Month: July 2024
The US Army wants to use more AI in its everyday operations — but not for combat
The US Army wants to incorporate commercial private-sector AI algorithms into its operations in order to improve efficiency and productivity, but it’s clearly worried about the ongoing security risks associated with the technology. Speaking at the recent AWS Washington DC summit, Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army…
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Google needs to stop blocking VPNs on Android Auto – Here’s how to fix it
I never thought I’d need to deal with this. I’ve been using Android VPNs for years now, and after getting a new car, I wanted to hit the roads and blast some Sleep Token. As you can imagine, I hit something of a snag – Android Auto blocks your connection…
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Why Redbox has been powering down
Redbox’s field service technicians thought they had seen it all. Stores had unplugged thousands of the company’s iconic red DVD rental kiosks. Payroll and expense reimbursements had been late. Several employees say their corporate gas cards have been declined. They had read article after article about companies suing Redbox and…
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Web scraping is becoming a major issue — and these are the most scraped websites around today
New research has revealed the scale of the growing problem of web scraping across some of the world’s biggest websites. Smartproxy’s report of the most scraped websites of 2024 claims social media pages make up more than one-quarter (27%) of the most scraped sites. During 2023 and the first three…
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At just over $20, Half-Life: Alyx is essential playing for VR headset owners
Now, Alyx is quite a unique game and experience. For starters, when it came out in 2020, it was the first time Valve returned to the world of Half-Life (the 26-year-old series that put it on the map) since 2007. It’s a prequel to Half-Life 2, starring supporting-character-turned-protagonist Alyx Vance.…
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Tabletop gamers hit by data breach affecting Roll20 gaming site
Online tabletop and role-playing game company Roll20 have revealed suffered a data breach that resulted in sensitive user data being exposed. The company confirmed the news in an FAQ post published on its website, noting an unauthorized individual accessed its systems on June 29, using a compromised admin account. From…
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