Month: July 2024
This incredible human-eye-like scientific breakthrough could lead to safer self-driving cars and better smartphone cameras
As you’re reading this, your eyes are in most cases slowly scanning from left to right but even when not reading or looking at a fixed object your eyes are constantly on the move and this, it turns out, is the key to the quality of human vision and how…
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Polestar Is Bracing for the EV Tariff Wars. It May Not Emerge Unscathed
The carmaker says that China tariffs will impact its core product, the Polestar 2, amid growing financial pressure. Source
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North Korean hackers are using malicious Google Chrome extensions to try and hack your data
North Korean state-sponsored threat actors have been observed, once again, using malicious Google Chrome extensions to (mostly) target people in South Korea. This time around, cybersecurity researchers from Zscaler ThreatLabz found a new campaign where hackers known as Kimsuky (AKA Velvet Chollima, a group known to be affiliated to the…
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Biden administration proposes new heat protections for workers
The Biden administration says it will propose new rules today to protect workers from the deadliest weather-related risk Americans face: extreme heat. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is expected to post its new heat protections on the federal register today, Biden administration officials said on a…
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Beyerdynamic unveils a new high-end gaming headset with studio-grade drivers
German audio manufacturer Beyerdynamic has today revealed the MMX 300 Pro, a new wired gaming headset that uses studio-grade drivers. Available now for $329 from the Beyerdynamic website or Amazon, the MMX 300 Pro is clearly aiming for a spot in the premium end of the gaming headset market. It…
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‘Maxxxine is very different from both of them’: Ti West on closing out his X horror trilogy
For the last few years, Ti West hasn’t stopped thinking about the horror villains Pearl and Maxine. Since 2020, the writer and director has been fully immersed in the genre-spanning franchise that started with the ’70s slasher flick X and continued with the technicolor prequel Pearl, which were filmed back-to-back…
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