Author: Zach_Wilson
Google powers up PDF tools in Chrome browser – but there’s a catch
Google is adding a useful new PDF editor capability to its Chrome browser in the name of accessibility. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology lets users convert PDF files to text. Now, that OCR software is set to come to Google’s web browser, the company confirmed at edtech event ISTELive 23. …
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SmileDirectClub forced to drop NDAs blocking customers from leaving bad reviews
SmileDirectClub, a mail-order orthodontic provider that sells cheap teeth aligners online, has agreed to release 17,000 US customers dissatisfied with its service from nondisclosure agreements that prohibited them from leaving negative reviews as part of a settlement with the District of Columbia’s attorney general. Announced on Thursday, the settlement requires…
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Konami website hints at Metal Gear Solid 4 releasing on other platforms
It looks as though Konami’s own website may have indicated that Metal Gear Solid may finally – finally – be coming to another platform (or several) that isn’t the PlayStation 3. As spotted by Twitter user @Nitroid and picked up by IGN, Konami has added buttons as placeholders for Metal…
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Players will only be able to romance a total of four characters in Starfield
Todd Howard has announced that Starfield‘s romance options will revolve around four main characters. It turns out that despite the 1,000 planets and billions of inhabitants in Starfield there’ll only be four romanceable characters. In the most recent Kinda Funny Xcast that came out June 22, Howard spoke to every…
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7 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Max, Prime Video and more this weekend (June 23)
This weekend sees yet another slew of headline-grabbing new movies and TV shows make their way onto Netflix, Max, Prime Video and more. We’ve already been treated to the likes of Extraction 2 and Black Mirror season 6 this month, and the next few days welcomes two highly-anticipated projects to…
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Microsoft uncovers savage new cyberattacks hitting Linux and IoT devices
Microsoft has uncovered instances of brute force hijacking affecting Linux-based IoT devices, and their resources are being used for cryptomining. The type of attack, known as cryptojacking, has become more prevalent in recent years as attentions have turned to cryptocurrencies and the world’s economies have suffered. Attackers can rake in…
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