Month: October 2023
Calling all bug bounty hunters – Google has expanded its challenge to V8 and Cloud
Looking to put your bug hunting skills to good use and earn yourself a pretty penny in the process? Google has launched its latest bounty challenge rewarding participants for discovering bugs and exploiting vulnerabilities in Chrome’s v8 JavaScript and Google Cloud. The latest challenge, v8CTF, is a capture-the-flag based bug…
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The best October Prime Day deals you can get
It’s that time of the year again. Amazon’s latest Prime Day event, Prime Big Deal Days, is now upon us. The exclusive sales event unofficially kicks off the early-early holiday shopping season, and with it comes a cavalcade of deals and discounts. Some are bound to be repeat deals you…
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Microsoft is reportedly losing huge amounts of money on GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot has reportedly been costing Microsoft up to $80 per user per month in some cases as the company struggles to make its AI assistant turn a profit. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the figures reportedly come from an unnamed individual familiar with the company, who noted…
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The Morning After: Our verdict on the Meta Quest 3
The $500 Meta Quest 3 won’t tempt over as many VR newcomers as the Quest 2, but it’s still a solid step forward for Meta. It has all the upgrades you’d expect (sharper screens and lenses, faster performance), and it also has full-color mixed-reality cameras, so you can use VR…
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Google’s AI stoplight program is now calming traffic in a dozen cities worldwide
It's been two years since Google first debuted Project Green Light, a novel means of addressing the street-level pollution caused by vehicles idling at stop lights. At its Sustainability ‘23 event on Tuesday, the company discussed some of the early findings from that program and announced another wave of expansions…
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Google wants to be at the center of all your climate change decisions
People shopping for electric vehicles, heat pumps, or air conditioning units will see enhanced search results on Google in a series of updates company hopes will help people live more sustainable, climate-friendly lives. The tech giant unveiled the new updates alongside a host of expanded AI tools for people and…
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