Month: October 2024
Give Meta my face recognition data? I’d rather lose my Instagram account
Meta has just announced plans to bring back facial recognition technology to Facebook and Instagram. This time it’s a security measure to help combat “celeb-bait” scams and restore access to compromised accounts. “We know security matters, and that includes being able to control your social media accounts and protect yourself…
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Sandisk quietly puts 2TB SD card on sale — Extreme Pro is as fast as a hard drive, has a lifetime warranty, and is actually cheaper than I’d expect
Western Digital recently split its business into two divisions: The WD brand, which now focuses exclusively on hard drives, and SanDisk, which manages the flash side, including SSDs, memory cards, and USB flash drives. While browsing SanDisk’s site, I noticed the Extreme Pro SDHC and SDXC UHS-I card is now…
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NASA spent October hoisting a 103-ton simulator section onto a test stand to prep for the next Moon mission
NASA spent the last two weeks hoisting a 103-ton component onto a simulator and installing it to help prepare for the next Moon missions. Crews fitted the interstage simulator component onto the Thad Cochran Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The connecting section mimics the…
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8BitDo’s first smartphone controller has Hall effect joysticks and triggers
The Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller can be attached to smartphones or smaller tablet devices measuring between 100mm and 170mm in length. For expanded compatibility, instead of plugging in with USB-C, 8BitDo’s new controller connects wirelessly over Bluetooth but only supports Android devices. The use of Bluetooth necessitates a 350mAh rechargeable…
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The M2 MacBook Air is cheaper than ever at $700, plus the rest of this week’s best tech deals
Black Friday/Cyber Monday is more than a month away (Thanksgiving falls on November 28 this year — I looked it up so you don’t have to). So while we wait for all of the best-of-the-year discounts the shopping event usually entails, there are still a few worthy sales out there…
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Best Buy’s gaming sale including deals on the Asus ROG Ally and Scuf’s mobile controller
If you’re a gamer looking to save but can’t wait until another a month until Black Friday, it might be worth checking out Best Buy’s three-day gaming sale. Now through October 27th, the retailer’s offering discounts on gaming gear, but some of the best deals are on hardware specifically. For…
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