Month: September 2024
Social networks can’t be forced to filter content for kids, says judge
A federal judge issued a last-minute partial block on a Texas law that would require some large web services to identify minors and filter what they see online. Called HB 18 or the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, it was signed into law last year and was…
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The Best Smart Rings, Tested and Reviewed (2024)
A svelte smart ring can track important health metrics and doesn’t need to be charged every day. Source
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Voldemort espionage malware hits organizations across the globe
More than 70 organizations around the world, operating in different industries, have already been hit by a brand new piece of malware called ‘Voldemort’. This is according to cybersecurity researchers Proofpoint, who observed the novel campaign and wrote an in-depth analysis here. The researchers don’t know exactly who is behind…
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What a 160-year-old theory about coal predicts about our self-driving future
After a brutal 2023, the vibes around self-driving cars are improving. Cruise, the industry leader whose vehicle was involved in a horrific San Francisco crash last fall, has rebooted under new management, while rival Waymo is expanding to serve broader swaths of the Bay Area and Los Angeles and Tesla…
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Apple’s big Mac M4 reveal could happen in October, ahead of rumored on-sale date of November
Apple’s new Macs with M4 processors are set to go on sale in November, we’ve heard from the rumor mill. MacRumors, to be precise, has word from a supposedly reliable source that all Apple’s apparently planned M4-toting Macs are going to be released in November. As the tech site points…
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Lenovo leak shows cheaper Copilot Plus PCs coming this month
Lenovo appears ready to launch new more affordable Copilot Plus PCs. Reliable leaker Evan Blass has published a press release from Lenovo that details a variety of Copilot Plus PCs that will be announced at the IFA trade show later this week, including two that are powered by an unannounced 8-core…
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