This week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Assignments Editor Kristina Panos delighted in the aural qualities of Kristina’s brand new, real (read: XLR) microphone before embarking on creating a podcast highlighting the best of the previous week’s hacks. This week in the news, NASA returned to the Moon with Artemis I, and this time, there are
Read MoreIf you’re part of a government alphabet agency, particularly running a program to share information to fight cybercrime, make sure to properly verify the identity of new members before admission. Oh, and make sure the API is rate-limited so a malicious member can’t scrape the entire user database and sell it on a dark web
Read More(Photo: Shahadat Rahman/Unsplash)Hackers have exploited a security loophole within one of the FBI’s databases, resulting in tens of thousands of “high profile” individuals’ contact details being listed for sale on the dark web. The breach was discovered Wednesday after the infiltrators had already placed a $50,000 price tag on the stolen information. KrebsOnSecurity, a security-focused
Read MoreAt a time when economic and competitive pressures are pushing enterprises to implement faster go-to-market strategies, Salesforce has released a low-code product that it says will help enterprise developers ease the change-and-release management process while writing applications on its platform. Dubbed DevOps Center, the new product—first announced at the company’s TrailheaDX conference in June 2020—is
Read MoreBye. | Illustration by Alex Castro A few weeks ago, I deleted Twitter from my phone and tablet. This was a long time coming, and the reasons I chose to do it are obvious, so I’m not here to write an essay about why I did. Instead, I’m here to provide some tips if you,
Read MoreEmotional resonance, not cold statistics, will bring home the scale of the climate crisis—and the need for action.
Read MoreAs a business owner, you likely wear many hats. You are responsible for increasing the exposure of your business, building leads, making sales, and creating a product or service that people want to buy. In order to be successful, it is important to invest in a variety of marketing channels – including SEO. Here are
Read MoreThis slimmed-down fat-tire ebike may be a smooth rider, but it’s frustrating to fold and unfold.
Read MoreThe answer explains why electric cars are everywhere, but electric aircraft are still a novelty.
Read MoreChristmas is right around the corner, but don’t panic — there’s still time to find good tech gifts as long as you know your audience, the better options out there, and what you’re willing to spend. These are our picks for the best holiday tech gifts this year, split into four (reasonable) price brackets. The
Read MoreAmir Shevat / TechCrunch: Former product head of Twitter’s developer platform details plans abandoned post-acquisition, like discovery tools and custom timelines, eroding developer trust — Twitter is where the world shares its opinions and aspirations; it’s where brands, celebrities, and politicians interact with people, live and in the open.
Read MoreHenry Cavill. | Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Noted Warhammer nerd Henry Cavill is set to do a little something more than paint elaborate figures: he’s going to feature in a new Warhammer live-action project on Amazon. Reports of the project first surfaced last night, and this morning, Cavill confirmed the news on his Instagram account. “For
Read MoreImage: Warner Bros. Pictures Right now, theaters are very blue, but by next summer, that’ll change to a bright shade of pink. In anticipation, Warner Bros. released the very first teaser trailer for the Barbie movie today. It starts out as an homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey, only, you know, with dolls instead of
Read MoreChris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images It’s payday for some of music’s biggest names: Bruce Springsteen sold the rights to his catalog for a reported $550 million last year. Bob Dylan struck a similar deal for an estimated $300 million in late 2020. Paul Simon’s catalog changed hands for $250 million. And in early 2022,
Read MoreThis Echo Show on the wall is the fairest smart display of them all. Updates to support Fire TV, new widget options, and a better Photo Frame mode make the flagship Echo a winner. Continue reading…
Read MoreAn abandoned and melting pint of ice cream along a city street on June 27th, 2021, in Portland, Oregon. | Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images Heat spells and downpours are serious mood killers, a huge analysis of Twitter conversations confirms. The international study is part of efforts to understand how climate change affects
Read MoreFoxconn is removing some worker movement restrictions as China continues to relax its one-strict COVID-19 precautions.
Read MoreEd Garsten / Forbes: SafeAI, which retrofits industrial vehicles like dump trucks and bulldozers with autonomous systems, raised a $38M Series B from Builders VC and others — A company that specializes in converting heavy construction and mining equipment from driver-operated to self-driving has landed millions …
Read MoreThis image shows off the white Beam, but today’s deal loops in the black-colored Beam. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A nice rug can really tie a room together, but I think a good soundbar has similar powers. Sonos’ refurbished outlet is offering two color schemes of the first-generation Beam soundbar
Read MoreOK, so a Wankel engine doesn’t really use a Dorito as its cylinders, but it sure looks like one. The company has announced it will offer a range extender rotary engine for the MX-30 electric “crossover” vehicle, but [CarBuzz] dug into the patent papers to find out that it has some interesting twists. The MX-30
Read MoreRaffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal: Sources: TikTok’s efforts to cut ties with Beijing-based ByteDance have stumbled over hiring and retaining talent, as some key staff remain based in China — The short-video app is making big efforts to separate from Beijing-based ByteDance, but is still hiring staff in China for key functions
Read MoreEmergency S.O.S. has rolled out to more countries on the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, but what’s the point if your iPhone 14’s battery still can’t last more than one day?
Read MoreThe lack of screens saves weight and might be perfect for some people, but this action camera has a few too many compromises.
Read MoreNow that Intel has finally launched its Arc Alchemist line of GPUs in the US, it appears to be doing most of the heavy lifting itself. So far the only cards we’ve seen for sale are Intel-branded. ASRock and Acer have partnered with Intel, but the usual suspects haven’t: Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte. However, now
Read MoreThe Marshall Stanmore II is a large Bluetooth speaker, built to fill rooms with that classic British sound – and it’s now $130 off at Amazon.
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