Porsche, Audi, Scout, And VW Join Tesla's NACS Club

The Volkswagen Group - including Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Scout - has announced its adaption of Tesla's NACS charging ports. Volkswagen was one of only two major automakers that had bucked the trend, and now that VW has caved to peer pressure, only Stellantis remains.

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Hackers share over 1.6 terabytes of Insomniac data, including employee personal information

After threatening to do so last week, ransomware group Rhysida have published well over a terabyte of stolen Insomniac Games data, with files ranging from personal information about Insomniac employees to details of forthcoming videogame projects, such as the already-announced Wolverine.

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Angry Sun Erupts Strongest X-Class Solar Flare In Years Knocking Out Radio Comms

NASA was able to capture a striking image of a massive solar flare being emitted from the Sun on Thursday, which was so powerful that it caused a radio blackout in parts of the Americas. The flare, classified as an X2.8 flare, is the most powerful recorded since 2017.

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Google Maps update shields user location data from law enforcement requests

Why it matters: Allowing companies access to your private information has been a contentious issue since the rise of the internet.

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Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years

The latest post on the Google Security blog details a new upgrade to Gmail's spam filters that Google is calling "one of the largest defense upgrades in recent years." The upgrade comes in the form of a new text classification system called RETVec (Resilient & Efficient Text Vectorizer).

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2024 Polaris Slingshot Revives The 203-HP Roush Edition

As for pricing, available on the Polaris Slingshot configurator, the base S model starts at $21,999 and is only offered in Moonlight White, while the SL has a base price of $28,149 and comes in Ocean Gray, Volt Orange, Midnight Blue, or Miami Blue Pearl.

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2024 TEAM RUMORS

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Windows 11 Version 23H2 Personalization First Steps

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 20 years of industry experience and the author of over 25 books. He is the News Director for the Petri IT Knowledgebase, the major domo at Thurrott.

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Federal judge grants injunction banning 'Kansas Two-Step' Highway Patrol tactic

The Kansas Highway Patrol must stop using a tactic known as the “Kansas Two-Step” to detain out-of-state drivers long enough to find a reason to search their vehicles for illegal drugs, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on Monday granted a permanent injunction.

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Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassed

Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassed on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, and even Microsoft.

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GM, Stellantis invest in EV magnet startup to reduce China reliance: 'Permanent magnets are the unsung heroes'

General Motors and Stellantis announced this week they will invest in startup Niron Magnetics, part of a plan to develop electric-vehicle magnets without rare earths as the automotive industry aims to curb its reliance on China.

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Microsoft celebrates two decades of delivering scheduled Windows updates on Patch Tuesday

Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of each month when Microsoft releases updates for Windows, has been with us for a long time now. In fact, Microsoft has been using the predictable schedule for releasing patches for no less than 20 years.

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World Of Warcraft's next three expansions have been announced, starting with The War Within

Many World Of Warcraft expansions add a new continent, but The War Within, announced at Blizzcon this weekend, is a little different. It's set in a new subterranean world beneath Azeroth - and it kicks off a three-expansion story arc Blizzard are caling The Worldsoul Saga.

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2024 Corvette E-Ray Is A Hybrid Juiced Speed Demon That’s Simply Gorgeous

If you thought Chevrolet couldn't make the C8 Corvette even more bonkers, out comes the highly anticipated (and divisive) 2024 Corvette E-Ray, complete with a hybrid powertrain and all-wheel drive (AWD).

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AI Detected a Supernova All on Its Own

You can add supernova spotting to the laundry list of accolades attributed to artificial intelligence.

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Plant-based cheese may be getting more appetizing

There is no questioning our ongoing love affair with cheese. From pizza and pasta to that decadent slice of cheesecake, we can’t get enough. But the dairy industry that produces cheese has had a negative impact on our climate that is not exactly appetizing.

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Elon Musk Suggests Putting X Behind a Paywall to Keep Bots Away

Elon Musk hinted yesterday that X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, may soon go behind a paywall.

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Microsoft’s WSL 2.0.0 is here

Microsoft has released new features and improvements in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2.0.0. WSL enables developers to run Linux on a Windows system without installing a separate operating system or using a virtual machine.

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NASA releases photo of a baby star that will grow up to be like our Sun

What just happened? If you were ever curious about what our Sun may have looked like in its early years of formation, NASA may finally have the answer.

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The Mountain Biker’s Guide to Tucson, Arizona

The Southwestern mountain town of Tucson offers an overwhelming amount of stellar trail riding, bike-friendly places to stay, and great places to eat, drink, and hang out when you’ve had your fill of shredding for the day.

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Aero: a UNIX-like operating system in Rust

Speaking of operating systems written in Rust – a popular activity as of late – one of the SoC contributors to Redox is also writing their own operating system in rust, called Aero. Aero is a new modern, experimental, unix-like operating system written in Rust.

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2024 Can-Am Maverick R First Drive Review: Oh. My. God.

HAWTHORNE, Nev. — It’s a beautiful desert day in northern Nevada, and I’m hauling serious butt in the 2024 Can-Am Maverick R. With a tiny 1.0-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged engine squeaking out a whopping 240 horsepower, this new side-by-side is a force to be reckoned with.

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Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2023) review: the grand duke of desktop replacements

New graphics card generations are a typical driving force behind gaming laptop refreshes, but CPUs can floor that pedal with just as heavy a boot.

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Introduction to MITRE ATT&CK - Featuring Version 12 (2023)

Have you ever wondered how to create a prioritized list of threat actors? Or identify what malicious tactics and techniques are most relevant? Or what security controls should be improved first? The MITRE ATT&CK Framework can help.

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This sleek shape-shifting bike bonds with its rider like “Tsaheylu” – the neural connection showed in Avatar

Your bike is an extension of your personality, exemplifying the deep emotion of man and machine connection. But it sets new precedence if that bond is like “Tsaheylu” – the deep psychic relationship between Na’vi and the native animals of Pandora.

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Google: Android patches take too long to reach users’ devices

One of the interesting and odd thing Google does is roast itself (and others) over security issues.

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Call of Duty bans more than 14,000 cheaters in 24 hours

Cutting corners: Hacking and cheating have long plagued multiplayer Call of Duty titles.

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Apple might withdraw FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over updated surveillance laws

A hot potato: Apple has always been a passionate proponent of not weakening the security of its devices at the request of a government or law enforcement.

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Stolen Microsoft key offered widespread access to Microsoft cloud services

The Microsoft consumer signing key stolen by Storm-0558 Chinese hackers provided them with access far beyond the Exchange Online and Outlook.com accounts that Redmond said were compromised, according to Wiz security researchers.

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Jeep launches new 2-inch lift kit for Wrangler and Gladiator

Jeep Performance Parts (JPP) announced Wednesday that its new factory 2-inch lift kit is now available for both the Wrangler and Gladiator.

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Microsoft Takes Security Copilot AI Assistant to the Next Level

On Tuesday, Microsoft expanded access to its Security Copilot service — an AI assistant for security operations centers (SoCs) based on GPT-4 — to a larger number of customers as well as some technology partners.

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Scientists achieve 1000 km quantum key distribution

QKD is based on the principles of quantum mechanics and enables secure key distribution between two remote parties. When combined with the "one-time pad" encryption method, it can achieve the highest level of security for confidential communication.

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They plugged GPT-4 into Minecraft—and unearthed new potential for AI

The technology that underpins ChatGPT has the potential to do much more than just talk.

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UCI Changes World Cup DH Rules with New Semi-Final Points, No Timed Training & More

After a big overhaul of the rules was released earlier this year, the UCI has gone back to the rulebook to make some more adjustments for the DH World Cup season ahead of the opening round next month.

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NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Captured These Amazing Shots Of Mars

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter captured a breathtaking image of the Mars landscape, and had a fellow Martian spacecraft photobomb the picture. During Ingenuity's 51st flight over the Belva crater, NASA's Perseverance rover can be spotted way off in the distance.

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YouTube Music contractors vote overwhelmingly to unionize in landmark election

On Wednesday, a group of contractors at YouTube Music voted to unionize with the Alphabet Workers Union-Communications Workers of America (AWU-CWA). Out of the 49 workers who were eligible to vote, 41 voted in favor of the action, with the remaining eight abstaining.

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TSMC Outlines 2nm Plans: N2P Brings Backside Power Delivery in 2026, N2X Added To Roadmap

At its 2023 North American Technology Symposium today, TSMC has disclosed additional details about its plans for its forthcoming N2 2nm-class production nodes in 2025 – 2026 and beyond.

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Cops Serve VPN Maker Search Warrant for Data It Doesn't Collect

The VPN provider Mullvad says that it was served with a search warrant by Swedish police demanding that the company turn over servers containing logs of user data. The only problem? Mullvad doesn’t collect such logs. Swedish Police...intended to seize computers with customer data.

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Samsung Launches “Samsung News” for Galaxy Users; Includes Custom Feeds & Briefings

Samsung is launching its very own news app— “Samsung News”. The app is expected to collate news from multiple newspapers and publications to create one central platform for Galaxy users to look up daily events.

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Microsoft Edge can now generate images with AI

Microsoft Edge has become the first and only browser with an integrated AI image generator, allowing users to create images that do not exist yet, powered by the latest DALL∙E models from OpenAI. The feature, called Image Creator, is now available on desktops for Edge users worldwide.

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Microsoft plans major platform upgrades for “Windows 12” that will modernize the OS with AI, faster updates, and better security

The project is codenamed CorePC and is designed to be a modular and customizable variant of Windows for Microsoft to leverage different form factors with.

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Should Facial Recognition Technology be Banned? | Future Tech

Gizmodo Deputy Editors discuss the latest news of a proposed ban on facial recognition technology.

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WhatsApp and Signal would leave the UK rather than comply with potential requirement for weakened encryption

What just happened? Messaging platforms WhatsApp and Signal have said they would refuse to weaken their encryption in the UK and will walk away from the country if forced to do so.

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NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Captures Stunning Majestic Shots Of Nearby Galaxies

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) capability to capture deep space in incredible detail has led to an initial collection of 21 research papers, providing new insights into things such as the beginnings of star formation.

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This 8-pound copper cylinder can cool an Intel Core i9 CPU pretty effectively

WTF?! There are plenty of unconventional ways to keep your PC's processor cool, like using a massive, 8-pound piece of copper that sticks up from the motherboard like a lighthouse, for example. It might sound ridiculous, and the method seems impractical, but it does work pretty effectively.

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