New research has supported previous assertions that phishing attacks are increasing in response to the number of employees working from home. A new report by cybersecurity training provider KnowBe4 has revealed a concerning surge in phishing attempts across the fourth...
Not to toot my own horn, but I know a thing or two about bizarre animals. And I can tell you without a hint of doubt that the bobbit worm is by far the most bizarre. Growing to 10 feet...
In the wake of this month’s violent insurrection at the US Capitol, Facebook suspended the account of the inciter-in-chief Donald Trump. On January 7, citing the danger that the president’s posts might incite further violence, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that...
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Hours after taking his oath of office on Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed several executive orders overturning actions taken by the Trump administration regarding immigration, and tech is rallying behind the move. Biden signed two executive orders Wednesday that extend...
The Samsung Galaxy A80 from 2019 was an interesting experiment from the company, as it had mid-range specs and a pop-up camera segment that spun around to take selfies. It seems like a successor to this smartphone might be on...
Xbox Series X owners will be pleased to hear that Hitman 3 looks best on Microsoft’s console. The game has a slight advantage over PS5 when it comes to the game’s resolution and shadow quality, meaning it’s a rare win...
Sensitive information relating to thousands of users of the Nitro PDF reader has been leaked online. Back in October, Nitro admitted to what it described as a "low impact security incident" but claimed that no customer data was impacted. This...
The cloud computing landscape appears to be in rude health after new analysis found that the three industry heavyweights were all showing ongoing performance improvements. That's according to the 2021 Cloud Report from Cockroach Labs, which claimed that Google Cloud...
Ready for this week's free Epic Games Store games? With the world continuing to be still turned upside down Covid-19, there's never been a better time to stay indoors and game. Whether you're setting out on an epic single-player adventure,...
Hello, you’ve reached the winter of our discontent. Or, well, the winter wherein we mark the one-year anniversary of Covid-19 lockdowns and, while finding hope in the new vaccines, still must spend quite a bit of time at home, distant...
Donald Trump’s accounts have been banned on Twitter, Facebook, and a host of other platforms. Every last one of @realdonaldtrump’s 47,000 tweets vanished from the site in an instant, from the birther lies and election conspiracy theories to the 2016...
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, announced globally in September of last year, is now available in the US starting at $489.99. It’s a rugged 8-inch Android tablet designed primarily for manufacturing, retail, and job sites, with an IP68 water-...
One of President Trump’s final acts in office is to pardon a former Google engineer who was convicted of stealing trade secrets. Anthony Levandowski worked for Google’s self-driving car division, now called Waymo, before leaving to found Otto, a self-driving...
Google is investigating artificial intelligence researcher Margaret Mitchell, who co-leads the company’s Ethical AI team, and has locked her corporate account, Axios reports. The news comes a little over a month after another prominent AI ethicist, Timnit Gebru, said she...
Google is releasing a new version of Chrome this week that will improve its dark mode support, alongside removing FTP and Adobe Flash support. The dark mode improvements can be found on both Windows and Chrome OS. There are refinements...
Nvidia is updating its Shield Android TV software to include support for the latest next-gen console controllers. If you own a Shield TV or Shield TV Pro device, you can now pair the PS5 DualSense or Xbox Series X controllers...
If you've been after the super-powerful Nvidia RTX 3090, then you could be in luck, as Scan currently has it in stock. For £1,3999, the Nvidia RTX 3090 Founder's Edition is an expensive card, but it's also the most powerful...
Even with last week's debut of WandaVision, the Marvel Cinematic Universe feels like it's a way off returning to the big screen. Nonetheless, an apparent new leak has revealed the costume designs for Marvel's next superhero team, The Eternals –...
The European Commission has fined Valve and five other big game publishers for implementing a policy of geo-blocking for Steam keys (the gaming platform owned by Valve). For the uninitiated, you can purchase a Steam key from third-party retailers to...
5G in the UK is showing great promise but consumers and businesses enticed by the speeds on offer should take into account the relative availability of next-generation networks, independent testing has suggested. RootMetrics once again found EE to be the...