Month: December 2023
2023 was a big year for CRISPR-based gene editing but challenges remain
2023 was an important year for patients with sickle cell disease. Prior to CRISPR, the only cure for the life-long ailment was a bone marrow transplant, which is notoriously dangerous and costly. This month, the FDA approved Vertex’s “Casgevy,” a CRISPR-based therapy for the treatment of sickle cell disease in…
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NordVPN extends cybersecurity empire with cyber insurance
Users of one of the best VPN services on the market can now get compensation when they fall victims of a cyberattack. NordVPN has just added some new cyber insurance benefits to the top tier of its VPN subscription. The provider has partnered with some select insurance companies in a…
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AMX MUSE Automation controllers are a powerful and secure option for dedicated computing
Today’s technology-driven world requires unique solutions for reliable and dedicated computing devices. AMX has partnered with HARMAN to produce the AMX MUSE, a powerful controller designed with security and ease of use in mind. AMX MUSE controllers are an exceptional addition to computing installations that need to easily and reliably…
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Best 4K Blu-Ray Players (2023): Sony, Panasonic and More
Physical media hive, rise up, and read our test of the finest Blu-ray players you can buy right now. Source
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OpenSSH connections could be cracked by this all-new cyberattack
Cybersecurity researchers from the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have discovered a way to crack OpenSSH connections and effectively break SSH channel integrity. In an academic paper published earlier this week, researchers Fabian Bäumer, Marcus Brinkmann, and Jörg Schwenk, explained that since new encryption algorithms and mitigations were added to SSH,…
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How Twitter died in 2023 and why X may not be far behind
When Elon Musk first took over Twitter, those of us in the tech media had all kinds of theories about how the acquisition might bring about the death of the 17-year-old platform. Some posited that his inept attempts at cost-cutting would cause irreparable damage to Twitter’s infrastructure or that mass…
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