Author: Zach_Wilson
Voting tech isn’t perfect, but so far it’s holding up
The technology that powers Election Day has hit some expected hiccups, but as of early afternoon on Tuesday, nonpartisan groups say that the voting system is mostly holding up. Where it has faltered, they stress, there are robust backup plans that will ensure voters can still cast their ballots and…
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Hundreds of malware-laden fake npm packages posted online to try and trick developers
Criminals are adding hundreds of malicious packages to npm The packages try to fetch a stage-two payload to infect the machines The crooks went to lengths to hide where they host the malware Software developers, especially those working with cryptocurrencies, are once again facing a supply chain attack via open…
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AI meets democracy on Perplexity AI’s new Election Information Hub
AI conversational search engine Perplexity wants to help keep you updated about the election this year and has introduced a new Election Information Hub designed to do just that. The hub uses Perplexity’s AI tools to bring real-time information to visitors. Perplexity sees the hub as a seed for future…
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Apple is currently levelling up Siri’s ‘onscreen awareness,’ enabling it to interact with your screen
Apple is developing an “onscreen awareness” feature to allow Siri to understand and interact with the content currently displayed on your screen Apple will also provide APIs to developers for integrating onscreen awareness into their third-party apps and is currently testing ChatGPT integration, allowing Siri to answer questions based on…
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The hyperloop lives on as a 1/12th scale model in Switzerland
About a year ago, I wrote a story with the headline “The hyperloop is dead for real this time,” based on the news that Hyperloop One, one of the biggest companies pursuing Elon Musk’s dream of tube-based, 700mph travel, had shut down. Well, I stand corrected. The hyperloop, in fact,…
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Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series announcement could be closer than you think as reliable leaker suggests reveal is coming soon
A new leak hints at an RTX 5000 series reveal sooner than expected Previous leaks showcased the possible specifications of the RTX 5090 The RTX 5090’s leaked price could be accurate based on rumored specs There have been a plethora of rumors and leaks regarding Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce RTX 5000…
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