Month: October 2023
RagnarLocker dark web sites seized in major crackdown
The operators of the RagnarLocker ransomware have had their website seized by the authorities, hopefully lessening its ability to spread chaos to victims. Where once stood information on the encryptor and its victims, now stands a message saying “This service has been seized by a part of a coordinated international…
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ChromeOS 118 brings nifty improvements to Chromebooks for password recovery, touchscreens, and printers
ChromeOS 118 is here and it brings a clutch of new features, a few of which are very smart additions – particularly on the password front. As About Chromebooks reports, ChromeOS 118 is rolling out now to most (supported) Google-powered laptops, and it comes with new password recovery measures, along…
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Pokémon Sleep helped me catch ’em all — all the z’s, that is
For a long time, the only thing I knew about Pokémon was the shitposter theory that a clown named Mr. Mime was Ash Ketchum’s secret father. I’d never played any of the games or watched the cartoons; it is occasionally hard to explain how I totally missed the Pokémon boat…
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Blue checkmarks on X are ‘superspreaders of misinformation’ about Israel-Hamas war
The vast majority of viral misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war being posted on X (formerly Twitter) is being pushed by verified users, according to a recent study by NewsGuard — a for-profit organization that rates the trustworthiness of news sites. After analyzing the 250 most-engaged X posts between October 7th…
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8 Tips for Playing ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’
Insomniac’s new PlayStation 5 exclusive feels like an interactive blockbuster. Here’s some advice to help you swing into the action. Source
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Apex Legends offers another nod to Titanfall with new character Conduit
Respawn Entertainment has revealed the next playable character to join Apex Legends ahead of the release of Season 19. Players won’t have long to wait as Season 19: Ignite is scheduled to launch on October 31, but to tease the upcoming update we’ve received the first look at the battle…
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