Month: February 2024
User identities becoming an increasingly popular target for scammers
Instead of hacking into company networks and corporate accounts, threat actors are increasingly choosing to exploit user identities instead, new research has claimed. Not only is it easier to pull off, such identity theft tactics are also harder for victims to detect, meaning the damage a hacker can do this…
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Popular MMO Warframe is now available on iOS, with an Android version to follow
The popular massively multiplayer online (MMO) third-person shooter Warframe has launched on the App Store for iOS, allowing iPhone users the opportunity to access the entire game on the go. The iOS version of the game represents the entire Warfare experience, complete with all of its features, support for cross…
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Here’s what the machine that will build your next laptop CPU looks like — customers including Intel paid $350 million and waited up to six years to get their hands on it
Dutch lithography machine manufacturer ASML recently dethroned Applied Materials to become the world’s largest fab tool maker, and its future looks even brighter following the news that it is gearing up production of its new High-NA (numerical aperture) EUV (extreme ultraviolet) machine. This system, which is around the size of…
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Switching to electric vehicles would be fantastic for kids’ health
A wholesale switch to electric vehicles would be a tremendous boon to the health of many people around the world. But a new report from the American Lung Association highlights the particular advantages for children, especially those vulnerable to respiratory illness. Based on a model in which all new vehicles…
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WhatsApp working on a way to stop users from screenshotting your profile pic
Meta may be releasing yet another layer of privacy protection to WhatsApp that will prevent people from taking screenshots of your profile photo on the service. This upcoming feature was discovered in the most recent WhatsApp beta on Android by WABetaInfo. It’ll be housed within the Privacy section of the…
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Yes, Amazon gift bags have handles now
As skeptical as I am of Amazon the company, it knows its packaging. Its paper-tape cardboard boxes are wonderfully easy to rip apart for recycling, its paper mailers are promising (though missing firm commitment), and its gift bags are far too good to toss in the trash. Especially these new…
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