Month: December 2023
Waymo has 7.1 million driverless miles — how does its driving compare to humans?
For years, Waymo has been claiming that its driverless vehicles have the potential to be safer than humans. Now the company says it has the data to back it up. Waymo analyzed 7.13 million fully driverless miles in three cities — Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Francisco — and compared…
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These are the best Christmas songs to help you fall asleep, according to science
Whether it’s festive excitement or stress about protracted amounts of time spent with the in-laws, the Christmas period doesn’t typically lend itself to relaxing bedtime routines. To help you drop off more quickly, while maintaining the festive spirit, how about a playlist of sleep-inducing Christmas tunes? No one wants Slade…
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2023 was a year of layoffs and acquisitions | This week’s gaming news
Welcome back to our weekly gaming news roundup. As the year comes to a close, we’re looking back on 12 months of massive change for the video game industry, driven by acquisitions, layoffs and unionization. You can read my story on consolidation for more on gaming's tough year. This week’s…
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This new malware campaign stole the banking details of 50,000 people – and it’s still going after new victims, so be careful
A new malware campaign operating in the wild right now has so far captured sensitive banking data of more than 50,000 users in 40 banks around the world, experts have warned. Cybersecurity researchers from IBM said the campaign deploys unusual tactics that make it stealthier than others, loading malicious scripts…
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Apple Watch ban: everything you need to know
Masimo CEO thinks Apple can’t code its way out of the Watch ban. Joe Kiani, whose company’s patent claims may halt sales of Apple’s newest smartwatches, explained his skepticism to Bloomberg. “I don’t think that could work — it shouldn’t — because our patents are not about the software,” he…
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The Finals update makes improvements to its anti-cheat software and adds a Christmas twist to the Monaco map
Embark Studios has released a new patch for The Finals, adding improvements to its anti-cheat detection. Earlier this week, the developer addressed the ongoing cheating issues plaguing its first-person multiplayer shooter and confirmed that it was in the process of bolstering the title’s EAC (Easy Anti-Cheat) system. With Patch 1.4.0,…
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