Author: Zach_Wilson

Only a handful of hackers are responsible for all email extortion attacks

A remarkably small number of cybercriminals are reportedly responsible for all the world’s email extortion attempts, new research has claimed.  Security firm Barracuda Networks, in partnership with Columbia University, looked at over 300,000 emails in a one-year period that the company’s AI detectors had flagged as extortion attacks, and found…

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Canoo made a cute trio of EVs to carry NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts to the SLS

Electric vehicle startup Canoo has delivered its first shipment to NASA. This week, a trio of the company’s Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Although they look like they’re made for exploring the surface of the Moon, the vans are designed to carry astronauts…

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Payday 3 players “will have to have an online connection”

Payday 3 will require an always-on internet connection. Regardless of whether you’re playing alone or with a squad, Starbreeze’s global brand director Almir Listo has now confirmed that because the game “is made in the Unreal Engine” and uses “cross-progression and cross-play”, all players will have to be connected online…

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Microsoft moves “another step closer to the finish line” as FTC loses final appeal to prevent the Activision Blizzard acquisition

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost its final appeal protesting Microsoft‘s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, enabling the takeover to proceed as planned.  Microsoft’s intended acquisition of Activision Blizzard has come under a great deal of scrutiny from governments the world over, but even though Microsoft won its battle…

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There’s no wrong way to load this dishwasher

The new thing is a PowerControl spray arm that can find the dirtiest dishes wherever you put them (as long as that place is on the bottom rack): The PowerControl™ spray arm provides a targeted intensive wash from anywhere in the bottom rack – no matter where the dishes are…

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When you wish upon a star: Disney-themed Fujifilm X100V unveiled

After partnering with Leica for a limited run of special edition Q2 compact cameras earlier this year, Disney has now courted Fujifilm with an even more exclusive project; 100 Disney-themed X100V compact cameras, complete with branded accessories that mark the 100th anniversary of Disney (and Fujifilm’s 55th anniversary).  You can’t…

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