Month: January 2024
HPE says Russian Midnight Blizzard hackers hit security team emails
Russian state-sponsored threat actors known as Midnight Blizzard breached HPE’s email environment late last year and stole sensitive data from its employees’ inboxes. HPE confirmed the news in a new 8-K submission with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week, BleepingComputer finds. As per the filing, the company…
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F-Zero 99 players can now enjoy private lobbies and secret tracks after the latest update
F-Zero 99 has just got a ton of new content after Nintendo released the latest update for the online racing game. Players can now enjoy private lobbies, which can be accessed with four-digit passcodes. Private lobby race results will not be reflected in leaderboard points, records, or challenge progress, and…
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Ex-Hololens engineer launches AR headset that’s the antithesis of Apple Vision Pro — and bags remote assistance partnership with Manchester United’s shirt sponsor
A former Microsoft‘s HoloLens engineer, Sebastian Beetschen, has launched an augmented reality (AR) headset that is a stark contrast to Apple‘s upcoming Vision Pro. The headset, Almer Arc 2, is the latest product from AR startup Almer, co-founded by Beetschen and ex-jet fighter pilot Timon Binder in 2021. Weighing just…
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AlphaTheta, formerly Pioneer DJ Corp, launches its first wireless DJ controller and speaker
AlphaTheta has come out of the gate swinging with its release of the Omnis-Duo all-in-one DJ controller and Wave-Eight speaker today. These two products are the first under the company’s new moniker since changing it from Pioneer DJ, although both brand names are expected to coexist for now. The launch…
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Google’s latest Pixel phone update adds new AI tools and a working thermometer
Google’s rolling out its first update of 2024 for Pixel phones and it brings new health features and AI tools. Perhaps the most interesting new doodad is an actual working thermometer, which is only available for the recently-released Pixel 8 Pro. We knew this feature would come at some point,…
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Google’s Pixel 8 phones now come in a new mint color
Google wasn’t exactly subtle with its teases earlier this week, and now the company has confirmed that it’s launching both the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro in a new mint green color. The latest color option is a bit muted compared to the “bay” blue 8 Pro. But if you’re…
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