Tag: computing
Experts warn expired credit cards can be brought back from the dead to make contactless payments
Researchers show how an expired contactless card can still complete a real purchase because the expiry date the terminal reads is not covered by its signature The attack needs physical possession of the discarded card and two ordinary smartphones, and results vary per bank, with Visa cards being susceptible in…
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‘Took me months to work this out’: Redditor explains how Windows 11 can end up stripping out the GPU driver on your gaming laptop
Windows 11 can remove a discrete GPU driver as part of its clean-up routines, as shown on Reddit This can happen if the laptop has been in Eco mode for an extended period Because the GPU is effectively gated off from the system, the driver is marked as unused and…
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No driver, no problem — devs use Claude AI to craft native macOS tool for an ‘obscure’ Windows-only printer
India-based developer Kuber Mehta uses Claude Code to create a macOS driver for the HP Laser 1008a Previously, only the official drivers for Windows and Linux were available for the relatively obscure 2023 laser printer The AI-generated driver was created over a series of meticulous prompts, and is now available…
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Meta smart glasses could soon be banned in cinemas, says UK trade body — but this time it’s more about piracy than privacy
UK movie theatres considering smart glasses ban The ban would be over privacy and piracy concerns It’s yet another instance of private bans restricting the tech Privacy concerns have rocked Meta’s smart glasses business. They’re being ridiculed online as ‘perv glasses,’ and their use is banned in a growing number…
Read MoreMeta smart glasses could soon be banned in cinemas, says UK trade body — but this time it’s more about piracy than privacy
UK movie theatres considering smart glasses ban The ban would be over privacy and piracy concerns It’s yet another instance of private bans restricting the tech Privacy concerns have rocked Meta’s smart glasses business. They’re being ridiculed online as ‘perv glasses,’ and their use is banned in a growing number…
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Adobe Firefly just added three new AI audio tools for creators and marketers — I tested them all to see if they’re any good
Adobe releases three new AI audio tools on Firefly Creators can now use Generate Music, Generate Speech, and Generate Sound Effects I tried them out to see how they perform in video creation After sitting in beta for sometime, Adobe Firefly has now made three new AI audio tools promising…
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