August 11, 2022 More bad news for Intel: AMD is making rapid progress in a key market The latest projections from Mercury Research show that AMD is set to continue its hot streak in the server processor market, further eroding Intel’s…
August 11, 2022 Emotet is still the world’s worst malware – but maybe not for long One of the world’s most infamous trojans/malware/droppers, Emotet, seems to be running out of steam a little as the summer holidays begin. Check Point…
August 11, 2022 IKEA will install Electrify America’s fast EV chargers at over 25 US stores You might not have to worry about charging your EV the next time you’re shopping for build-it-yourself furniture. IKEA has struck a deal to…
August 11, 2022 Amid backlash from privacy advocates, Meta expands end-to-end encryption trial Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Meta is ever so slowly expanding its trial of end-to-end encryption in a bid to protect users from snoops and…
August 11, 2022 FTC Is Exploring Ways to Crack Down on Big Tech’s Obsession With User Data Despite years of tech companies tracking users, gathering data on their online activities and selling it for profit, few government entities have done anything…
August 11, 2022 FEC says Google can let political campaigns dodge Gmail’s spam filters The Federal Elections Commission has rubber stamped a proposal from Google that could make it easier for political campaigns to skirt email spam filters….
August 11, 2022 Researchers Stalked Death’s-Head Hawkmoths in a Plane to Learn Their Navigation Secrets It’s a bird, it’s a plane—no wait, it’s a migrating moth… being followed by a plane? Read more…
August 11, 2022 Debris ‘Squalls’ From Russian Anti-Satellite Test Continually Threaten SpaceX’s Starlink Orbital debris from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test is menacing the Starlink satellite constellation, with researchers reporting more than 6,000 close calls with the…
August 11, 2022 What We Do in the Shadows’ Best Man Is Guillermo de la Cruz What We Do in the Shadows is one of my favorite shows currently airing. It focuses on the foibles of a house full of…
August 11, 2022 Here’s What Twitter Says It’s Doing to Protect the 2022 Midterms Twitter, which has a spotty history of applying policies governing misinformation, hate speech, and inciting rhetoric from government officials, elected representatives, and unverified propagandists, said…