Author: Zach_Wilson
How Vice became ‘a fucking clown show’
Shane Smith built Vice into a cultural behemoth by bluffing his way into round after round of funding — until he reached a dizzying $5.7 billion valuation from which only a precipitous fall was possible. That fall has been happening in slow motion for years, but things finally crashed to…
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How to watch (and record) the 2024 solar eclipse on April 8
The great North American solar eclipse will darken the US, Canada and Mexico on April 8th, as you’ve no doubt heard. It’s a significant astronomical event, the first since August 21, 2017 and the last one that will be visible on the continent until 2044. Parts of all three countries…
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Don’t be a fool: buy the Apple Watch 9 for an incredible price of just $299 at Amazon
The Series 9 is Apple’s latest and greatest smartwatch, and Amazon just dropped the price to $299 (it was $399) – an incredible deal. That’s a $100 discount and the lowest price we’ve ever seen, beating Black Friday’s offer by $30. You could say you’d be a fool not to…
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Apple macOS users targeted with more cyberattacks via dodgy ads and websites
Hackers are targeting Apple macOS users with a range of different infostealers in an attempt to grab sensitive data and, possibly, money, experts have warned. A new report from cybersecurity researchers at Jamf Threat Labs found hackers were using multiple different approaches to try and drop the malware. In one…
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Open Roads review: Take it slow and savor the drama
Open Roads is an easy game to get lost in. It tells a twisting tale about generational trauma — the tension, lies and love between mother and daughter — with all the comfort and warmth of an early 2000s network drama like Gilmore Girls or Charmed. As a former suburban…
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Linux servers targeted by dangerous espionage malware as Windows threat makes the jump
A dangerous espionage malware, previously only used against Windows devices, is increasingly being observed on Linux machines, too, experts have warned. Following earlier reports by ESET and Trend Micro, Kaspersky is now warning of the Dinodas Remote Access Trojan (RAT), signaling the rising popularity of the malware. Kaspersky claims the…
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