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One year after the end of Apple leather iPhone cases, what do you use? [Poll]
I’m fairly firmly convinced that people who don’t keep their iPhone in a case are from an entirely different species to me. While I don’t make a habit of dropping mine, I don’t think there has been a year in which I haven’t dropped or knocked...
2024-11-15 13:38
Up your sound game with this amazing early Black Friday deal on Audioengine's A1-MR 60W desktop speakers — $99 for a limited time
Grab an early Black Friday deal with 57% off Audioengine's A1-MR desktop speakers. Now only $99.
2024-11-15 13:33
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TSMC discovers unexploded bomb at Kaohsiung chip fab construction site — bomb has since been safely removed
TSMC discovers an old, unexploded bomb on one of its fab construction sites.
2024-11-15 13:32
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How to disable File Explorer thumbnails on Windows 11
On Windows 11, you can disable thumbnail previews for files and folders on File Explorer if they’re not working correctly, or you don’t want to use the feature, and you can do this through File Explorer, Settings app, Group Policy, and Registry. In...
2024-11-15 13:03
Corsair expects Nvidia's RTX 50 series will retain the 12V-2x6 power connector — Next-Gen GPUs could consume well over 450W of power
Corsair says that high-end GPUs next-generation will likely retain the 16-pin power connector and could consume more power than the current generation.
2024-11-15 13:01
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HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 review: Convertible Copilot+
HP’s OmniBook Ultra Flip is basically a tweaked and rebranded Spectre x360 with Intel’s latest silicon. The hardware is mostly compelling but the bloatware and missing Copilot+ features make its price hard to live with – especially if it isn’t ...
2024-11-15 13:00
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Frustrated by phone scammers? Let AI-generated grandma 'Daisy' handle them
UK network provider Virgin Media O2 has developed an AI-generated grandma 'Daisy' who keeps talking to phone scammers on your behalf. Read more...
2024-11-15 13:00
Avowed preorder guide — Which version of the Xbox RPG is right for you?
Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed is on the way, so which version of this Xbox RPG is right for you?
2024-11-15 12:47
This Early Black Friday Xbox gift card deal saves an extra 10% off the sale — but hurry, it’s ending soon!
Xbox has kicked off it's Black Friday sales early, with up to 55% off games, but you can save even more if you are quick and jump on this Xbox credit deal at Amazon.
2024-11-15 12:29
High-Severity Flaw in PostgreSQL Allows Hackers to Exploit Environment Variables
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a high-severity security flaw in the PostgreSQL open-source database system that could allow unprivileged users to alter environment variables, and potentially lead to code execution or information disclosure. T...
2024-11-15 12:10
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Apple quietly gave the M4 MacBook Pro a quantum dot display
M4 MacBook Pro reviews mostly endorsed my own view that, while the machine would make a great purchase for Intel MBP owners, there isn’t a compelling reason for any M-series user to upgrade. However, it turns out that Apple quietly gave the latest Ma...
2024-11-15 12:09
Canonical announces the first MicroCloud LTS release 
Canonical announces the first MicroCloud LTS release. MicroCloud 2.1.0 LTS features support for single-node deployments, improved security posture, and more flexibility during the initialization process.
2024-11-15 12:00
OpenAI's undefined revenue streams fumbled a $30 billion investment but later saw a $500 billion kickback with "a clear focus of converting to a for-profit entity"
SoftBank Vision Funds CFO revealed the institution had the opportunity to invest $30 billion in OpenAI in 2023 but didn't because it lacked clear revenue streams. It recently invested $500 billion in the ChatGPT maker's $6.6 billion round of funding.
2024-11-15 11:55
Linux 6.13 To Expand Atomic Write Support To EXT4 & XFS
Prominent Linux developer Christian Brauner with Microsoft has begun sending out various pull requests of VFS feature changes for the imminent Linux 6.13 merge window. One of the interesting early pull requests is the VFS untorn writes series with gett...
2024-11-15 11:41
"There is no wall": OpenAI CEO Sam Altman potentially responds to stunted development of advanced AI models reports due to critical knowledge cap
OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are reportedly struggling to develop advanced AI models. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says "there's no wall" to the process.
2024-11-15 11:07
Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years, Guilty of Laundering $10.5 Billion in Bitcoin
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex, has been sentenced to five years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Thursday. Lichtenstein was charged for his involvement in a mon...
2024-11-15 11:00
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Linux 6.13 Very Exciting With New Feature Code For AMD EPYC Zen 5, Intel Panther Lake
While Linux 6.12 should be out this weekend with its many exciting features, following that will mark the start of the Linux 6.13 kernel cycle with what will be the first stable kernel release of 2025... Already there is a lot of exciting feature work ...
2024-11-15 10:49
Amazon eero Pro 6E mesh Wi-Fi router is at its lowest price with a 36% discount
The Amazon eero Pro 6E mesh Wi-Fi router has once again dropped to its lowest price with a limited-time deal offering a 36% discount. Read more...
2024-11-15 10:38
CISA Flags Critical Palo Alto Network Flaws Actively Exploited in the Wild
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday warned that two more flaws impacting the Palo Alto Networks Expedition have come under active exploitation in the wild. To that, it has added the vulnerabilities to its Known ...
2024-11-15 10:34
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CISA Flags Two Actively Exploited Palo Alto Flaws; New RCE Attack Confirmed
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday warned that two more flaws impacting the Palo Alto Networks Expedition have come under active exploitation in the wild. To that, it has added the vulnerabilities to its Known ...
2024-11-15 10:34
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