit from users of Sandisk external SSD – here’s why
Western Digital (WD) is being sued for damages of more than $5 million plus interest, fees and costs for allegedly shipping its SanDisk Extreme Portable SSDs with severe flaws. The class action lawsuit, spearheaded by plaintiff Nathan Krum, and filed in San Jose, California, alleges the device failed due…
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The fandomization of news
On Wednesday, August 9th, an announcement appeared on the Instagram account belonging to 16-year-old influencer Lil Tay, real name Tay Tian. The message said that Lil Tay, along with her brother, Jason, had suddenly and unexpectedly died. This was the first time anything had been posted to Lil Tay’s account…
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7 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Max, Prime Video and more this weekend (August 18)
We’ve been spoiled for choice when it comes to new movies and TV shows to enjoy over the last few weeks, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Asteroid City and Heart of Stone all arriving on different streaming platforms within days of each other. Unfortunately, that hot streak comes…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 on the Steam Deck looks bad but plays great
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a delight on Steam Deck — even though I sometimes can’t tell what’s going on. I suspected that might be the case going in. Everything I had seen about Baldur’s Gate 3 before I downloaded it promised a vast, sprawling adventure, and all the streams of…
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