Month: October 2024
The largest ever DDoS attack has just been blocked – here’s how it was done
Cloudflare has claimed to have recently mitigated the biggest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in history. In a company blog post, Cloudflare outlined how, throughout September 2024, an unnamed threat actor targeted multiple customers in the financial services, internet, and telecommunication industries, among others. Without naming any specific targets,…
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So You Can 3D Print a Steak Now—but Why on Earth Would You?
WIRED tried 3D-printed steaks that you can’t buy anywhere yet. But reducing food to a technological problem leaves a bitter taste, and delivers all the joy of licking a catering catalog. Source
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Epic and Disney want to make ‘what every Disney fan has ever wanted’
In February, Disney and Epic Games announced that they were collaborating on a “persistent universe” that would feature characters from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and more. Disney franchises have been featured in Fortnite for years, but this new universe promises to be something grander — and will be interoperable…
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The Morning After: Samsung’s latest software update was bricking older Galaxy phones
I'd be cautious with your software updates if you’ve got a Galaxy phone with a 2019 vintage. An update rolling out from Samsung is reportedly bricking devices from the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series of phones. 9to5Google reported some users had the same issue with Galaxy M51 and…
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The iPhone SE 4 could get a surprising (and speedy) first for an Apple device
The iPhone SE 4 is one of the most talked-about devices in the Apple ecosystem right now, and its impending release early next year could mark a major reboot of Apple’s most affordable phone. Fresh off the back of a report from journalist Mark Gurman spilling the beans on the…
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ChatGPT’s ‘canvas’ interface makes it easier to write and code
OpenAI has launched a new “canvas” interface for ChatGPT that allows users to adjust sections of text or code generated by the chatbot in a side-by-side collaboration. Canvas opens a separate editing window next to the existing ChatGPT chat box, which can be used to manually change text or code,…
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