05-08-2024 07:00 via mashable.com
It's almost impressive how little Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) has actually done this season of House of the Dragon, but he's certainly seen some things.Ever since he arrived at Harrenhal for what has to have been the easiest conquest ever, Daemon has been having some pretty strange hallucinations — including a young Rhaenyra (Milly Alco*ck), a sex dream about his dead mother Alyssa (Emeline Lambert), and glimpses of his half-rotten brother Viserys (Paddy Considine).SEE ALSO:How 'House of
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This Vision Pro Virtual Boy emulator isn’t fancy, but it gets the job done
11-08-2024 02:20 via theverge.com
The Vision Pro got its first Virtual Boy emulator in an app called VirtualFriend, finally giving me, a person with an irrational love for Nintendo’s most short-lived console, a chance to play it in immersive 3D once more. The app is also available for iOS and iPadOS, where it’s a virtually identical experience, minus the 3D effect.
The first games I played after downloading VirtualFriend were those I owned as a kid: Red Alarm, Wario Land, and Mario’s Tennis. I’m pleased
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Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All
11-08-2024 01:00 via wired.com
Security researcher Bill Demirkapi found more than 15,000 hardcoded secrets and 66,000 vulnerable websites—all by searching overlooked data sources.
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The Hacker Who Hunts Video Game Speedrunning Cheaters
10-08-2024 23:30 via wired.com
Allan “dwangoAC” has made it his mission to expose speedrunning phonies. At the Defcon hacker conference, he’ll challenge one record that's stood for 15 years.
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The cheapest Cybertruck is now almost $100,000
10-08-2024 22:56 via theverge.com
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Tesla has stopped selling the $60,990 RWD Cybertruck, the cheapest version of its angular EV truck, Jalopnik writes. At the same time, the company increased the price of the next-in-line AWD Cybertruck by $20,000. Now $99,990, it elevates the EV’s price floor by a whopping $39,000.
The Cyberbeast — the tri-motor version of the truck with more torque and a higher top speed than the standard all-wheel drive EV — is also costlier, at $11
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Apple Prototypes and Corporate Secrets Are for Sale Online—If You Know Where to Look
10-08-2024 21:35 via wired.com
On the hunt for corporate devices being sold secondhand, a researcher found a trove of Apple corporate data, a Mac Mini from the Foxconn assembly line, an iPhone 14 prototype, and more.
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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56
10-08-2024 19:47 via wired.com
Susan Wojcicki is one of this era's great unsung executives—and was crucial to Google's trajectory from its very beginnings in her garage.
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The FCC proposes requiring robocallers to disclose when they’re using AI
10-08-2024 18:22 via theverge.com
Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a new set of rules this week that would require robocallers to disclose when they’re using artificial intelligence for phone calls and text messages.The proposal builds on the FCC’s ban on making AI-generated robocalls without the express prior consent of the person being called. The agency now hopes to require callers to say, while seeking that consent, whether they plan to use AI
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HexClad Cookware Review: Unjustifiably Expensive
10-08-2024 16:07 via wired.com
Want some of the benefits of two separate pans, combined into one pan? HexClad has you covered—sort-of.
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Google’s Pixel Fold one year later: I can’t wait for the sequel
10-08-2024 16:00 via theverge.com
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Using the Fold can feel special, but Google needs to make some obvious upgrades for the follow-up.Continue reading…
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LG S95TR 9.1.5 Soundbar System Review: Perfect Audio for Your OLED
10-08-2024 14:32 via wired.com
This wireless surround sound system from LG sounds fantastic, especially if you have one of the brand’s latest TVs.
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A Russian Chess Player Allegedly Poisoned Her Opponent With Mercury
10-08-2024 14:18 via wired.com
At a regional chess tournament earlier this month, one competitor was allegedly caught on film lacing her opponent's board with liquid mercury.
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Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE Review: A Game-Streaming Laptop
10-08-2024 13:50 via wired.com
This iterative refresh has an excellent 16-inch screen, good performance (for a Chromebook), and great battery life.
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The Sonos ‘Ultimate’ Home Theater System Needs a Lot of Elbow Grease
10-08-2024 13:04 via wired.com
Sonos software still stands in the way of enjoying the company’s gorgeous, innovative hardware.
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The 36 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (August 2024)
10-08-2024 13:00 via wired.com
The Boys, Batman: Caped Crusader, and Fallout are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.
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How Do You Get Drugs to the Brain? Maybe Try a Parasite
10-08-2024 12:00 via wired.com
A common parasite could one day deliver drugs to the brain. Here's how scientists are turning Toxoplasma gondii from foe intofriend.
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How to Watch Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg at the Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony
10-08-2024 10:00 via wired.com
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will see a symbolic handover from Paris to Los Angeles that also features a performance by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Long-time Google exec Susan Wojcicki has died at 56
10-08-2024 08:43 via theverge.com
Photo: Dennis Troper (Facebook) Susan Wojcicki, Google’s 16th employee who helped jumpstart the company in her garage, ran its advertising business, and then helmed YouTube for most of the past decade, has died at 56, according to posts by her husband Dennis Troper and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
She joined Google in 1998 and was CEO of YouTube from February 2014 until February 2023, when she stepped down to focus on “family, health, and personal projects.” Troper and Pichai say
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Avatar: Fire and Ash hits theaters next December
10-08-2024 05:07 via theverge.com
Disney After The Way of Water, James Cameron’s Avatar franchise is turning the fire up next December.
At this year’s D23 Exp James Cameron, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington announced that Avatar: Fire and Ash will hit theaters on December 19th, 2025. Disney also revealed a new title card that makes it seem like the film will focus on Pandora being engulfed in flames.
Just announced at #D23, our title for the next Avatar film:Avatar: Fire and Ash. Get ready to journey back to Pandora,
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Google Researchers Found Nearly a Dozen Flaws in Popular Qualcomm Software for Mobile GPUs
10-08-2024 00:55 via wired.com
The vulnerabilities, which have been patched, may have novel appeal to attackers as an avenue to compromising phones.
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The FDA Just Rejected a Bid for MDMA’s Approval to Treat PTSD
10-08-2024 00:50 via wired.com
The agency has asked drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics to run an additional study on the use of the psychedelic drug in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, pushing back its next proposal by years.
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The FDA Just Rejected a Bid for MDMA to Treat PTSD
10-08-2024 00:50 via wired.com
The agency has asked drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics to run an additional study on the use of the psychedelic drug in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, pushing back its next proposal by years.
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Noah Lyles’ Olympic Run Is the New Normal for Living With Covid
10-08-2024 00:20 via wired.com
Dozens of Olympic athletes competed with Covid as society increasingly treats it like the flu or the common cold. Public health experts warn that it's anything but.
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Sony’s adorable Astro Bot controller is now available for preorder
09-08-2024 23:52 via theverge.com
Just look at those eyes. | Image: Sony As expected, Sony’s limited edition Astro Bot DualSense controller for the PS5 is now available for preorder for $79.99. The forthcoming gamepad, which is currently only available through the PlayStation Direct storefront and Antonline, will launch alongside the next Astro Bot game on September 6th, giving those who’ve secretly been wishing their peripherals had more, huh, eyes, another option to consider.This isn’t the first time Sony Int
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Nearly everyone working on Nova Launcher has been laid off
09-08-2024 23:25 via theverge.com
Nova Launcher, in a very dated screenshot on top of the project’s website. | Image: Nova Launcher Nearly the entire team working on Nova Launcher, one of the biggest names in Android homescreen replacements, has been laid off. The team is now down to just one full time developer: Kevin Barry, the launcher’s founder.
Barry said development will continue and that he will remain in charge of the project. But team members who were laid off said work on Nova will have to slow down, and Ba
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Instagram is testing its own take on Snap Maps
09-08-2024 23:08 via theverge.com
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram has starting testing a new feature that looks a whole lot like Snap Maps.
This allows Instagram users to post text and video updates to a map based on where they were taken. The map is shared with friends, whose updates can all appear alongside each other. It is, pretty much, just Snap Maps, which was originally launched in 2017.
The difference for now seems to be that Instagram may have much more limited privacy settings. Users have to choose a &l
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Signal has been blocked by Venezuela and Russia
09-08-2024 22:31 via theverge.com
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia. The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying to avoid government censorship, and the blocks appear to be part of a crackdown on internal dissent in both countries.
In Venezuela, the blockage follows the disputed results of the country’s presidential election last month, which have led to protests and arrests as president Nicolás Maduro clings to power, according to MSNBC
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D23 2024: all the biggest trailers and news out of Disney’s biennial showcase
09-08-2024 22:10 via theverge.com
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney’s D23 showcase of new projects from Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and more is upon us.Continue reading…
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Flaws in Ubiquitous ATM Software Could Have Let Attackers Take Over Cash Machines
09-08-2024 20:37 via wired.com
Six vulnerabilities in ATM-maker Diebold Nixdorf’s popular Vynamic Security Suite could have been exploited to control ATMs using “relatively simplistic attacks.”
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ATM Software Flaws Left Piles of Cash for Anyone Who Knew to Look
09-08-2024 20:37 via wired.com
Six vulnerabilities in ATM-maker Diebold Nixdorf’s popular Vynamic Security Suite could have been exploited to control ATMs using “relatively simplistic attacks.”
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