Month: November 2024
Pro-Russian hacker group targets critical infrastructure and public services
NoName057 continue DDoS attacks against Taiwanese targets Multiple sectors and critical infrastructure were hit by the attacks No significant disruption was noted, and many services were restored In an apparent escalation of recent cyber warfare, Taiwan’s government and major corporations have been targeted by a second wave of Distributed Denial…
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You can easily disassemble this repairable smartwatch using just a Phillips screwdriver
The Spectra is a new smartwatch designed from the ground up to be hackable and easy to repair. It was created by Pocuter, a company that has spent the last few years honing an expertise in building small electronics like its tiny Pocuter One computer. What makes the Spectra unique is…
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Sling TV’s streaming TV price goes up by $5.99 next month
There are two packages: Sling Orange, which includes Disney and ESPN networks, and Sling Blue, which includes Fox and NBC programming that previously cost $40 per month, individually. Now, they will cost $45.99 per month. There’s also the combo Sling Orange plus Blue, which offers a mix of both packages…
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YouTube’s new AI tool will create backgrounds for your videos – so you don’t have to clean up your place
YouTube has augmented its Dream Screen AI tools for short-form videos. You can now use Dream Screen to generate video backgrounds for Shorts using text prompts. Up to now, Dream Screen made image backgrounds, but now it leverages Google DeepMind’s video-generation model, Veo to expand into videos as well. To…
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63 Best Early Black Friday Deals of 2024 to Shop Right Now
It doesn’t officially arrive until November 29, but the Black Friday deals have already begun. Source
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Strava’s API debacle highlights the messiness of fitness data
A few days ago, Strava upset its users over some restrictive API changes. It might seem odd for one app’s users to fume over an API, but at the heart of the matter is the inherent messiness of fitness data. Here’s a typical scenario. Say you’re all in on Garmin’s…
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