The latest nasty security scourge plaguing the internet is cryptojacking. By running hidden code on a seemingly ordinary webpage, hackers and disreputable webmasters can highjack your CPUâs processing power in order to mine cryptocurrency, line their own pockets, and kill your performance. Opera is now the first webâŚ
You probably remember those tantalizing tech predictions from the 1990s. The world wide web was going to become a paradise for access to information and civil discourse. The internet would allow people of different cultures to come together and learn from each other. The information superhighway was supposed to makeâŚ
The Great Lakes region is sending the year out with a bang. Wave after wave of lake effect snow has pummeled the region, making for a record-setting white Christmas and a shoveling project that could take until New Yearâs Eve to complete.
Terrifying Russian-appointed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrovâknown internationally for his countryâs alleged concentration camps for gay menâhad his Facebook and Instagram accounts taken down this weekend, and his buddies in the Kremlin are asking some questions.
Japanese scientists are hard at work trying to create the only kind of robot that matters in this hopeless hellworld: one capable of pulling off an inspirational training montage, glistening robo-muscles and all. Their latest efforts have been detailed in a paper published in Science Robotics earlier this month,âŚ
Amazon has put together this Gold Box with some options to make next yearâs holiday decorations a little more you, with options on Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, and a lot of Star Wars-themed ornaments, stockings, and lights, in addition to the traditional angels, stars, and all that good stuff. This deal will only lastâŚ
I am in the market for a brand new gaming PCâthank you Kirk Hamiltonâso today I decided to start browsing a bit. And I discovered the glory of video game PC branding. Itâs sort of like Taco Bell crossed with Hot Topic.
If you havenât replaced your metal spring mattress with a giant block of foam that you bought on the internet, what are you even doing with your life? Amazonâs currently marking Zinus 12" foam mattresses down to just $159 for a full, $179 for a queen, or $204 for a king, all of which are all-time low prices.
If there was any doubt that what Elon Musk called a âNuclear alien UFO from North Koreaâ was actually just one of SpaceXâs Falcon 9 rockets flying over California, remember that this photographer knew it was coming and had time to position several cameras to catch a stunning timelapse of the event.
Holy crap was there a lot of television this year. While weâve already covered our best and worst shows of the year, there were many specific moments in these series, as well as memorable highlights from shows that didnât make it into our Top 10 list, that weâd be remiss to not highlightâor remind you of how awfulâŚ
This weekend, a security consultant detailed what he believed were serious vulnerabilities in Uberâs softwareâand his disbelief that the companyâs bug bounty program refused to pay him for his research. Unfortunately, itâs a story without heroes.
Stem cell clinics selling bogus, unregulated therapies to treat serious problems like cancer are a major problem in the US, and in November the Food and Drug Administration at long-last announced that such âunscrupulousâ critics would bear the wrath of the federal government.
A few weeks ago, I tested almost every one of Appleâs wired charging solutions to find out which one was best. Job done, right? Well not quite, because this yearâs crop of iPhoneâs are Appleâs first handsets to have built-in wireless charging too! Then, to make things even more confusing, Appleâs most recent softwareâŚ
According to The Japan Times, the organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics plan to use expansive face recognition software at the games, scanning and tracking the faces of hundreds of thousands of athletes, journalists, and officials. Sources close to Olympic officials told the newspaper that the technology wonât be usedâŚ
Zapposâ winter sale, 25% off Nike clearance, and a one-day Amazon networking sale lead off Tuesdayâs best deals from around the web.
In 2010, the Library of Congress started archiving every single public tweet that was published on Twitter. It even retroactively acquired all tweets dating back to 2006. But the Library of Congress will stop archiving every tweet on December 31, 2017. Why is it stopping? Because tweets are trash now.
The State of North Carolina is suing a pharmaceutical manufacturer for allegedly bribing doctors and defrauding insurers in order to sell more of its powerful fentanyl spray, fanning the flames of the opioid crisis that has millions addicted and is shortening lifespans.
While analysts are divided over the future demand for the latest iPhone, some are now prophesizing that hey, consumers might be turned off by a stupid expensive price tag. Like a $1,000 smartphone. Sinolink Securities analyst Zhang Bin walked back his iPhone X sales forecast on Monday, predicting in a report thatâŚ
If itâs Christmas, it must be time to learn what America shoved inside itself. The only worthwhile holiday tradition pushes on.
Zappos is basically a one-stop shoe destination already, but right now, theyâre having an actual sale, marking down thousands of shoe, boots, and apparel for the winter season. Heels, boots, sneakers, sweaters, layering pieces, all kinds of styles from brands like UGG, Adidas, Nike, SOREL, Converse, Dr. Martens, andâŚ
