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New Investment Scam Leverages AI, Social Media Ads to Target Victims Worldwide
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new kind of investment scam that leverages a combination of social media malvertising, company-branded posts, and artificial intelligence (AI) powered video testimonials featuring famous personalitie...
2024-12-16 15:47
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Apple's foldable iPhone could feature a bigger display than the iPhone 16 Pro Max
It is being reported that the foldable iPhone could feature a bigger display than the current iPhone 16 Pro Max. Read more...
2024-12-16 15:32
Xfce 4.20 Desktop Released, This is What’s New
Christmas has arrived early for fans of the Xfce desktop environment, with the release of a major new version. Two years in development, Xfce 4.20 serves as the latest stable release of the revered lightweight desktop environment. New features, visua...
2024-12-16 15:26
Xfce 4.20 Released with New Features, Settings + More
Christmas has arrived early for fans of the Xfce desktop environment, with the release of a major new version. Two years in development, Xfce 4.20 serves as the latest stable release of the revered lightweight desktop environment. New features, visua...
2024-12-16 15:26
Xfce 4.20 Released, This is What’s New
Christmas has arrived early for fans of the Xfce desktop environment with the release of a major new version. Two years in development, Xfce 4.20 is the latest stable release of this lightweight desktop environment.  A clutch of new features, visual ...
2024-12-16 15:26
Carpool Karaoke makes Apple TV+ return with hour-long Christmas special
Carpool Karaoke started as a hit segment on James Corden’s late-night show, then later became a multi-season series sans Corden, starting on Apple Music and later moving to Apple TV. Now, it’s returning with an hour-long Christmas special for Apple...
2024-12-16 15:02
Fedora’s new Btrfs SIG should focus on making Btrfs’ features more accessible
As Michel Lind mentioned back in August, we wanted to form a Special Interest Group to further the development and adoption of Btrfs in Fedora. As of yesterday, the SIG is now formed. ↫ Neal Gompa Since I’ve been using Fedora on all my machines for...
2024-12-16 15:00
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HomeKit exploit used for spyware attacks on iPhones, says Amnesty International
Amnesty International says a security vulnerability in HomeKit was used to target iPhones belonging to Serbian journalists and activists. The civil rights organization conducted an investigation after Apple notified two of the victims that their device...
2024-12-16 14:57
New Glutton Malware Exploits Popular PHP Frameworks Like Laravel and ThinkPHP
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new PHP-based backdoor called Glutton that has been put to use in cyber attacks targeting China, the United States, Cambodia, Pakistan, and South Africa. QiAnXin XLab, which discovered the malicious activity ...
2024-12-16 14:39
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Qualcomm claps back at Intel, denies high return rates of Snapdragon PCs
Qualcomm has denied claims of high return rates for Arm PCs. Recently, Intel's co-CEO stated that retailers see higher return rates for PCs powered by Qualcomm chips than systems powered by Intel processors.
2024-12-16 14:31
Git 2.48-rc0 Released With git-fsck Warning Over "Curiously Formatted" Ref Contents
Git maintainer Junio Hamano today announced Git 2.48-rc0 as the first test release toward the Git 2.48 distributed version control system release...
2024-12-16 14:30
These are the iPhone’s most downloaded App Store apps of the year
Apple has revealed the most downloaded App Store apps and games of 2024. Its top charts are localized for many parts of the world, so you can see the most popular downloads in your own country. Here are the top apps and games of the year. more…
2024-12-16 14:29
Apple officially renews sci-fi drama Silo for two more seasons to close out the story
Apple has officially renewed its hit sci-fi drama Silo for season three and season four, which will conclude the adaptation of the story based on the . The show is currently in the midst of airing its second season on Apple TV+, so the official renewal...
2024-12-16 14:13
UK's Wolfhound mobile laser weapon exhibits 100% drone zapping success in field trials
Field tests of the British Army's newest drone-destroying mobile laser weapon have reportedly enjoyed great success.
2024-12-16 14:03
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SK hynix Beetle X31 (2TB) review: a solid, snazzy scarab
SK hynix's Beetle X31 gets roomier, with a 2TB capacity. Its performance isn't the best in its class, but is still solid. Its peble-like shape, solid metal shell, and excellent accessories help it stand out.
2024-12-16 14:00
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Most iPhone owners see little to no value in Apple Intelligence so far
A new survey suggests that Apple Intelligence matters to iPhone buyers, but the majority say that the initial features add little to no value. It remains to be seen whether Genmoji and ChatGPT integration will change that view. Things are even worse fo...
2024-12-16 13:54
Jumbo Data Packet Transmission & RACK-TLP Coming To Linux 6.14 Network Stack
Queued up this past week within the Linux kernel's networking subsystem for the upcoming Linux 6.14 cycle is transmission handling for jumbo data packets as well as RACK-TLP support for managing packet loss and re-transmission. This is work toward supp...
2024-12-16 13:36
Galaxy S25 Ultra's Titanium Black color could be the most-produced variant
Fresh information suggests that the Titanium Black color option of the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra could be produced in the highest quantities. Read more...
2024-12-16 13:26
Meta thinks social media can protect us from deep fakes
Deep fakes are arguably the most dangerous aspect of AI. It’s now relatively trivial to create fake photos, audio, and even video. See below for deep fakes of Morgan Freeman and Tom Cruise, for example. But while social media has so far been used as ...
2024-12-16 13:22
PowerColor Radeon RX 8000 'Reaper' series rumored to debut at CES 2025 next month
PowerColor is preparing a new "Reaper" lineup of GPUs, expected to debut with AMD's Radeon RX 8000 family next month.
2024-12-16 13:15
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