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Why the Internet You Knew is Dying (And Why You Should Stop Using Google)

Have you ever searched for a simple cooking tip and been told to use non-toxic glue to keep your cheese on your pizza? Or perhaps you’ve been advised by a "top result" to eat at least one small rock a day for your health? These aren't just funny glitches. They are the fatal symptoms of what experts call the "Dead Internet Theory" becoming a reality. In a world where nearly 50% of web traffic is bots, the search engine we once trusted has transformed into a closed-loop echo chamber. Here is the b
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The Making of a Tech Supervillain: Why Microsoft is Facing a Nuclear Zero-Day Crisis

What is the single scariest thing that can happen when you use a computer? Most people would say getting hacked. Usually, we mitigate this by updating our software and using strong passwords. But what happens when someone utilizes an exploit that nobody—not even the software developers—knows exists? That is what the tech world calls a zero-day attack. Typically, security researchers discover these flaws, report them to the vendor privately, collect a reward, and the bug gets patched. But over th
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Google wants us to encourage people to enable RCS

According to discoveries in the APK file, Google Messages will get a feature that makes it easy to invite people to activate RCS. Messages will detect when the recipient does not have RCS and then show a dialog box with a shortcut to SMS an invitation. A message will then automatically be inserted asking if the person wants to try RCS, along with an associated link that explains what RCS is. Here in Sweden, it might have been more appropriate if the feature instead emailed all operators and urge
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Not even the AI ​​developers understand how the chat bots work

A fascinating and somewhat scary aspect of artificial intelligence is that nobody completely understands how it works. Perhaps for the first time in human history, we have invented technology we do not fully understand. Many people understand the basics; Machine learning, transformer model, calibration and training, but not why chat bots give the answers they give or why the models show special behaviors. A crucial difference between artificial intelligence and traditional programs is that AI ge
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Open AI hacked – Hid breach for over a year

In the spring of 2023, a hacker broke into an internal forum at Open AI where employees discuss technical details about the company’s technologies. Open AI was hacked over a year ago but chose to keep quiet about the breach, the New York Times reports. The breach took place in an internal forum where employees discuss the development and technical details of the company’s various AI models. The system is independent from other internal systems and the hacker did not come across any log
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Close to 10 billion passwords exposed in historic leak

The largest database of leaked passwords in history to date was published on an online forum on July 4, 2024. July 4, 2024 became a historic date, for a grim reason from a security point of view. At the time, a database with nearly 10 billion passwords was published on a hacking forum, in what is believed to be the biggest password leak ever, writes Cybernews. The text file with the passwords goes by the name Rockyou2024 and contains 9,948,575,739 unique passwords to be exact. In 2021,
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OnePlus shows off the design of the 10T – the device lacks a physical do not disturb switch

As usual, OnePlus has gradually revealed details about the new phone 10T. The Oppo brand has now shown off the entire mobile design in a trio of images. The 10T will be OnePlus' first top-of-the-line model without the physical do-not-disturb switch along the side – a practical design feature carried over from iPhones. Through the slider, it is easy to switch to silent mode and between different sound profiles, without even having to wake up the screen. OnePlus chief designer Hope Liu g
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Samsung is better than Google at mid-range OS updates

In recent years, Samsung has become the best Android manufacturer in terms of updates. In the beginning, that statement had an asterisk, "except for Google", but now Samsung is even better than the search giant in sending out new OS versions in the middle segment. For all intents and purposes, it remains to be seen how well the promises are fulfilled, but on paper, the Galaxy A53 will receive more new Android versions than Google's equivalent phone, the Pixel 6a. The Galaxy A53 will get fou
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Chinese manufacturers accused of tax evasion in India

A number of Chinese smartphone manufacturers have been accused of tax evasion by Indian authorities since the spring. It all started when Huawei's Indian office was raided by authorities in February. In May, the equivalent of $725 million was seized from Xiaomi's bank accounts, as the manufacturer was accused of diverting high royalty fees to other parties. Xiaomi India said everything went right. Now at the beginning of July, the equivalent of 58 million dollars of Vivo's assets in India
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Evan Blass' high-resolution press images of the Galaxy Flip 4 and Fold 4

Evan Blass offers high-resolution images of Samsung's upcoming foldables Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4. The latter mobile phone is shown in the colors beige, black and gray. Both phones look like their predecessors at first glance and we suspect the biggest news can be found internally and in the hinges. Samsung recently told that the Flip is significantly more popular than the Fold, which is likely partly to do with the large price difference. Of those who bought a foldable from Sa
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Dangerous malware is spread through pirate sites

Security researchers at Flashpoint and Sekoia is warning of Risepro, a malware used, among other things, to steal login information for a wide range of popular services and crypto wallets. Risepro is primarily spread through pirate sites that offer tools to “crack” popular programs and games, reports Bleeping Computer. Hackers who want to use Risepro can buy the code on Telegram or various forums on the darkside of the web. Who is behind Risepro is unclear at the time of writing,
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Twitter begins testing post editing

The ability to edit Twitter posts has long been the most requested feature. At the beginning of April this year, Twitter finally confirmed that they are working on an editing feature. The developer has now started testing the editing of posts internally and the function will be sent out to regular users later in September. Here's how it works: users can edit posts for up to half an hour after publication, for example to correct typos or add hashtags. Edited posts will be marked w
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Playstation 5 receives support for 1440p resolution

Today, Playstation 5 has received support for the resolution 1440p. It comes in the form of an update launched this morning, and it gives you the option to choose a resolution between 1080p and 4K. Something that many seem to have longed for. In addition, the update includes gamelists, the ability to ask a party friend to share the screen, it's easier to connect to a friend's game, and more. "Thanks to the support and feedback from our PS5 beta participants, today we’re rolling out a n
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Nasa wants to equip its spacecrafts with modern chips

Recently, Nasa signed a $50 million collaboration agreement with Microchip Technology, a chip company based in Arizona. Now Zdnet reports that Nasa has signed a similar collaboration agreement with Sifive, an American chip company best known for designing RISC-V processors. The purpose of the agreements is to develop new HPSC processors (High Performance Spaceflight Computing) to be used in future rockets, rovers and other vehicles that explore space. The goal is for the new proce
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Researchers warn Linux users about new malware

Security researchers at AT&T Alien Labs warn in a new report of Shikitega, a new malware that targets connected gadgets that use Linux-based operating systems. The purpose of Shikitega is to install software that secretly mines cryptocurrencies, something that will ensure that the hackers make a lot of money without lifting a finger. Exactly how Shikitega spreads is currently unclear, but it appears to be in the form of modules that are not detected by antivirus programs. Once all
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iOS 16 releases today – Here’s a few of the new functions

A smarter lock screen, emails that can be undone and new type of password. Here are the iOS 16 features that point to the future of Apple’s mobile operating system. The new system shows two trends. Firstly, that the user experience between mobiles and computers (Mac in this case) is increasingly merging. Partly because the differences between Ios and the arch-rival Android from Google are getting smaller and smaller. 1. A lock screen like you've never seen it before Widgets, widge
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Gigabyte registers eleven different models of Geforce RTX 4090

At the end of the week, Nvidia's Geforce RTX 3000 series turns two years old, and shortly the company intends to launch the next generation of graphics cards. On the menu is the architecture "Ada Lovelace" and the Geforce RTX 4000 series, where previous information suggests that it is the top card Geforce RTX 4090 that is rolled out first. This is now confirmed by a product database at the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), with which a large percentage of cards from Gigabyte have been register
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Nvidia has announced the next generation of graphics cards

The next generation of graphics cards have been unveiled, which will initially consist of three cards: RTX 4090 24 GB ($1599), RTX 4080 16 GB ($1199) and RTX 4080 12 GB ($899). However, the prices are suggested retail prices, and as we've learned in recent years, it's not impossible for them to skyrocket when the cards are actually released, depending on availability and how eager enthusiasts are to snap them up. The card is powered by the new Ada Lovelace architecture, which should provide
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Logitech has unveiled its portable streaming console G Cloud

Just as expected, it is a machine that does not rely on its own horsepower to run the games, but instead invests in streaming games through the cloud. Basically, it's a tablet with Android as the base, with integrated support for the streaming services Geforce Now and Xbox Game Cloud. We can probably assume that other services, such as Stadia and Amazon Luna, will also work great - as long as there is an Android app, most things should be possible. The leaked specifications also proved
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Samsung will update these 11 phones to Android 13 this fall

ONEPLUS was perhaps a little surprisingly the first manufacturer besides Google to update a phone to Android 13. Several manufacturers are expected to ship their Android 13-based interfaces this fall, including Samsung. According to SamMobile, Samsung will specifically update 11 phones to One UI 5 and Android 13 before the end of the year. The phones listed are the Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Z Flip 3, Flip 4, and Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Fold 4. The eleventh and last phone
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Critical Whatsapp bug can be used to remotely hack devices

Whatsapp has now released a security update to fix two critical security flaws in the messaging service's IOS and Android apps. According to cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes, the vulnerabilities could be used to take control of the app. The flaws are to be found in Whatsapp and Whatsapp Business for Android and IOS that do not run version 2.22.16.12 or later. The Hacker News writes that one of the vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-36934), which has a CVSS rating of 9.8 out of 10, could be used
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USB-C becomes a mandatory standard in the EU

The agreement to make USB-C the mandatory standard for portable electronics has this afternoon been approved by an overwhelming majority. The law will reduce the amount of e-waste and make it easier for consumers, as devices such as smartphones, tablets, headphones, e-readers and digital cameras will be able to be charged with the same cable and charger. The regulations are also intended to standardize fast charging. However, the press release raises some questions as, for example, accordin
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Code in the Linux kernel can cause permanent screen damage in laptops

Several laptops' LCD screens have suffered permanent damage after the computers were updated to version 5.19.12 of the Linux kernel, reports Ars Technica . "After reviewing some logs, it results in potentially incorrect delays in panels' power sequence supply which can damage LCD panels - writes Intel engineer Ville Syrjälä. His recommendation is that no users with Intel GPUs should run 5.19.12 of the Linux kernel and instead go back to an earlier version. At the time of writing
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