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Researchers create a drone that becomes almost invisible by spinning 25 times per second
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (23+ words) Rather than using camouflage, transparent panels, or Predator-style light-bending materials, Phantom Twist exploits motion blur and the limits of human vision....
7-Zip patches a flaw that could run malware just from opening a bad file
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (28+ words) Researchers have uncovered a fresh vulnerability in the open-source file archiver. The bug lies in the decompression routine for XZ data, where a buffer overflow could eventually......
Windows 11 bloat proves too much for Microsoft's new 8GB Surface Laptop
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (27+ words) According to The Verge, 8GB of memory works mostly fine for basic tasks such as web browsing, text editing, and video streaming on YouTube and other streaming......
Marvel drops the first Avengers: Doomsday trailer, set to open against Dune: Part Three this December
9+ hour, 9+ min ago (440+ words) The trailer is packed with reunions and dramatic entrances. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are back as Professor X and Magneto, James Marsden's Cyclops finally gets to cause some large-scale destruction, and Channing Tatum returns as Gambit. Thor delivers an…...
A new coding contest challenges developers to fit an entire game onto a 1.44MB floppy disk
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (27+ words) Korean website 2P Game Arcade recently launched a new "1.44MB Game Dev Contest." The challenge is simple: developers must create an entire game that fits on a......
CDs keep selling in the US, even though many fans lack a way to play them
10+ hour, 19+ min ago (27+ words) Much of the growth can be attributed to younger buyers, but here's the unexpected part. According to the market research firm, roughly half of Gen Z and......
AWS billing goes haywire, hits customers with bills as high as $7.8 trillion
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (99+ words) Bill Radjewski, who runs CollegeFootballData.com, received the sort of email most of us would rather not receive last week: an AWS alert informing him that he had......
Samsung cuts hundreds of US jobs while AI boom sends chip profits soaring
13+ hour, 23+ min ago (91+ words) Samsung Electronics America said 739 roles at its Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, offices have been affected by the relocation. The majority of those workers have been offered......
Valve's Steam Machine may be selling between 12,000 and 15,000 units per week despite its high price
14+ hour, 21+ min ago (354+ words) Connecting the dots: Given its high price and the far-from-cutting-edge hardware, some have assumed that the Steam Machine isn't going to be a big seller for Valve. But according to a new report, the mini-PC/console hybrid is selling between…...
FBI arrests 21-year-old accused of infecting 8,000 PCs with malware through fake Steam games
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (28+ words) The suspect, identified by the FBI as Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins, is accused of running a sophisticated cybercrime operation with unnamed co-conspirators for nearly two years. The......