Macworld macOS Recovery (often referred to as Mac Recovery Mode) was introduced back in 2010 with OS X 10.7 Lion. This Recovery HD partition contains the latest version of the macOS you installed on your Mac and makes it possible to troubleshoot issues with your Mac. It is a useful tool that the majority of
Read MorePlex is a multi-functional streaming platform that allows users to watch, organize, and curate their favorite media entertainment. Sharing Plex libraries is also an option; one that comes with piracy concerns. In an effort to “avoid the growth of piracy,” Plex asked GitHub to remove a repository that allows people to reshare libraries that were
Read MoreAfter Apple killed its ambitious Apple Car project and microLED Apple Watch display dreams, the company has laid off over 600 employees. Apple lays off employees from car and display projects A recent report reveals a significant reduction in the workforce at Apple, particularly affecting employees involved in the company’s Project Titan and smartwatch display
Read MoreIn an interview with Roblox Studio head Stefano Corazza, Eurogamer asked about the reputation Roblox has gained and the notion that it was exploitative of young developers, since it takes a cut from work sometimes produced by children. Here’s what he had to say: “I don’t know, you can say this for a lot of
Read MoreApple and Google have worked together to get an interoperability standard off the ground for tracking devices, and Google’s Find My Devices network is ready to launch. Apple and Android devices will be able to detect most trackers After stalking and abusive behavior was tied to Apple’s AirTag, Apple and Google teamed up to create
Read MoreMatthew Connatser reports via The Register: An ASIC designed to display the infamous Rickroll meme is here, alongside 164 other assorted functions. The project is a product of Matthew Venn’s Zero to ASIC Course, which offers prospective chip engineers the chance to “learn to design your own ASIC and get it fabricated.” Since 2020, Zero
Read MoreMany investors are lining up to bet on the collapse of former President Donald J. Trump’s social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., which made its stock market debut last week under the ticker “DJT.” The stock has been called the “mother of all meme stocks” since it is highly volatile and there
Read MoreYou might think you understand the concept of BadUSB attacks and know how to defend it, because all you’ve seen is opening a terminal window. Turns out there’s still more attack surface to cover, as [piraija] tells us in their USB-HID-and-run publication. If your system doesn’t do scrupulous HID device filtering, you might just be
Read MoreAn anonymous reader writes: Could you imagine discovering that your identity had been used to take out fraudulent loans and when you tried to resolve the issue by providing your state ID and Social Security card you were instead arrested, charged with multiple felonies, jailed for over a year, incarcerated in a mental hospital and
Read MoreApple’s new developer channel on YouTube has released a short video promoting developing for Apple platforms ahead of its Worldwide Developer Conference. Apple releases trailer for developer channel The company officially launched its Developer YouTube channel on March 26, marking a significant expansion in its outreach to the developer community. The move allows Apple to
Read MoreMicrosoft has unveiled Visual Studio Code 1.88, also known as the March 2024 release of the company’s popular code editor. The update brings capabilities such as a test coverage API, custom editor labels, and locked scrolling. Introduced on April 4, Visual Studio Code 1.88 can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, or Mac from the project
Read MoreAfter six months of work, DRM developer Maurice Heumann successfully cracked Hogwarts Legacy’s Denuvo DRM protection system to learn more about the technology. According to Tom’s Hardware, he’s “left plenty of the details of his work vague so as not to promote illegal cracking.” From the report: Heumann reveals in his blog post that Denuvo
Read MoreImage: Warner Bros. Pictures Variety reports that following the massive box office success of Dune: Part Two, Legendary has tapped Denis Villeneuve for a third installment that would presumably continue the story of how Paul Atreides goes on to conquer the galaxy. Earlier this year, Villeneuve told Empire that he had already “put words on
Read MoreOnline streaming services are a dime a dozen nowadays. And when you add sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, and even social networks like Facebook or TikTok, there’s no shortage of video content for people to consume. The one catch is that you need an active Internet connection to access and watch videos on all these
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority There are many folks out there who swear by stock Android. While we would agree that many Android skins tend to be bloated and poorly designed in comparison, some skins work so well that they transcend stock Android to become something even better. Today, we’re going to look at
Read MoreAndroid 15 may add an adaptive timeout option that automatically turns your device’s screen off when you aren’t using it. It’s important to lock your Android device when you aren’t using it so that nobody else can get access to your apps and data. Android’s screen timeout feature turns your device’s screen off and then
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge OpenAI’s enterprise customers who want to use generative AI but prize accuracy might be able to get that with new customization options for the GPT-4 API. They include the ability to connect to third-party platforms to share information on fine-tuning, save fine-tuned models during additional training without retraining the entire model, and
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Last week, Ernie Smith, the publisher of the website Tedium, got a “copyright infringement notice” from a law firm called Commonwealth Legal: “We’re reaching out on behalf of the Intellectual Property division of a notable entity, in relation to an image connected to our client,” it
Read MoreImage: Netflix Though Netflix just renewed its live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender adaptation, showrunner Albert Kim is parting ways with the show. Variety reports that Jabbar Raisani (Lost in Space) and Christine Boylan (Poker Face) have been tapped to executive produce the next two seasons of Netflix’s Avatar following former showrunner Albert Kim’s decision to
Read MoreApple will be revealing its second fiscal quarterly results on May 2. This is what to expect from the financial results and the ensuing analyst conference call. Apple Park Apple confirmed on Thursday that it will be holding its second-quarter earnings call on May 2. The call, which will see CEO Tim Cook and CFO
Read MoreIf you’re reading Hackaday, there’s a good chance you had a rock tumbler in your younger days. Hell, we’d put odds on a few of you having one rumbling away in the background as you read this. They’re relatively simple contraptions, and a common enough DIY project. But even still, this largely 3D printed rock
Read MoreNew research predicts that the success of the Apple One bundle will lead to Services accounting for more of Apple’s revenue than any other category bar the iPhone. Apple Services are bundled in various tiers of Apple One While analysts are concentrating on iPhone demand declining, and regulatory pressures on Apple only increasing, Counterpoint Research
Read MoreImage: Roblox Roblox, one of the most popular gaming platforms in the world, has taken a lot of heat from critics who accuse it of exploiting its users, the vast majority of whom are children and teenagers. In a recent interview with Eurogamer, however, Roblox’s studio head, Stefano Corazza, said the platform has actually been
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a PC Gamer report: PCI Express 7.0 is coming. But don’t feel as though you need to start saving for a new motherboard anytime soon. The PCI-SIG has just released the 0.5 version, with the final version set for release in 2025. That means supporting devices are not likely to land
Read MoreAnother day, another incredible Android tablet deal. We’re not obsessed with tablets, but these offers are impossible to ignore. Now is the turn of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Plus, which is $350 off for the first time ever. While stocks last, you can pick up the 128GB model of the slate for just $549.99.
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