Google might not kneecap the Pixel 11a with an old processor
The Pixel 10a shipped with a last gen processor. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge Mystic Leaks suggests that…
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Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’
Dave Eggers attends the “The Turning Point: To Be Destroyed” premiere. | Image: John Lamparski/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Last…
The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight
The 2018 Solar Car Challenge was the last time participants took their designs out on the open road. | Image:…
The future of physical games is not looking great
Grand Theft Auto VI release won’t offer a disc. | Image: Rockstar Games This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter…
The Clapper was a bad smart home gadget — and a viral sensation
Clap on. Clap off. Well, more like, Clap, pause for half a beat but no longer because otherwise it’ll stop…
US Marshals arrest the Tate brothers in Miami
Andrew and Tristan Tate talk to the media on March 23, 2025 in Romania. | Image: Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images The…
VB2021 localhost is over, but the content is still available to view!
VB2021 localhost – VB’s second virtual conference – took place last week, but you can still watch all the presentations….
VB2021 localhost videos available on YouTube
VB has made all VB2021 localhost presentations available on the VB YouTube channel, so you can now watch – and…
New paper: Collector-stealer: a Russian origin credential and information extractor
In a new paper, F5 researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Chaturvedi present a 360 analysis of Collector-stealer, a Russian-origin…
New paper: Nexus Android banking botnet – compromising C&C panels and dissecting mobile AppInjects
In a new paper, researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Bansal provide details of a security vulnerability in the Nexus…