If you were to talk about sixteen bit computing in retrocomputing circles, misty-eyed reminiscences of the ST or Amiga would emerge. Both fine platforms, but oddly the elephant in the 16-bit room has become a victim of its own success. DOS, the granddaddy of all PC operating systems, seems oddly overshadowed by its 68000-based competitors
Read MoreSuzanne Bearne / BBC: How flood monitoring companies, like 7Analytics and Neara, are using AI to make real-time flooding predictions and help businesses minimize damage — Flooding can lead to the loss of life, homes and livelihoods, and the global risk appears to be getting worse.
Read MoreWhat do you get when you join a slide projector and a digital camera? Filmolimo, an open source slide scanner. The scanner uses an M5Stack Fire, an ESP32 development board. Thanks to the ESP32, you can control the device via WiFi. All the project files, including KiCAD design files, are on GitHub. Of course, you
Read MoreMost security issues in the cloud can be traced back to someone doing something stupid. Sorry to be that blunt, but I don’t see ingenious hackers out there. I do see misconfigured cloud resources, such as storage and databases, that lead to vulnerabilities that could easily be avoided. I always teach how your first line
Read MoreSoftware development is currently undergoing a profound transformation, marked by a quiet yet remarkable surge in advanced automation. This impending shift promises to streamline the creation and deployment of high-quality applications on an unprecedented scale. Rather than a single technology spearheading this evolution, it’s a convergence of innovations. From artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin
Read MoreChatGPT is being asked to handle all kinds of weird tasks, from determining whether written text was created by an AI, to answering homework questions, and much more. It’s good at some of these tasks, and absolutely incapable of others. [Filipe dos Santos Branco] and [Edward Gu] had an out of the box idea, though.
Read MoreBloomberg: Samsung delays chip production in its $17B Texas fab, saying the company could not confirm its production schedule, a blow to the US’ local chip ambitions — – TSMC has also postponed production at Arizona fab to 2025 — US chip ambition is plagued by permit and subsidy issues
Read MoreIf you find unpacking and putting things away soothing and satisfying, then this quirky block-fitting puzzle game is for you.
Read MoreApple Watches are great but they are made even better through some smart features. Here are some tips to get the most out of yours.
Read MoreApple looks set to slowly introduce all-new Vision Pro headset to retail.
Read MoreDid you unwrap a new phone? It can certainly be exciting, but switching phones can be stressful, too. You have to back everything up and remember all of your account logins. If you’re having a hard time, we’re here to help. Our Android Authority reviewers have become pros at switching between devices every few weeks
Read MoreWe don’t indulge too often in looking back, but [Chole Albanesisu] at PC Magazine did and wrote the tech obituary for all the tech gadgets and services that died over this past year. Some of the entries are a bit predictable: Twitter died to be replaced by X, which is exactly like it, only different.
Read MoreAmanda Hoover / Wired: Experts detail how Facebook Marketplace users are getting scammed; Meta plans to add a notification system to let users identify “scams around payment apps” — I tried to sell a futon on Facebook Marketplace and nearly all I got were scammers. — This year, I decided to get rid …
Read MoreNews publishers are hesitant to partner with Apple for training AI
Read MoreLawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: GTA V source code appears to have been leaked on Discord, Telegram, a dark web site, and others, a little over a year after hackers breached Rockstar — The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 was reportedly leaked on Christmas Eve, a little over a year after the Lapsus$ threat
Read More[Tom Stanton] is a fan of things like rubber band planes, and has built many of his own air-powered models over the years. Now, he’s built a model powered by a supercapacitor for a thoroughly modern twist on stored-energy flying toys. It’s not a wholly original idea; [Tom] was inspired by a toy he bought
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Google Chrome’s Safety Check feature, which checks if users’ saved passwords have been compromised, will now run automatically in the background on desktop — Google’s Safety Check feature for Chrome, which, among other things, checks the internet to see if any of your saved passwords have been compromised …
Read MoreLawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: GTA V source code appears to have been leaked on Discord, Telegram, a dark web site, and more, a little over a year after Rockstar was hacked — The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 was reportedly leaked on Christmas Eve, a little over a year after the Lapsus$ threat
Read MoreLawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: GTA V source code appears to have been leaked on Discord, Telegram, a dark web site, and more, a little over a year after Rockstar was hacked — The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 was reportedly leaked on Christmas Eve, a little over a year after the Lapsus$ threat
Read MoreJennifer Elias / CNBC: After vocal commitments following George Floyd’s murder in 2020, DEI programs at Big Tech companies, including Meta and Google, are in broad retreat in 2023 — – After vocal commitments following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, DEI programs in the tech industry are in broad retreat.
Read MoreWhen history looks back at gaming in 2023, it will say. ‘Wow, that was a big year”. The stars aligned to bring us a huge feast of big titles. We had ones that had always been planned for release, plus a few that slipped into the year after delays from COVID and the like. We
Read MoreHow many plastic spoons, knives, and forks do you think we throw away daily? [Stefan] noted that the compostable type is made from PLA, so why shouldn’t you be able to recycle it into 3D printing stock? How did it work? Check it out in the video below. [Stefan] already has a nice setup for
Read MoreAs the year draws to a close, it’s a great time to take stock of the pivotal events and devices that shaped the last 12 months. 2023 has largely seen some sizeable positives for the smartwatch industry, with the Apple Watch moving forward, the Pixel Watch 2 surprising us with its refinement, and Fitbit proving
Read MoreHumans have two arms, and we do pretty good things with them. More is surely better, though, right? With that in mind, [Emily The Engineer] set out to make a third arm for popular YouTuber [This Old Tony], and our primary question is this: is it actually useful? The basic design is based around a
Read MoreOmar Sohail / Wccftech: Kuo: Apple Vision Pro shipments in 2024 are estimated to be approximately 500,000 units; the headset will most likely ship in late January or early February — An earlier Apple Vision Pro launch timeline stated that the mixed-reality headset’s shipments would start in February next year …
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