Month: October 2024
Russia reportedly paid a former Florida cop to pump out anti-Harris deepfakes and disinformation
A former Florida sheriff who moved to Russia amid an FBI investigation is a Kremlin-backed propagandist responsible for viral deepfake videos and misinformation targeting Kamala Harris’s campaign, according to European intelligence documents reviewed by the Washington Post. The GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service, gave funding to John Mark Dougan, the…
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Google Calendar finally gets an official dark mode on the web –here’s how to find it
The web version of Google Calendar has been given an official dark mode The feature is rolling out globally this week to all Calendar users Google has also given Calendar a “refreshed user interface” If you’ve been patiently waiting years for Google Calendar to deliver an official dark mode, today…
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iOS 18.2 has a child safety feature that can blur nude content and report it to Apple
In iOS 18.2, Apple is adding a new feature that resurrects some of the intent behind its halted CSAM scanning plans — this time, without breaking end-to-end encryption or providing government backdoors. Rolling out first in Australia, the company’s expansion of its Communication Safety feature uses on-device machine learning to…
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Samsung Galaxy S24 FE review: A great phone, but I wish it was cheaper
For a few years now, it’s been hard to pin down the strategy behind Samsung’s Fan Edition products. Ostensibly, they’re supposed to offer high-end features at a more affordable price. However, following the Galaxy S20 FE, most FE devices haven’t lived up to that promise. Whether it was the poor…
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Air taxi maker Lilium is out of money and will cease operations
Two years before German air taxi manufacturer Lilium promised to deliver its first two aircraft to customers, the air taxi pioneer has run out of money and will imminently stop making them. In a filing to the US SEC, Lilium says it cannot acquire the funding to continue operations in…
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AMD’s leaked Ryzen 7 9800X3D performance boost over the 7800X3D might be a reason for you to wait before your next CPU upgrade
A new leak claims AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor will see an 8% performance boost over the Ryzen 9 7800X3D — in other words, the chip that is regarded as one of the best gaming CPUs on the market now looks set to be dethroned. This could stand as…
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