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Microsoft Edge gets a major security upgrade which should ease concerns for many users
Microsoft Edge is adding malicious sideloaded extension detection Other productivity and AI enhancements are in the works Edge still struggles with market share (vs. Chrome) Microsoft has announced plans to add a new security feature to its Edge browser to protect users against malicious sideloaded extensions as it continues with…
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Do you really own your website?
Almost every business now has a digital presence. Whether it’s a local baker or a multinational construction firm, the likelihood is that both of these companies will have a website. Recent figures suggest that there are around 1.2 billion websites on the internet, with nearly 200,000 new websites created every…
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Hundreds of South Korean government services go offline following data center fire
Over 600 South Korean government services remain disrupted after outage The 22-hour fire started from one single battery, spread to 200-400 batteries Researcher criticizes the facility’s battery storage techniques A fire at the National Information Resources Service (NIRS) in Daejeon, South Korea affected all of its servers, suspending 647 online…
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2025 is the year of the smartphone projector as yet another rugged mobile phone launches with a 100-inch 480p 100nits projector – and a 20,000Ah battery
Blackview XPLORE 2 480p projection resolution risks underwhelming image quality 20,000mAh battery promises endurance but adds significant device weight Outdoor device with a 467lm camping light, infrared control, survives a six-meter drop, and is resistant to boiling water Several rugged smartphones have arrived in 2025 with built-in projectors, including the…
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This hardware enthusiast wanted to build the world’s worst graphics card with 128KB ROM – but couldn’t manage to drop to a VGA resolution
Crude GPU design showed random glitches whenever the system attempted memory writes iNapGPU struggled with environmental noise from simple USB cables A 12MHz counter overclocked to 20MHz caused constant instability An obscure project on GitHub shows how a hardware hobbyist tried to construct what he called the “second world’s worst…
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‘More like a pendulum than a hammer’: The AI chip that can reuse its own energy reaches proof of concept stage – but I don’t think it will be enough to convince hyperscalers to invest
Vaire Computing’s Ice River chip reuses energy, cutting power by around 30 percent Leaders at the startup describe the test as proof of concept for reversible logic Despite the result, the chip is unlikely to convince hyperscale operators at this stage An experimental chip designed by a London startup has…
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