Month: August 2024
How The Crush House turns procedural generation into social manipulation
This is a story about serendipity and probability. Nicole He met Arnaud De Bock while waiting in line for the bathroom at a GDC developer party in 2019. She was giving a talk on voice technology in art and games based on her work as a creative technologist, her portfolio…
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Chat, who thinks I should be president?
Kamala Harris’ strategy to reach young voters will see her debut on Twitch tonight, where she’ll be streaming her Democratic nomination acceptance speech. The new kamalaharris Twitch channel features a similar bio to the vice president’s accounts on X, TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms: “Wife, Momala, Auntie. She/her. Fighting for…
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Satellite SOS comes to Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro users in the US
Satellite SOS is coming to the Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro, allowing users to contact emergency services without needing a cellular or Wi-Fi connection. Screenshots from Reddit user winner00 show a notification and info page detailing the new feature. The images were shared to X (formerly Twitter) by…
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Feds charge alleged negotiator for Russian ransomware group
The US government has charged a member of a Russian ransomware group known as Karakurt, as reported earlier by Bleeping Computer. In a press release on Tuesday, the Department of Justice claims 33-year-old Deniss Zolotarjovs of Moscow, Russia conspired to commit money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion. As outlined in…
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Ultimate Ears Everboom: Good Speaker, Tough Sell
The Ultimate Ears Everboom is a good speaker in an odd spot. Source
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GitHub Enterprise Server has a critical security flaw, so patch now
GitHub Enterprise Server, the self-hosted version of the GitHub platform, was found carrying a vulnerability that allowed malicious actors to elevate their privileges to admin. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6800, and has a severity rating of 9.5/10 (critical), is described as an XML signature wrapping issue. It happens when the…
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