Author: Zach_Wilson
Answering your biggest Decoder questions
Welcome to a special episode of Decoder! We’re Nick and Kate, the show’s producers, and for this year-end episode, we’re turning the tables on Nilay and making him answer your listener questions. We’ve had a really busy 12 months. We interviewed a lot of people, and published more shows this…
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7 new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend (December 20)
Happy holidays, everyone! At long last, it’s time to take a much-needed break from your job and enjoy as much food, drink, good company, and time sat in front of your TV as you can handle. Where the last of those is concerned, our penultimate weekly ‘what to watch this…
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21 WIRED-Tested Gifts for People Who Need Some Sleep (2024)
Sweet dreams are made of these, from special lamps to noise machines. Source
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‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Proves VR Gaming Isn’t Just a Gimmick
The latest Batman outing for Meta Quest shows that, when done well, VR gaming can hold its own with any platform. Source
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Fortinet flags some worrying security bugs coming back from the dead
A Fortinet flaw, fixed in September 2023, was just flagged in a security bulletin The bug was first discovered in May 2023r, and allows crooks to take over vulnerable endpoints Users are advised to apply the patch immediately Fifteen months after first patching, Fortinet has released a security bulletin to…
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2025 will be the year of the smart lock
The smart home in 2024 was a year for regrouping. After the initial excitement surrounding the new interoperability standard Matter — which is trying to make the smart home simpler and easier to use by allowing connected devices to work with any platform — momentum has stalled. As companies adjust…
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