Month: June 2024
External SSD set to catch up with internal SSDs thanks to new chip — ASMedia demoed USB4 v2 silicon that allow transfer speeds of up to 15GBps but the first products won’t be out until next year
ASMedia recently demonstrated its USB4 v2 physical layer (PHY) chips at Computex 2024, which will allow external SSDs to reach speeds of up to 15GBps, potentially matching the performance of internal drives. The USB4 Version 2.0 specification, released by the USB Implementers Forum in October 2022, introduces several advancements over…
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This prototype turns your car’s windshield into a giant AR display
Car infotainment systems are getting ever bigger, but a startup’s new prototype takes things further than even something like Ford’s pillar-to-pillar touchscreen — by turning your windshield into a full-color 3D heads-up display. Distance Technologies, established by the co-founders of enterprise headset maker Varjo, showed off its design last week…
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Multiple WordPress plugins are being hacked to attack websites across the world
Thousands of WordPress websites are at risk of being completely taken over by hackers, after the updating process of multiple plugins was compromised to deploy malicious code. Security researchers from Wordfence, an organization that monitors the security of the world’s biggest website builder platform, warned that they so far discovered…
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AI music makers face recording industry legal battle of the bands that could spell trouble for your AI-generated tunes
Artificial intelligence music makers Suno and Udio have been hit with major lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and major music labels for copyright infringement. The suits mark the latest battle over generative AI and synthetic media and the debate over whether they represent original creations…
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The Bear season 3 is being served earlier than expected on Hulu – here’s when you can watch the premiere
It’s good news for The Bear season three fans as you’ll be able to stream the new series a bit sooner than previously expected. FX announced that the third season will be released three hours earlier in the US, which brings forward the show’s premiere to Wednesday, June 26, at…
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Atari announces an expansion featuring 39 new games for Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection, coming later this year
Atari and Digital Eclipse have announced a brand-new expansion for the Atari 50: the Anniversary Collection. Entitled Atari 50: the Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition, this new version of the game will add two timelines, along with 39 games, to the playable Atari retrospective. The Expanded Edition is set to release…
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