Among users of Linux distributions there’s a curious one-upmanship, depending on how esoteric or hardcore your distro is. Ubuntu users have little shame, while at the other end if you followed Linux From Scratch or better still hand-compiled the code and carved it onto the raw silicon with a tiny chisel, you’re at the top
Read MoreImage: Getty Michael Cohen, the former lawyer for Donald Trump, admitted to citing fake, AI-generated court cases in a legal document that wound up in front of a federal judge, as reported earlier by The New York Times. A filing unsealed on Friday says Cohen used Google’s Bard to perform research after mistaking it for
Read MoreCNBC: After a 33% plunge in 2022, the Nasdaq finished 2023 up 43%, its best year since 2020, led by Nvidia, which soared 239%, and Meta, which jumped almost 200% — – The Nasdaq climbed 43% in 2023, one of its best performances in two decades. — Similar to the rallies in 2009 and 2003
Read MoreNBC News: Sources: US intelligence determined that the Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US in January and February 2023 used a US ISP to communicate with China — An American intelligence assessment found that the balloon used a commercially available U.S. network to communicate, primarily for navigation, U.S. officials say.
Read MoreBenjamin Weiser / New York Times: Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen says he mistakenly used bogus legal citations from Google Bard in a motion seeking an early end to court supervision — Donald Trump’s former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction.
Read MoreBill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Researchers: hackers are abusing Google OAuth endpoint “MultiLogin” to restore expired authentication cookies and log into accounts even after a password reset — Multiple information-stealing malware families are abusing an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named “MultiLogin” …
Read MoreAmong users of Linux distributions there’s a curious one-upmanship, depending on how esoteric or hardcore your distro is. Ubuntu users have little shame, while at the other end if you followed Linux From Scratch or better still hand-compiled the code and carved it onto the raw silicon with a tiny chisel, you’re at the top
Read MoreBill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Researchers: hackers are abusing Google OAuth endpoint “MultiLogin” to restore expired authentication cookies and log into accounts even after a password reset — Multiple information-stealing malware families are abusing an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named “MultiLogin” …
Read MorewatchOS 10 finally became the focus, while hardware revisions fell a little flat.
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge Nvidia is launching a graphics card specifically for China to comply with US export controls. In a product page on the Chinese version of Nvidia’s website, the chipmaker introduces the RTX 4090D: a GPU that’s less powerful than the flagship RTX 4090 it sells elsewhere. The RTX 4090D
Read MoreThe modern oscilloscope is truly a marvelous instrument, being a computer with a high-speed analogue front end which can deliver the function of an oscilloscope alongside that of a voltmeter and a frequency counter. They don’t cost much, and having one on your bench gives you an edge unavailable in a previous time. That’s not
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge Nvidia is launching a graphics card specifically for China to comply with US export controls. In a product page on the Chinese version of Nvidia’s website, the chipmaker introduces the RTX 4090D: a GPU that’s less powerful than the flagship RTX 4090 it sells elsewhere. The RTX 4090D
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Starting in 2024, T-Mobile will levy fines against companies that send spam and scam texts. The fines will be as high as $2,000 for each violation, depending on the category of the text(s). Hopefully, this will mean fewer spam texts for T-Mobile subscribers. The chances are good that
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: GitHub launches GPT-4-powered Copilot Chat in general availability for all users, in the sidebar of Microsoft’s IDEs, Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio — Earlier this year, GitHub rolled out Copilot Chat, a ChatGPT-like programming-centric chatbot, for organizations subscribed to Copilot for Business.
Read MoreAnker is your go-to brand if you want effective and affordable charging. The new Anker Nano 10,000mAh power bank is ideal for anyone with a USB-C device, and it’s at an all-time low price right now on Amazon. It’s on sale for $39.99 from the manufacturer via the retail giant. Anker Nano Power Bank for
Read MoreXbox had some pretty good exclusives in 2023. Forza and even Starfield were huge – even if the latter didn’t quite have the impact Bethesda and Microsoft might have hoped for. We do believe though that Starfield has the potential to get much better going through 2024. It’s not something that we are overly thinking
Read MoreThis week in the Podcast, Elliot Williams is off at Chaos Communication Congress, hearing tales of incredible reverse engineering that got locomotives back up and running, while Al Williams is thinking over what happened in 2023. There’s a lot of “how things work” in this show, from data buoys to sewing machines to the simulated
Read MoreUsama Jawad / XDA Developers: Microsoft disables Windows App Installer’s ms-appinstaller after the URI scheme was used to spread malware; Microsoft disabled and re-enabled the scheme in 2022 — Microsoft has disabled the ms-appinstaller URI scheme handler by default in the latest version of App Installer due to a rise in cyberattacks.
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy A54 5G sits high on our list of the best cheap phones you can buy, although it only just made the cut for that list at its $450 retail price. There’s no doubt about the value for money you’re getting in this deal, with Amazon offering the fantastic mid-ranger for just $324.99
Read MoreCredit: LG The new LG MyView smart monitors offer 4K displays with webOS built-in. This enables the monitors to act as a traditional computer screen, a TV, a wireless display, and more. The entry-level monitor is $499, and LG will announce availability soon. Most people have computer monitors and TVs in their house. 99% of
Read MoreAmitoj Singh / CoinDesk: Sources: India’s decision to seek the blocking of the URLs of nine foreign crypto exchanges followed a request from the Indian crypto and Web3 advocacy body — Bharat Web3 Association’s (BWA) Chairman wrote the letter to the Indian government on Dec. 16. — Unmute — Register Now
Read MoreDespite its flaws, Baldur’s Gate 3 is an amazing experience—and a cultural phenomenon.
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy A54 5G sits high on our list of the best cheap phones you can buy, although it only just made the cut for that list at its $450 retail price. There’s no doubt about the value for money you’re getting in this deal, with Amazon offering the fantastic mid-ranger for just $324.99
Read MoreThe Verge / Photo courtesy of HBO The streaming service formerly known as HBO Max completed its magical girl transformation this year, dropping arguably the most recognizable part of its name to just become Max. The questionable rename came at the conclusion of the merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery and, according to WarnerDiscovery executives, was
Read MoreKif Leswing / CNBC: Apple stock jumped 54% in 2023 but underperformed tech peers after Apple suffered four straight quarters of declining revenue, its longest such slide since 2001 — – In 2023, Apple suffered its longest revenue slide in 22 years, reporting four straight quarters of declining sales.
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