Amid a sea of salacious reports about the current hectic state of Marvel Studios in a report by Hollywood trade Variety last week—including rumors that the studio could attempt to reunite its original Avengers stars for a new film—one unexpected detail that sparked a swirl of commentary wasn’t really about Marvel at…
Source: Gizmodo – Nia DaCosta Explains Why She Finished The Marvels Remotely
Microsoft is betting everything on AI, Wired reported earlier this year. And now we know those bets includes gaming. On November 6, the company announced a new business deal to bring AI-generated non-player characters and more to the platform. The tools will be optional for developers. I’m sure this will all go…
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Getting AI-Generated Content And It Sounds Like Hell
Even though we’re still a couple of weeks away from Thanksgiving, Black Friday sales are already in full swing, with many major retailers like Target, Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart having big discounts that you should be taking advantage of if you haven’t already. Now, Wayfair has made its own Black Friday plans…
Source: LifeHacker – Furniture and Home Goods Are up to 70% off During Wayfair’s Early Black Friday Sale
China’s presence is growing in cybersecurity technology, with companies such as Huawei and Tencent accounting for six of the top 10 global patent holdings in the sector as of August. From a report: Chinese companies have made headway in technological fields that affect economic security, according to industry insiders, as they focus on fostering their own tech amid the growing standoff between the U.S. and China. The rankings, compiled by Nikkei in cooperation with U.S. information services provider LexisNexis, are based on patents registered in 95 countries and regions, including Japan, the U.S., China and the European Union. Patent registrations were screened for the cybersecurity field using such factors as the international patent classification, with filings of the same patent in multiple countries counted as a single patent.
As of August, IBM led the rankings with 6,363 patents. Huawei Technologies came in second with 5,735 patents and Tencent Holdings placed third with 4,803. Other Chinese companies in the top 10 included financial services provider Ant Group in sixth with 3,922 patents, followed by power transmission company State Grid Corp. of China with 3,696, Alibaba Group Holding with 3,122 and sovereign wealth fund China Investment with 3,042. Patent applications filed by Chinese companies have increased since around 2018, when the U.S. began to impose full-scale export controls on Chinese high-tech companies. Compared with 10 years ago, IBM’s patent holdings increased by a factor of 1.5. In contrast, holdings for Huawei and Tencent were 2.3 times and 13 times higher, respectively.
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Source: Slashdot – Huawei and Tencent Spearhead China’s Hold on Cybersecurity Patents
Young people are breaking up with dating apps, according to a new poll from Axios, showing that 79% of college students don’t use any dating apps. A decline in interest from dating apps’ core demographic is wreaking havoc across the industry, as Bumble’s CEO and founder Whitney Wolfe Herd steps down a day before the…
Source: Gizmodo – College Students Dump Dating Apps as Bumble CEO Steps Down
Fans will go searching underneath their couch cushions to find more information about Silent Hill 2, the highly anticipated but, as of now, secretive remake of the beloved survival horror game by Layers of Fear developer Bloober Team. The game does not yet have a release date (though fans have tried divining one) or…
Source: Kotaku – Silent Hill 2 Remake Fans Losing It Over Possible Gameplay Change
OnePlus is mere weeks out from the launch of its first foldable, the OnePlus Open, but the company has more up its proverbial sleeve. The flagship OnePlus 12 is still expected to appear this year, and leaks are already painting a picture of a powerful Android smartphone. After learning a bit about the device’s camera, we’ve now also gotten
Source: Hot Hardware – OnePlus 12 Filing Reveals Impressive Battery And Charging Specs Ahead Of Launch
Here’s a list of tools that you can install on your machine to sniff out vulnerabilities, viruses, and malware and prevent malicious attacks.
The post 22 Open-Source Linux Server Security Tools in 2023 appeared first on Linux Today.
Source: Linux Today – 22 Open-Source Linux Server Security Tools in 2023
Tyson Foods is recalling 30,000 pounds of its kid-favorite dinosaur nuggets due to reports of small metal pieces found in the meat, one of which led to a “minor oral injury.” Here’s how to find out if your bag of chicken nuggets was affected.
Source: LifeHacker – Tyson Recalls These Dino Chicken Nuggets That May Contain Metal Pieces
SpaceX is preparing to launch its Starship rocket for the second time, aiming for mid-November for another flight test of its launch vehicle after the first one didn’t go so well.
Source: Gizmodo – SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Could Fly Again in the Coming Weeks
I put off writing this Alan Wake 2 review because I was scared. Scared that I’d look into myself and find I wasn’t up to the task, that I lacked the right words, with nothing to offer but emptiness and failure. It’s not at all uncommon, though, for writers to be wracked with doubt. Many years ago, I saw the novelist…
Source: Kotaku – Alan Wake 2: The Kotaku Review
The Geniatech XPI-3566-ZERO is a compact board designed with a similar form-factor as the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W. This Rockchip-based device also offers wireless connectivity with dual-band 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0, camera support and dual USB type-C ports, etc. As its name implies, the XPI-3566-ZERO incorporates the RK3566 System-on-Chip with the following architecture: […]
Source: LXer – XPI-3566-ZERO comes in Raspberry Pi Zero 2W form-factor
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It’s never too early to get a jump-start on holiday shopping. Even though Black Friday isn’t here yet, there are still plenty of great deals on tech gear and essentials, ranging from laptops and TVs to chargers and monitors. We even have a rare sale on Herman Miller office and gaming chairs that include popular models like the Aeron and Embody. Soundbars, headphones, and AirTags round out our curated Dealmaster.
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Source: Ars Technica – Dealmaster: Herman Miller deals, Lenovo laptop sales, and more
Stranger Things is still charting the long and winding path to its final season, between the Hollywood strikes, and the not-so-simple prospect of bringing an end to what is arguably Netflix’s most defining original series. An unexpected melding of those two issues? A West End play depicting the origin story of big bad…
Source: Gizmodo – Netflix’s Stranger Things Play Wants to Put Vecna’s Origin Story on Stage
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to view Thanksgiving less as a holiday and more as an excuse to gather for a big meal. I’m being honest, for me (and maybe for you), it is mostly a day to celebrate being foodcore, which means we need not be so beholden to tradition. My family has a vault of traditional recipes that we…
Source: LifeHacker – What If You Serve Fish on Thanksgiving Instead?
Enlarge / The original 27-inch 5K iMac, introduced in 2014. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)
Apple’s 27-inch iMac was one of the few Intel Macs (along with the iMac Pro) to be discontinued with no direct Apple Silicon replacement. It used to be Apple’s mainstream workstation Mac, but in the Apple Silicon era, that role has been filled by the Mac mini and Mac Studio, instead. The 24-inch iMac, recently updated with a new M3 chip, is a smaller machine focused more on casual day-to-day computing.
Some 27-inch iMac users have been holding out for a true large-screened iMac replacement. But Apple threw cold water on those hopes in a statement given to the Verge (and later reiterated to Ars), where it said definitively that it was not working on an Apple Silicon version of the 27-inch iMac. Users of 27-inch Intel Macs should either move to the 24-inch iMac or to the M2 Pro Mac mini or the Mac Studio if they need more performance, according to Apple.
Eternal optimists still holding out hope for a new large-screened iMac might note that Apple specifically mentioned the 27-inch iMac, which doesn’t necessarily preclude the possibility of an even-larger iMac in the 30-something-inch range. But given Apple’s usual aversion to discussing its future plans, an explicit denial does hit differently than a total lack of comment or a boilerplate “Apple doesn’t comment on future plans.”
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Source: Ars Technica – Apple says it has no plans to update the 27-inch iMac with Apple Silicon chips
Trading in shares of WeWork were halted Monday as rumors swirl that the office sharing company, once valued as high as $47 billion, will seek bankruptcy protection. From a report: Last week, The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets reported that WeWork was planning to file for Chapter 11 bankrutpcy protection as early as this week — citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Shares of WeWork, which cost more than $400 two years ago, could be had Monday for less than $1.
The specter of bankruptcy has hovered over WeWork for some time. In August, the New York company sounded the alarm over its ability to remain in business. But cracks had begun to emerge several years ago. WeWork is paying the price for aggressive expansion in its early years. The company went public in October 2021 after its first attempt to do so two years earlier collapsed spectacularly. The debacle led to the ouster of founder and CEO Adam Neumann, whose erratic behavior and exorbitant spending spooked early investors.
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Source: Slashdot – Trading in WeWork Halted Amid Bankruptcy Rumors
Surfshark is one of the best VPN services around and there are deals available for its various plans as part of an early Black Friday sale. You can pick up a two-year subscription to the mid-tier Surfshark One plan for $2.69 per month (86 percent off the regular price of a one-month subscription), plus you’ll get an extra four months as a bonus.
Surfshark One is probably the best option for most people. Along with a VPN that Surfshark says you can use across an unlimited number of devices without bandwidth restrictions, you’ll get access to features such as antivirus software, data breach alerts (for things like email, credit card and ID leaks) and a privacy-focused search engine.
While we found it easy to set up Surfshark’s VPN in our testing, it took us a few attempts before we were able to stream a show from Hulu. So it may not be the ideal VPN if you often stream shows, movies and games. But if you’re just looking for a VPN that will help protect you as you browse the web, Surfshark is a solid option.
Meanwhile, Surfshark’s basic plan is just $2 per month if you pay for 24 months upfront (that’s 86 percent off a month-to-month plan). The company will also toss in three extra months for free. There aren’t too many bells and whistles with this plan, but you’ll still get a VPN you can use all compatible devices, along with an ad blocker and cookie pop-up blocker.
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Source: Engadget – Surfshark VPN plans are up to 86 percent off in an early Black Friday deal
What began as a jovial conference celebrating crypto culture and flashy nonfungible tokens this weekend ended with multiple attendees in a hospital believing they were going blind.
Source: Gizmodo – Crypto Bros Report Burning Eyes and Skin at Bored Ape Bacchanal
