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Linux, the most widely used open source operating system in the world, narrowly escaped a massive cyber attack over Easter weekend, all thanks to one volunteer. The backdoor had been inserted into a recent release of a Linux compression format called XZ Utils, a tool that is little-known outside the Linux world but is used … Read more
Russia went to war in Ukraine two years ago with twice as many artillery pieces as Ukraine had. But it isn’t the advantage in howitzers that really matters – it’s the advantage in shells. After all, a single gun firing 50 shells a day is about as useful as two guns each firing 25. For … Read more
For the past two years, millions of people searching for child abuse videos on Pornhub’s UK website have been interrupted. Each of the 4.4 million times someone has typed in words or phrases linked to abuse, a warning message has blocked the page, saying that kind of content is illegal. And in half the cases, … Read more
T-Pain is a master with his pen — but’s he’s done taking credit for some of his work! In a recent video posted on TikTok, the “Bartender” singer explained the inspiration he draws from country music, despite being a hip-hop and R&B artist. “Good music is good music,” the 39-year-old says in the clip. “I … Read more
Christian McCaffrey has revealed that he had to stop his girlfriend, Olivia Culpo, from buying a VIP suite for his mother for the Super Bowl. It comes after Culpo claimed that she bought Christian’s mom, Lisa McCaffrey, a VIP suite to comfortably watch him play at the Super Bowl. Lisa had previously said she couldn’t … Read more
BERLIN — Arnold Schwarzenegger was stopped for hours by customs at Munich Airport after entering Germany with a luxury watch that was potentially to be auctioned at a charity event. The former movie star and California governor was stopped for a routine check after arriving Wednesday, customs spokesperson Thomas Meister said. Schwarzenegger was able to … Read more
Apple smartwatches ads are displayed as customers take a look at smartwatch accessories at the Apple store in New York, U.S., December 26, 2023. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Apple will be able to sell the latest Apple Watches after an import ban was temporarily paused by an appeals court on Wednesday, in a major victory … Read more
That, in turn, led to increased interest in what protections organized labor could provide workers, even as some unions, like the United Auto Workers and Teamsters, seemed to fall behind on addressing AI’s potential to encroach on jobs. In a recent piece for Harvard Business Review, MIT engineering professor Yossi Sheffi argued short-sightedness on these … Read more
Just days after Insomniac suffered a horrible data breach, Ubisoft may have avoided the same fate. Security collective VX-Underground shared a report on X (formerly Twitter) that, on Dec. 20, an “unknown Threat Actor” got access to Ubisoft’s internal tools, sharing screenshots online. They allegedly intended to get 900GB worth of data from the French … Read more
King Charles’ decision on ‘Africa: Sussex Edition’ memoir may have altered Royal history, claims expert King Charles could have changed Prince Harry’s mind about releasing his anger through a memoir if he had had endorsed the proposed “Africa: Sussex Edition.” Writing for News.com.au royal commentator Daniela Elser acknowledged that while the concept of an Africa-themed memoir … Read more