VPN Downloads Surge in UK as New Age-Verification Rules Take Effect
Summary The introduction of new age-verification rules in the UK has led to a dramatic increase in VPN downloads, with Proton VPN reporting a staggering 1,400% spike on the day…
Researchers Quietly Planned a Test to Dim Sunlight Over 3,900 Square Miles
Researchers Quietly Planned a Test to Dim Sunlight Over 3,900 Square Miles California researchers planned a multimillion-dollar test using salt water-spraying equipment over a vast area off the coast of…
Huawei Shows Off 384-Chip AI Computing System That Rival Nvidia’s Top Product
Huawei Shows Off 384-Chip AI Computing System That Rival Nvidia’s Top Product Huawei has unveiled its CloudMatrix 384 system, a powerful AI computing setup featuring 384 of its latest chips,…
Easy NTSYNC Arrives For Steam Users With GE-Proton 10.10
Summary GloriousEggroll has just launched GE-Proton 10.10, a version of Valve’s Wine tailored for Steam that now supports NTSYNC by default on select platforms. This is particularly beneficial for amd64…
George Lucas Makes First Comic-Con Appearance to Discuss His Upcoming ‘Museum of Narrative Art’
Summary George Lucas, the mastermind behind Star Wars, made his debut at Comic-Con, much to the delight of thousands who turned up to hear about his upcoming Museum of Narrative…
Astronomers Use Black Holes to Pinpoint Earth’s Location. But are Phones and Wifi Blocking the View?
Summary Astronomers are employing black holes to measure Earth’s position more accurately. The process relies on tracking radiation from distant black holes, which is unobstructed by the atmosphere. Unfortunately, the…
UK needs to pick up handsets for troubled Emergency Services Network project
UK needs to pick up handsets for troubled Emergency Services Network project The UK government is set to procure handsets for the Emergency Services Network (ESN), a project plagued by…
Did a Vendor’s Leak Help Attackers Exploit Microsoft’s SharePoint Servers?
Summary The article discusses a significant cybersecurity incident involving Microsoft SharePoint servers, where attackers, potentially including state-sponsored actors, have exploited vulnerabilities that were supposed to be fixed by Microsoft. Dustin…
‘Serious Delays’ Hit Satellite Mega-Constellations of China’s Starlink Rivals
‘Serious Delays’ Hit Satellite Mega-Constellations of China’s Starlink Rivals A Chinese mega-constellation of communications satellites is facing serious delays that could jeopardise its ambitions to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. Only…
Creator of 1995 Phishing Tool ‘AOHell’ On Piracy, Script Kiddies, and What He Thinks of AI
Summary AOHell, a notorious phishing tool created in 1995 by Koceilah Rekouche, also known as ‘Da Chronic’, was part of a wave of hacking that led many young programmers into…