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Friday December 20, 2024. 01:30 PM
Here’s what happens on the longest night of the year—in the solar system and across different cultures here on Earth.
Teenagers using Meta's virtual reality headsets to cheat at the popular game Gorilla Tag are unknowingly selling access to their home internet connections to potential cybercriminals, cybersecurity researchers found. The players have been side-loading Big Mama VPN, a free...
Even if TikTok doesn't get banned in the US next year, it'll still be far from the zone-out place it once was.
With a newly installed Windows PC, only a few system services and programs start. The resource requirements are correspondingly low and the operating system responds quickly. This changes over time, which is mainly due to the additional software installed. Programs and...
In recent years, the focus of crime has shifted. The increased security of our computers has made it harder to spread computer viruses and the absence of cash makes traditional robberies rare. Instead, a criminal’s new weapon is social engineering. Further reading:...
The past year has been filled with announcements about new smart glasses from companies big and small. Don’t expect the deluge to let up anytime soon.
Chinese TVs, once dismissed as 'cheap and low-quality,' are making strides in the premium market, overtaking Samsung, the world's top TV manufacturer. From a report: TCL, a leading Chinese TV brand, surpassed Samsung in the 80-inch and larger TV market for the first time in...
It’s still possible to just take normal-looking photos. Use these apps for Android and iOS to give your phone’s camera a more natural eye.
New shiny if you run Linux on an M1 or M2 The Fedora 41 version of Asahi Linux is out – the go-to Linux distro for Apple Silicon Macs.…
The hype is fading, and people are asking what generative artificial intelligence is really good for. So far, no one has a decent answer.
TL;DR: Edit videos in moments with VideoProc Converter AI, only $29.97 for life if you buy before 11:59 p.m. PT on December 22. Editing videos is extremely time-consuming. It’s also pretty difficult, and the software usually isn’t cheap. Good thing you don’t have to...
TL;DR: Own Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 on your PC for just $32.97 — no subscription needed. If you’re tired of juggling subscriptions for everything from streaming services to software, here’s a way to simplify: Microsoft Office 2019 is available as a...
And there his troubles began … On Call Digital technology remains frighteningly finickity, which is why good tech support people are always in demand – and also the reason The Register never tires of telling your support stories each Friday in On Call, the column your...
Ars Technica's Eric Berger reports: In a wide-ranging interview with a Russian television station, the chief executive of Russia's main space corporation said the country is now planning to participate in the International Space Station project all the way to NASA's desired...
Meanwhile, NASA signs off on Artemis software upgrade Chinese scientists think it's time to rewrite the Moon's history after analyzing samples returned to Earth by the Chang'e 6 mission.…
An anonymous reader quotes an opinion piece from The Guardian, written by Prof Mark Pallen and Dr Aimee Parker (Quadram Institute, Norwich), Prof Nick Loman (University of Birmingham), Prof Alan Walker (University of Aberdeen): Contrary to what is implied in [this article],...
Yes, LLMs can do the heavy lifting. But good luck getting one to give evidence CANALYS FORUMS APAC Generative AI is being enthusiastically adopted in almost every field, but infosec experts are divided on whether it is truly helpful for red team raiders who test enterprise...
A study by reinsurer Swiss Re found that Waymo's autonomous vehicles have demonstrated significantly fewer property damage and bodily injury claims compared to human-driven cars, with reductions of up to 92% in some metrics. Engadget reports: Swiss Re analyzed liability...
Home Assistant (not to be confused with the Google Assistant on Google Home) has launched the Voice Preview Edition (Voice PE), its first dedicated voice assistant hardware for $59. The device offers a privacy-focused, locally controlled solution that supports over 50...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Google has released what it's calling a new 'reasoning' AI model -- but it's in the experimental stages, and from our brief testing, there's certainly room for improvement. The new model, called Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking...
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