Image 1 of 4 Image 2 of 4 Image 3 of 4 Image 4 of 4 The bottom line: Before there was the heralded Dyson Cyclone V10, there was the V8 Absolute. This cordless dust-buster may not be the newest model in the lot, but […]
Day: July 18, 2018
Instagram is building non-SMS 2-factor auth to thwart SIM hackers
Hackers can steal your phone number by reassigning it to a different SIM card, use it to reset your passwords, steal your Instagram and other accounts and sell them for bitcoin. As detailed in a harrowing Motherboard article today, Instagram accounts are especially vulnerable because […]
TASSE, MODENA AL 54ESIMO POSTO IN ITALIA
Per pagare le tasse quest'anno a Modena si lavorerà fino al 6 agosto, esattamente un giorno in più rispetto allo scorso anno. A stabilirlo è la consueta … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
‘Black Friday: Revolution 1979’ is coming to consoles starting July 31st
Come July 31st (Harry Potter’s birthday, mind you) you’ll be able to take the role of a photojournalist covering the titular event on PS4, while the Switch and Xbox One versions will be released two and three days later, respectively. Pre-order pages aren’t live just […]
Apple’s iCloud user data in China is now handled by a state-owned mobile operator
If you’re an Apple customer living in China who didn’t already opt out of having your iCloud data stored locally, here’s a good reason to do so now. That information, the data belonging to China-based iCloud users which includes emails and text messages, is now […]
Crispr Can Speed Up Nature—and Change How We Grow Food
Like any self-respecting farmer, Zachary Lippman was grumbling about the weather. Stout, with close-cropped hair and beard, Lippman was standing in a greenhouse in the middle of Long Island, surrounded by a profusion of rambunctiously bushy plants. “Don’t get me started,” he said, referring to […]
Your next PC VR headset will (almost) cut the cables
A new standard specification for connecting VR headsets to PCs has been announced by a consortium of the industry’s major players, reducing the need for multiple cables down to a single USB-C connection. The specification is titled VirtualLink and is formed by a partnership of […]
La confessione di Chloe Ayling, la modella rapita: «Per salvarmi ho dovuto farlo innamorare di me»
L’incubo La ragazza fu drogata con ketamina, spogliata, ammanettata, chiusa in una valigia e trasportata nel bagagliaio di un’auto per 193 chilometri (rischiò di morire) fino a una baita isolata in Piemonte, a Lemie, nel Torinese. Qui i suoi rapitori la tennero per due giorni […]
Google launches its first WeChat mini program as its China experiments continue
Google is continuing to test new strategies in China after the U.S. search giant released its first mini program for WeChat, the country’s hugely popular messaging app. WeChat is used by hundreds of millions of Chinese people daily for services that stretch beyond chat to […]
DeepMind, Elon Musk and more pledge not to make autonomous AI weapons
The pledge comes as a handful of companies are facing backlash over their technologies and how they’re providing them to government agencies and law enforcement groups. Google has come under fire for its Project Maven Pentagon contract, which is providing AI technology to the military […]