Adobe, a world leader in overlooking critical security flaws in its own products, has issued yet another security advisory today. This time around the update addresses a total of 29 security flaws and critical vulnerabilities for everything from Flash Player, to Acrobat, Reader, and more.
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Platform: Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS.
According to these statistics, no one really seems to care that their Galaxy Note 7 can blow up at any time. People are still using it as much now as they were two weeks ago when the device was recalled. Fire, schmire, who cares? I still need to use my phone.
Nearly two weeks after Samsung recalled the Galaxy Note 7 due to the risk of explosion, the device is still being used just as frequently by its owners. This is according to data from Apteligent, a mobile analytics company that claims "usage rate of the phone among existing users has been almost the exact same since the day of the recall."
Remember when we talked about the cool stuff you can do with Google's Tilt Brush? Well, a filmmaker named Danny Bittman has made a demo reel using Tilt Brush that you really have to see to appreciate.
A pioneering new not-for-profit organisation has today been launched in Nottingham, UK. The National Videogame Foundation exists to celebrate, preserve and interpret videogames for everyone. Through its pioneering work in curation, exhibition and public engagement, it rediscovers the past and creates a valuable legacy for the future. The Foundation aims to inspire new people to make videogames, start new conversations about them, and find new ways in which they can contribute to culture, society and education. Based at the acclaimed National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham's Creative Quarter, the Foundation will work across four key areas : events, heritage, education and policy-making. As well as delivering the annual GameCity festival and operating the National Videogame Arcade, the new Foundation will also be concentrating on education and public advocacy work.
It would seem that Tesla is suing an oil pipeline services executive, claiming he used a Yahoo mail account to try to impersonate Elon Musk. Apparently the "kthx 4 h4rd werx" gave it away that the e-mails were not from Musk himself.
The lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleges that Todd Katz, the chief financial officer for Quest Integrity Group, created the fake email address "elontesla@yahoo.com" and posed as Tesla CEO Elon Musk requesting confidential information. Quest Integrity "provides pipeline services and other management solutions for the oil and gas industry," according to the suit.
I'm not saying I doubt these claims, and I'm certainly not defending Apple, but I do find some of these accusations a bit odd like how evil managers tell you to "smile" (that's sexism) and all the dude-bros at Apple are "Christians."
According to Claire*, "several people" who have quit, citing a "white, male, Christian, misogynist, sexist environment," were not given exit interviews. "Their departure is being written up as a positive attrition," she told Mic.
So what does Kyle do when he's not running the [H] and doing all of our VR hardware tests? If you said "tricking his wife into playing a cockroach game the first time she's ever used a VR headset" you'd be right. Her reaction is hilariously NSFW.
It's kinda weird to see Jon Snow playing a bad guy but I think Conor McGregor is a perfect fit as a super bad ass. I'm actually looking forward to playing this installment in the neverending CoD franchise.
Thanks to Facebook, we now have to put up with lawsuits like this. Back in the day, you only had to worry about your parents busting out the baby pictures during family get togethers or when you brought your date home for the first time. Since when can you sue over baby pictures anyway?
A 18-year-old woman from Carinthia is suing her parents for posting photos of her on Facebook without her consent. She claims that since 2009 they have made her life a misery by constantly posting photos of her, including embarrassing and intimate images from her childhood. Her lawyer Michael Rami says that to date, her parents have posted 500 images of her on the social media site without her consent, and he believes she has a good chance of winning in court.
I don't know a damned thing about this game other than it claims to be a retro first person shooter inspired by "all your 90's favorites." From what I can see in the video, it has the look and the pace down pat. Your thoughts?
I just don't understand stuff like this. Is running a torrent site really worth having to pay millions of dollars in fines and a prison sentence? The kicker is that some of the people arrested and fined were just moderators and users of the site. It's just not worth it.
The 28-year-old former operator of a French-based torrent site has been ordered to serve a year in jail and pay a five million euro fine. A moderator received a four-month suspended sentence. Somewhat unusually, four regular users of the site were tracked down by their IP addresses. They too received custodial sentences.
When the people behind Autopilot end their relationship with you over safety concerns, you know something is wrong. How does Tesla spin statements like the ones made by these guys? It's not like they can say "those guys don't know what they are talking about."
Mobileye broke ties with Tesla Motors because the Silicon Valley firm was "pushing the envelope in terms of safety" with the design of its Autopilot driver-assistance system, Mobileye’s chairman said on Wednesday. "It is not designed to cover all possible crash situations in a safe manner," Amnon Shashua, who is also chief technology officer at the Israel-based maker of collision detection and driver assistance systems, told Reuters. "No matter how you spin it, (Autopilot) is not designed for that. It is a driver assistance system and not a driverless system," he said in an interview.
What do you guys think about this? The concept seems simple enough and cookies have been around forever. Mmmm, cookies.
Engineers at Stanford claim they've concocted a novel solution for the ongoing problem of net neutrality: "network cookies" that let broadband consumers choose for themselves which packets get priority as they stumble about the larger internet. Detailed in a new research paper (pdf), the engineers propose a small piece of data users can attach to their packets, which are detected by the network to determine the "state associated with this cookie" and apply the desired quality of service.
The crew at OC3D claim to have leaked specifications for the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. As always, it's always a good idea to take leaked info like this with a grain of salt but it is always fun to speculate on rumors. Thanks to TaintedSquirrel for the heads up.
The Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti is said to be made using Nvidia's GP102 GPU core design, which means that it is based on the same GPU as the GTX Titan Pascal. Nvidia has made two significant downgrades with the GTX 1080 Ti from the Titan Pascal, changing the GDDR5X memory to slower GDDR5 and taking away 4 SM units from the GPU. This will give the GTX 1080Ti a total of 3328 CUDA cores, which is a 768 more CUDA cores than the GTX 1080 and 256 fewer GPU cores than the GTX Titan Pascal.
According to this Gamasutra article, approximately fifty people have been laid off from Sony's San Diego Studio. If true, this comes just days after Sony cut jobs at its London game studio.
Sources close to the studio have confirmed that approximately 50 employees have been laid off, and that the layoffs impact both studio execs and regular employees alike. Sony San Diego Studio was also previously responsible for producing Guns Up and Drawn to Death, two online games on PS4. No clear reason for the layoffs has been given at this time.
This is funny because Conan is just saying what we are all thinking. And, at $159 a set, it's not like those things are exactly cheap to replace either. What are the odds Apple would sell just one if you need a replacement?
Learn to build a self-driving car. Train your computer to automatically detect cancer. Find your way around a deep neural network. To get started in deep learning, sign up for courses with the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute, which provides training to help people apply deep learning to solve challenging problems. Last year alone, the institute delivered more than 16,000 training hours to help data scientists and developers master this burgeoning field of AI. The institute’s instructors include NVIDIA’s own deep learning pros, as well as experts from our partners – online educators Coursera and Udacity. We’re also teaming up with Microsoft to teach deep learning for robotics. "Deep learning is affecting a broad range of industries, and we’re seeing huge demand for people with the skills to apply the new technology effectively," said Mark Ebersole, director of the institute.
On Wednesday, Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC and Tuxera Inc. announced they have expanded their collaboration to Server Message Block (SMB) technology, fueling innovation in a range of fields and enhancing business solutions for customers around the globe. The collaboration comes as Tuxera launches its new Tuxera SMB as a drop-in replacement for the open-source Samba and other alternative SMB/Common Internet File System (CIFS) servers, ideally suited for embedded platforms.
Those of you looking to build a new X99 based system, or upgrade your current rig, will certainly be interested in our evaluation of the GIGABYTE X99 Phoenix SLI motherboard. If you are the kinda guy that likes to show off his system, the black, orange and white color scheme is nicely accentuated by the "pretty damn cool" LED lighting system on the motherboard. Yes, we said "pretty damn cool."
GIGABYTE’s X99 Phoenix SLI is another entry into the G1 Gaming lineup. While there is little to nothing that’s truly unique about the feature set, the combination of features and unique aesthetics are hard to argue with. The X99 Phoenix SLI offers good features and stellar looks at a reasonable price point.
Look, you might think you are a badass but, until you own one of these, you aren't truly a badass. And, just in case you are wondering, this is technically a "statement ring," not a set of brass knuckles. Grab one of these for the next time you need to make a "statement" on someone's forehead.
Modders Inc. spent a little quality time with the MSI Z170A MPOWER Gaming Titanium motherboard recently and, judging by the quote below, I'm guessing they really liked what they saw (literally).
That is the effect the MSI Z170A MPOWER Gaming Titanium has on a lot of people. You can’t quite describe it for the first few minutes because it is unlike other mainboards in terms of looks that you have to give your brain time to process and categorize it. After you have fantasized about the relationship you will have with it as the base of your new Skylake build, just how far and capable it actually is in reality’s terms is a matter of reviewing, hence the article you are reading now, because I am just as curious as you probably are.
It looks like you guys were right when you said this would immediately be used for porn. Apparently these Wi-Fi kiosks are popular with the homeless, and other people taking advantage of the free internet all day long. Imagine that.
The Wi-Fi kiosks were designed to replace phone booths and allow users to consult maps, maybe check the weather or charge their phones. But they have also attracted people who linger for hours, sometimes drinking and doing drugs and, sometimes, boldly watching pornography on the sidewalks. Now, yielding to complaints, the operators of the kiosks, LinkNYC network, are shutting off their internet browsers.
I'm just going to come right out and say it, there is no way on this planet that 570GB of data should cost you $9,000 in overage charges. I don't care what anyone says, there is no reason to charge anyone that kind of money for data. Sadly, Verizon still hasn't explained to this lady how or why her bill is sky high.
The $9,100 Verizon cellphone bill staggered and stumped Valarie Gerbus, causing a financial hit that could destroy her credit. For months, the mother of two from suburban Tampa paid $118 a month for her cellphone package that included 4 gigabytes of data, which she says she never exceeded. That changed last month when Verizon charged her with using an eye-gouging 569 gigabytes for a whopping $8,535.
MSI is celebrating its 30th anniversary as a leading manufacturer of innovative PC hardware. During the past 30 years, MSI has earned a reputation for providing products featuring cutting edge technology and striving to create and use only the best quality components. To celebrate this milestone, MSI has created an exclusive limited edition graphics card, combining the excellence of MSI GAMING graphics cards with a unique custom designed EK waterblock for this anniversary edition. The exceptionally classy waterblock features infused RGB LED lights that can be set to any of 16.8 million colors by using the MSI Gaming App.
At the heart of this exclusive card is NVIDIA’s GeForce® GTX 1080 GPU to provide all the power you need at up to 4K resolution gaming. The card comes fully assembled in a closed loop liquid cooling configuration that is covered by warranty and maintenance-free. Enclosed in the exquisite and sturdy wooden box is a small gift which is perfect for enjoying the latest epic games in full comfort. The partnership between MSI and EK not only sets a milestone for the two brands at their respective leading positions but also pushes the boundaries of technological innovation for better gaming. Over the last 30 years, MSI has reached multiple milestones that shows our profession and enthusiasm on technology innovation. As time goes by, our passion for continuous innovation has remain unchanged, MSI is still devoted to providing MSI users a stable, silent GAMING performance.
The Director of the FBI has a bit of advice for the general public...cover up your webcam! He didn't say it was because the FBI is spying on you, he just said that it was sensible advice that everyone should follow. Riiiight.
"There’s some sensible things you should be doing, and that’s one of them," Director James Comey said during a conference at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "You go into any government office and we all have the little camera things that sit on top of the screen," he added. "They all have a little lid that closes down on them. "You do that so that people who don’t have authority don’t look at you. I think that’s a good thing."
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