Month: August 2024
Update Windows now, there are some worrying security hacks on the way
If you haven’t installed the security patches for Windows in the latest Patch Tuesday cumulative update, you should probably hurry, as experts have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a critical severity flaw allowing crooks to mount remote code execution (RCE) attacks. The vulnerability in question, which was addressed in the…
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This TikTok lawsuit could change the face of social media forever and it’s about time
Social Media and its Section 230 protection may have met its Waterloo. For most of the two-plus decades we’ve been using social media like X (nee Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and others, they’ve operated under protections designed 25 years ago primarily to shield platforms like Compuserve and AOL. Those protections,…
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The Nintendo Switch is receiving a rare $30 discount
Nintendo recently confirmed it’ll announce a next-gen Nintendo Switch next year, but beyond that, the company hasn’t revealed much about the forthcoming console (including how much it will go for). If you’d rather not wait and see, the standard Nintendo Switch is currently receiving a rare discount at Amazon, where…
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Jurassic World Rebirth comes out next year
Universal Pictures has announced that Jurassic World Rebirth will come to theaters in 2025. The studio didn’t release any trailers to accompany the news, leaving us with production stills starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali. According to Variety, Jurassic World Rebirth takes place five years after the events of…
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Ahead of US Elections, energy deal will see Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp run on hot air — Meta signs contract with Sage Geosystems for its US data centers
Meta and Sage Geosystems have announced a partnership to use geothermal energy to power the former’s US data centers in a first-of-its-kind project aimed at reducing carbon emissions. The agreement, revealed at a US Department of Energy (DoE) summit, will deliver up to 150MW of new geothermal baseload power and…
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These robots move through the magic of mushrooms
Researchers at Cornell University tapped into fungal mycelia to power a pair of proof-of-concept robots. Mycelia, the underground fungal network that can sprout mushrooms as its above-ground fruit, can sense light and chemical reactions and communicate through electrical signals. This makes it a novel component in hybrid robotics that could…
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