Technology
Some great games to play before GTA VI and Zelda launch
You could say we're in the eye of the storm right now. The storm, of course, being the fall and winter release calendar for new video games. Things started out with a hectic few w…
Benn Jordan on Flock, privacy, and the new surveillance backlash
Today, I’m talking with Benn Jordan, musician, YouTuber, researcher, and investigative journalist. You might know Benn from those first two titles — he’s got a prolific discograph…
SpaceX’s $8B spectrum deal exposes the risk in telecom shares
SpaceX agreed to pay about $8B for nationwide low-band US spectrum, and shares in AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile fell on the news. Europe’s equivalent band comes up for selection in M…
Microsoft says Windows 11 is now ‘more responsive’ and runs better on 8GB of RAM
Earlier this year Microsoft laid out a plan to fix Windows 11, with a focus on performance, reliability, and the overall OS experience. After months of fixes, Microsoft now says t…
Microsoft: Windows Server 2022 reached end of mainstream support
Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2022 has reached the end of mainstream support and will remain in extended support until October 2031. [...]
Amazon relaunches Bee with two recording devices and a $12 monthly plan
Amazon has launched the $74.99 Bee Frontier wristband and the $99.99 Bee Eclipse phone attachment, and put the companion software behind an $11.99 monthly subscription. Neither de…
GTA VI’s new trailer gives you one more look at Vice City
The day is almost here, as Grand Theft Auto VI is just about a month away from finally coming out. But before that there's still one more look from Rockstar Games, which just put …
XDC Network integrates Concordium identity verification for AI agents
The integration allows AI agents on XDC AI to verify the individuals or businesses behind them, addressing questions of accountability as autonomous agents gain financial capabili…
Xreal's new flagship One Pro+ AR glasses offer better brightness and increased comfort
There's still no camera here, so they won't be confused for pervert specs.
NVIDIA's RTX Spark is good for Windows, even if you don't need local AI
NVIDIA's RTX Spark is meant for AI fiends, but it could end up helping Windows PCs in general
Google launches its ‘universal’ online shopping cart ahead of the holidays
Google's intelligent AI shopping cart is finally here, and just in time to tempt users into Black Friday and seasonal holiday spending. The Universal Cart tool Google previewed at…
Quick question: Who exactly is iPhone Handoff for?
Last month, Apple announced a feature called iPhone Handoff. Not to be confused with that Handoff; this is a new one. iPhone Handoff allows you to keep your number active on two i…
Wanna pay for coffee using your BTC? Here is how
Bitcoin was built to be spent, not just held. More cafes now accept it, and you can pay for your morning latte in seconds. Here are five ways to do it. 1. GoBTC Pay GoBTC Pay, bui…
NGINX Fixes 5 Flaws, Including Possible RCE and a TLS Bug That May Skip Client-Cert Checks
NGINX released versions 1.30.6 and 1.31.7 on October 14 to fix five vulnerabilities, one of them present in every release since May 2005. There are three memory bugs that F5, the …
CitizenLab details new spyware triggered by online advertising
A new type of spyware dubbed "AdFection" is infecting phones and computers via global online advertising networks.
Next.js Ships Out-of-Band Patch for Two Critical RCE Flaws in Caching and SVG Processing
Next.js released an out-of-band security update on October 14 that fixes two critical flaws allowing unauthenticated remote code execution, along with a high-severity denial-of-se…
Drupal Patches Critical Core RCE Flaw with No-Login Path via Contributed Modules
Drupal core has a critical flaw in its Field UI module that could let an attacker run code on the site's server, and fixes were shipped on October 14 in Drupal 11.4.10, 11.3.19, a…
United will now let you check if your flight has Starlink Wi-Fi
United has launched a tracker that you can use to check if your flight has Starlink Wi-Fi.
Bee unveils two AI note-taking devices, its first new products since being acquired by Amazon
The Eclipse and Frontier are cheap and colorful, but you'll need a Pro subscription to make the most of them.
Adobe rebuilt Photoshop and Premiere for NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform
Adobe has 'rearchitected' Photoshop, Premiere and Substance 3D to work faster on computers powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark AI superchip.
Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75
Amazon-owned Bee has launched its first new AI devices since its acquisition, including an updated wearable and a credit-card-sized recorder that attaches to smartphones. The devi…
Amazon’s always-listening Bee wearable can now help you buy stuff
Last year, Amazon bought Bee, a relatively unknown startup with a $50 always-listening AI wearable that summarized every conversation you had. Today, the e-commerce giant is annou…
Ledger’s new hardware wallet is an Android phone without the phone
Ledger has announced its latest crypto-centric hardware effort, the Android-based Atom, a device that resembles a phone but is instead designed to be used alongside one. It arrive…
Police arrests 95 suspects in international CSAM crackdown action
Law enforcement authorities from 17 countries in Latin America and Europe have arrested 95 suspects in an INTERPOL-coordinated operation targeting the distribution of child sexual…