Month: May 2024
Zotac teases OLED gaming handheld to rival the Steam Deck
Zotac is getting into portable PC gaming. The company has started to tease the Zotac Zone, a gaming handheld with a seven-inch, high-refresh-rate, touch-enabled screen and two-stage adjustable triggers. Its display will also come with one spec many of its rivals lack: OLED. Zotac will reveal more details about the…
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OpenAI announces new Safety and Security Committee as the AI race hots up and concerns grow around ethics
OpenAI, the tech company behind ChatGPT, has announced that it’s formed a ‘Safety and Security Committee’ that’s intended to make the firm’s approach to AI more responsible and consistent in terms of security. It’s no secret that OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman – who will be on the committee –…
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Cadillac Optiq, the brand’s second EV, will start at $54,000
If you’re looking for an electric car and Cadillac sounds like your kind of brand, but the $64,000 Lyriq is too rich for your blood (to say nothing about the $340,000 bespoke Celestiq), you may find what you’re looking for in the 2025 Optiq. Since first revealing the Optiq last…
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US government sanctions massive proxy botnet operation that offered free VPN services
The United States Department of Treasury has sanctioned three Chinese nationals and three of their companies for running a major proxy botnet operation that infected consumer devices with malware and facilitating cybercrime at global scale. According to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the three individuals are Yunhe Wang,…
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The Nextbase IQ is our favorite dashcam, and it just got even better thanks to a free update that adds voice control and more
We think the Nextbase iQ is the best dash cam you can buy 2024 and it just got better thanks to a major firmware update, available to Nextbase ‘Protect’ and ‘Protect Plus’ subscribers. The ‘smart’ dash cam was launched in late 2023 with new, never-before-seen features. Unfortunately, many of those…
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Netflix movie of the day: Starship Troopers is a bug-blasting sci-fi satire that’s far from subtle
Starship Troopers, like Fight Club and American Psycho, is a member of a select group of movies whose satirical intent sailed right over the heads of many moviegoers. It’s a deliberately over-the-top take on the war movie as militaristic propaganda, a film that’s taking the mickey with its cast of…
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