Author: Zach_Wilson
Shooting conspiracies trend on X as Musk endorses Trump
Conspiracy theories about the shooting at a Trump rally began surfacing on X shortly after the news broke this afternoon, with the platform promoting topics including “#falseflag” and “staged” to users. X owner Elon Musk has staunchly advocated for “free speech” on social media platforms — which can include misinformation like…
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Living in the past much? Security advice for US colleges warns on ancient iconic file-sharing systems — such as Kazaa and LimeWire
At the turn of the century, piracy was rampant on university campuses across America and beyond – with the arrival of high-speed internet, alongside file-sharing tools like Napster, Kazaa, LimeWire, and BitTorrent, fuelling a file-sharing craze among tech-savvy students. In a bid to address this problem, the Higher Education Opportunity…
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First it was Japan — now the German navy is also stamping out floppy disks for good
You’d be forgiven for thinking that floppy disks had long gone the way of the dodo, but actually their use is more common than you might imagine – but perhaps not for much longer. Back in January 2024, the Japanese government said it would be taking action to abandon a…
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Trailers of the week: Captain America, F1, and Gladiator II
There’s a bit of a theme of payoff in this week’s trailers. Anthony Mackie finally takes the lead on the big screen after 10 years in the MCU; Ridley Scott’s two-decade-plus plan for a Gladiator sequel is coming to fruition; and we finally get to find out what happens next…
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Overclocked mini PC powered by AMD may well be the fastest in its category — Metaphyuni Genesis Cube supports up to 80W TDP, has two LAN ports, can drive four 4K displays and has an OCuLink connector
Although Metaphyuni isn’t a well-known brand outside of China, its latest high-performance mini PC, the Genesis Cube, should have you sitting up and paying attention. The Genesis Cube is available with either an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (Hawk Point) or 7840HS (Phoenix) processor, both with integrated Radeon 780M graphics. The…
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The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 is rumored to be getting a key upgrade that will please pro photographers
While Samsung has now unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and the Galaxy Z Fold 6, these phones don’t go on sale until July 24, and in the meantime we’ve heard a rumor about a significant upgrade for the new flip foldable. According to tipster @theonecid (via Android Authority), the…
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