As the US Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are whipping Microsoft for poor cybersecurity practices, Google is rummaging through its belongings for any valuable customers it might snag. Earlier this week, the search engine giant published a new whitepaper titled “A more secure alternative”, in which it … Read more
The Google I/O 2024 updates did not highlight accessibility as its main focus, but we’re here to celebrate some ways in which these updates could make lives easier for users. Accessibility features are being prioritized in a big way these days and the Google I/O 2024 accessibility updates have not been discussed nearly enough considering … Read more
If you had a PC in the 2010s, you probably owned a copy of Purble Place. The gaudy kids’ game came with every copy of Windows Vista and 7. It was a simple, three-title package: Purble Pairs was a basic tile memory game; Purble Shop had the player design a mystery character using logic and … Read more
NASA has revealed it is funding the development of a landmark pulsed plasma rocket that it hopes will enable “a whole new era in space exploration”. The rocket is hoped to take future astronauts to Mars in a journey that would take just 2 months – less than half the time that is currently possible. … Read more
Scarlett Johansson said Monday that she was “shocked, angered and in disbelief” when she heard that OpenAI used a voice “eerily similar” to hers for its new ChatGPT 4.0 chatbot, even after she had declined to provide her voice. Earlier on Monday, OpenAI announced on X that it would pause the AI voice, known as … Read more
If you’re looking to score a fast laptop at a killer price, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re on the hunt for a blazing fast gaming rig, an affordable laptop under $500, or an everyday Chromebook, we’ve assembled a list of the best laptop deals available right now, using our finely honed editorial … Read more
It is called The Spark and has been declared the song of the summer – a viral sensation from a group of children in Ireland who filmed the video in a day. Since launching on 15 May, the song has amassed 8.6m views and been hailed as a drum’n’bass-beat masterpiece with infectious energy. “The response … Read more
Our smartphones, for better or worse, tend to rule our lives these days. From messages to photos, emails to work apps, banking to dating, we rely on them throughout the day to stay in touch and get stuff done. That’s why when the battery indicator ticks perilously into the red it can be worrying that … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — World leaders are expected to adopt a new agreement on artificial intelligence when they gather virtually Tuesday to discuss AI’s potential risks but also ways to promote its benefits and innovation. The AI Seoul Summit is a follow-up to November’s inaugural AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in the United Kingdom, … Read more
Square Enix has announced that the Kingdom Hearts series will be arriving on Steam from June 13th, 2024. The games will be available either as separate purchases or as one, single bundle called the Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece bundle, which includes the following: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue … Read more