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Attackers are trying awfully hard to backdoor iOS developers’ Macs
XcodeSpy uses malicious Xcode project to install the EggShell backdoor.
Distraction, not partisanship, drives sharing of misinformation
But getting people to pay attention to news quality doesn't seem to help much.
~4,300 publicly reachable servers are posing a new DDoS hazard to the Internet
DDoS-for-hire services adopt new technique that amplifies attacks 37 fold.
FreeBSD kernel-mode WireGuard moves forward out-of-tree
Development has been moved to Donenfeld's own zx2c4.com for the time being.
Amid panic over AstraZeneca vaccine, WHO urges countries to keep using it
COVID vaccines don’t prevent blood clots, which are common in the general population.
Intel hires Justin Long to mock Macs in throwback to 2000s “I’m a Mac” ads
"No one really games on a Mac."
A severe weather outbreak is underway across the southern United States
When warm and cold air masses collide, bad things can happen.
Intel Rocket Lake-S desktop gaming CPUs are here
Rocket Lake-S looks like a solid gen-on-gen improvement—but not a Ryzen-killer.
Samsung Galaxy A52 is the follow-up to Samsung’s best-selling phone
The best model has a 120 Hz display, Snapdragon 750G for ~$510.
AT&T whines about Calif. net neutrality law as ISPs’ case appears doomed
Judge thoroughly rejected ISPs' arguments against Calif. law, transcript shows.
A Maya ambassador’s grave reveals his surprisingly difficult life
The grave offers a rare glimpse at the lives of high-ranking Mayan officials.
Study finds 3-ft distancing in schools is enough—but debate is far from over
New study had a firm conclusion on 3 feet, but rather shaky data.
The Queen of the Nürburgring, Sabine Schmitz, has died
A regular on Top Gear, the racing driver was loved by millions.
BMW’s big electric car push: Selling 2 million new EVs by 2025
The iX arrives next year, but expect "mid $80s" pricing for the big BEV.
Could we fuel our jets using our sewage?
The conversion is expensive, but it avoids a lot of landfill emissions.
Strange microbe “breathes” nitrates using a mitochondria-like symbiont
A relatively recent symbiosis is reminiscent of the ‘powerhouse of the cell.’
AMD Radeon RX 6700 review: If another sold-out GPU falls in the forest…
Stop me if you've heard this one before: There's a new GPU coming out, but...
I was a teenage Twitter hacker. Graham Ivan Clark gets 3-year sentence
Florida teen pleads guilty to attack that took over Twitter's internal systems.
Google’s new Nest display wants to watch you while you sleep
There's no camera—sleep tracking happens via a Soli radar chip.
Google undercuts Apple with new 15% revenue share for Play apps
Unlike Apple, cut applies to first $1 million regardless of total revenue.
Another self-driving startup got gobbled up by incumbents
Voyage tested a retirement-community taxi service but never went driverless.
Cricut backs off plan to add subscription fee to millions of devices [Updated]
Cricut's not the first to pull this—and won't be the last, unless regulators catch up.
Get a bonus $20 gift card when you buy a new Nintendo Switch Lite today
Dealmaster also has deals on Sony's WH-1000XM4, HyperX headsets, and more.
Mimecast says SolarWinds hackers breached its network and spied on customers
Mimecast-issued certificate used to connect to customers’ Microsoft 365 tenants.
Touch of gray: The Air Force can’t retire the Boeing 707
In this installment of SitRep, we look at the 707's longevity as a military workhorse.
The 2021 Toyota Supra: We didn’t think they made them like this anymore
The 3.0 is the one to pick, especially after its 14 percent power bump for 2021.
$16 attack shows how easy carriers make it to intercept text messages
Reporter details problem in story titled, "A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16."
Huawei plans to start charging patent fees to Samsung, Apple for each phone sold
Huawei expects to fetch between $1.2 and 1.3 billion in patent fees.
Nvidia accidentally releases driver to un-nerf cryptocurrency mining
Nvidia hobbled the RTX 3060's mining abilities to reserve the card for gamers.
Qualcomm now owns Nuvia, aims new CPU design resources directly at Apple
Apple's former chief CPU architect is now Qualcomm's SVP of engineering.
Developers to update GTA Online to address poor load times after community fix
Rockstar acknowledges t0st’s patch fixes issue, then pays out a $10k bug bounty.
TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-backed workaround
They want to keep tracking iPhone users with solution created by state-backed group.
Many Republicans are refusing COVID vaccines. Experts are trying to change that
Straight facts and no politics are what's needed to increase vaccination.
In-kernel WireGuard is on its way to FreeBSD and the pfSense router
WireGuard probably won't make it into 13.0-RELEASE, but 13.1 seems very likely.
NASA has begun a study of the SLS rocket’s affordability [Updated]
One issue up for grabs: Should work on the Exploration Upper Stage continue?
“Please someone help me.” FaceTime users bombarded with group call spam
Apple doesn't provide tools that effectively ease a major headache for FaceTime users.
Report: Indian government is planning outright ban on cryptocurrency
The proposed bill would ban trading, mining, and even holding cryptocurrencies.
PA woman charged with using deepfakes to harass teenage cheerleaders
Specifically using deepfakes isn't against state law, but harassment sure is.
AMD’s Epyc Milan offers double Intel Xeon’s datacenter performance
It's hard to overstate how badly AMD is shaming Intel in the data center lately.
Volkswagen Group wants six new European battery factories by 2030
It's moving to a single prismatic cell design in 2023 to drive down costs.
Marvel drops one last trailer for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
"Symbols are nothing without the men and women that give them meaning."
US claims seller of encrypted phones violated racketeering and drug laws
US: Company put "sophisticated encryption" on phones sold to drug traffickers.
How does the brain interpret computer languages?
Neuroscientists detect a distinct brain network that grows stronger with practice.
Apple pulls the plug on the HomePod
"We are focusing our efforts on HomePod mini," the company says.
Judge rules $5 billion Google Chrome Incognito mode lawsuit can go forward
Lawsuit contends that "private" browsing mode should block Google's web tracking.
Satellites detect volcanoes heating up before they blow
Subtle temperature changes can indicate growing eruption risk.
Justice League’s Snyder cut review: No longer Whedonesque—and all the better
Four years later, this film has gone from "acceptably subpar" to "Ars approved."
Elon Musk formally declares himself Technoking of Tesla
Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn is now "Master of Coin," Tesla says in SEC filing.
Xbox Wireless Headset review: $99 set with engineering wins, first-gen stumbles
Clever gimmicks, issues with sound, comfort make this an uneven Xbox debut.
Kia rolls out a new design philosophy for its next electric crossover
We'll be seeing more of Kia's "Opposites United" design in the coming years.
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