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When a stablecoin is not stable (Terra Luna meme) - [briefly] 10:54 AM EDT - May,17 2022 - post a comment This Crypto meme video is about Terra Luna, a stablecoin like Tether UST that has decreased in value over 99% this week. While Bitcoin and other altcoins are having a bad time, Terra Luna (from Terra, a company owned by CEO Do Kwon) managed to dump it and make a lot of people lose their life savings. This can only be the work of Bogdanoff...
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Stranger Things 4 - Official Clip - Eleven's Powers - [off-topic] 05:08 PM EDT - May,16 2022 - post a comment The upcoming fourth season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things, titled Stranger Things 4, is scheduled to be released worldwide exclusively via Netflix's streaming service in two volumes, with the first set for May 27, 2022, and the second five weeks later on July 1, 2022
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Charles Leclerc Crashes At The 2022 Historic Monaco GP - [off-topic] 04:00 PM EDT - May,16 2022 - post a comment The Monegasque driver had been completing a demonstration run in the ex-Niki Lauda 1974 Ferrari F1 car on Sunday, when he spun at Rascasse. After suffering unexpected brake failure during his third lap on track, Leclerc was pitched in to a spin and struck the barriers backwards, dislodging the rear wing.
Pictured: The broken brake disc that caused Leclerc's Monaco Historic GP crash |
Sony WH-1000XM5 - Hear The Comparison - [hardware] 12:40 PM EDT - May,16 2022 - post a comment Would you like to experience Noise Cancellation, Ambient (transparency) mode, call quality, latency in between the new Sony WH-1000XM5, WH-1000XM3 (I don't have 4) and AirPods Max? Grab your headphones and find a quiet place, because we're going to have a lot of fun..
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Google I/O 2022 keynote in 18 minutes - [off-topic] 12:48 PM EDT - May,15 2022 - post a comment At Google I/O 2022, the company announced the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, along with a new Pixel 6A, the long-awaited Pixel Watch, and new Pixel Buds Pro. In addition, Google also demoed new features in Android 13, "Immersive View" in Google Maps, and showed new AR glasses that translate language in real-time.
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Alan Wake TV Series in Development at AMC - [briefly] 06:21 AM EDT - May,13 2022 - post a comment One of the bigger dreams that Remedy Entertainment has had for its cult-classic Alan Wake franchise is seeing it turned into a live-action TV show, and it appears that's finally happening. Sam Lake, Creative Director at Remedy (and the original face of Max Payne) took part in a new video shared today to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Alan Wake's release and revealed that AMC has purchased the rights to make a TV show centered on the eponymous writer. Lake didn't have anything more to share regarding the project, but he promised to reveal more details when they're available. Alan Wake fans can also expect the long-awaited sequel to hit PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S next year. Additionally, Alan Wake Remastered is coming to the Nintendo Switch.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 - FIRST LOOK - [mobile] 01:38 PM EDT - May,12 2022 - post a comment Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 will launch in August but the first look of the foldable smartphone has already been revealed. It shows the Galaxy Z Fold 4 for the most part will remain the same as its predecessor but there are a few notable changes to set it apart. First, the rear camera of the Samsung Z Fold 4 will resemble the Galaxy S22 Ultra and it will be wider as well.
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Tesla Recalls Nearly 130,000 Vehicles Due to Overheating Ryzen APUs - [briefly] 03:44 PM EDT - May,11 2022 - post a comment Tesla has recalled nearly 130,000 of its 2021 and 2022 vehicles due to an overheating issue discovered with their Ryzen APUs, which the electric automaker sought from AMD to power their fancy infotainment systems. This is likely to be a soft recall, in that affected owners can get the fix simply by downloading an over-the-air software update, but an advisory notice can confirm some of issues that users might experience if their processors overheat, an issue that could result "during the preparation or process of fast-charging." They include a laggy screen or a restart of the chip, leading to a failure of displaying a range of functions that include gear selection and warning lights.
129,960 Tesla vehicles are affected:
- Tesla Model 3 2022
- Tesla Model S 2021-2022
- Tesla Model X 2021-2022
- Tesla Model Y 2022
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model S, Model X, and 2022 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles operating certain firmware releases. The infotainment central processing unit (CPU) may overheat during the preparation or process of fast-charging, causing the CPU to lag or restart.
A lagging or restarting CPU may prevent the center screen from displaying the rearview camera image, gear selection, windshield visibility control settings, and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.
Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that will improve CPU temperature management, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 1, 2022. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-009.
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$1250 AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT GPU Review - [hardware] 01:38 PM EDT - May,11 2022 - post a comment The AMD RX 6950 XT video card just launche. Sapphire sent an RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure for us to review. We're benchmarking it for power, thermals, gaming performance, and more.
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LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS VOLUME 3 - Official Trailer - [off-topic] 05:23 PM EDT - May,09 2022 - post a comment Emmy-winning animated anthology Love, Death + Robots returns with a third volume executive produced by Tim Miller (Deadpool, Terminator: Dark Fate) and David Fincher (MINDHUNTER, Mank). Terror, imagination and beauty combine in nine new episodes which stretch from uncovering an ancient evil to a comedic apocalypse, telling startling short stories of fantasy, horror and science-fiction with trademark wit and visual invention.
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iPhone 14 - Samsung Is Delighted - [mobile] 04:23 PM EDT - May,09 2022 - post a comment iPhone 14 lineup will use Samsung displays as usual. But lately Apple has been trying to reduce their reliance on Samsung and started diversifying the outsourcing of displays. Apple made a deal with BOE to provide displays for the iPhone 14 lineup thus making them their second biggest display supplier. But BOE messed up big time. Here's how.
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Toyota's Solid State Battery Finally Hit The Market! - [technology] 02:58 AM EDT - May,08 2022 - post a comment What are the top five most important components of an electric car? For many people,
the battery will come in the top two and won't be second! The battery is very important
because that is where the energy to move the car comes from! The EV industry has
settled for the lithium ion battery, but the battery has several drawbacks that do affect
EV performance! To beat the competition, many carmakers are in a race to make the
best battery! One of those leading the race is Toyota, whose solid state battery has
finally hit the market! What is a solid state battery, how is it better than the standard
lithium ion battery, and how far has Toyota come in developing its breakthrough? In this
video, we bring you Toyota's solid state battery that is finally hitting the market!
If you take delivery of a battery electric vehicle today, you will most likely get a lithium
ion battery.
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1 MILLION FPS - The Slow Mo Guys - [off-topic] 02:57 AM EDT - May,08 2022 - post a comment Gav and Dan crank the frame rate all the way up to 11... plus 999,989 frames per second to film bullets as they gracefully glide through a lovely selection of eggs.
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Samsung Dominates Yet AGAIN! - [mobile] 03:18 AM EDT - May,04 2022 - post a comment Samsung has reigned supreme in the smartphone ranking for the past decade or so. However, in the last quarter of 2021. Apple surprised many by surpassing Samsung to take the number one spot and they did that with a huge margin. So many were looking forward to how things would be in the next quarter. Can Apple hold on to this number one spot or Samsung would regain what they believe to be their rightful position?
Strong sales of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra helped Samsung regain the number one spot in smartphone rankings.
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Let's have some fun with 444hp Twin-Turbocharged V6! - [briefly] 12:23 PM EDT - May,03 2022 - post a comment For latest Sunday's update, we have the 2022 Audi RS5 for our review. Our tester is actually a Sportback that comes with 5 doors and a less dramatically sloping roofline. Audi RS5 comes with Twin-turbocharged V6 making about 444hp and 442lb.ft of torque. The engine is mated to 8-speed automatic and our tester also came with the Audi Quattro AWD system. So, today let's see how fast and fun the 2022 Audi RS5 can be!
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A terrifying prediction for 2030 (the Great Reset) - [briefly] 12:21 PM EDT - May,03 2022 - post a comment I've always said that to get to the root of anything, follow the money. This is no different but even more disturbing than people realize. I have downloaded the list of financial backers of the WEF and picked some of the more known ones just to let people know how insidious this actually is and how hard it will be to avoid inadvertently supporting the global plan.
In case people don't know, the WEF is funded by a large group of international companies. Last time I downloaded the list it was 851 that included more than 76 banks and financial companies including BMO, TD, RBC, Scotia is absent only because they are owned by others on the list, not counting some credit and payment companies like VISA, Mastercard and PayPal. Then there are the well known Apple, Google, Meta (AKA Facebook), Microsoft, Yahoo, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Walmart Inc.. Of course not to be left out are Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna. Some not really financial institutions but are institutions in their own right I guess, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Nasdaq, NYSE. Some surprising ones like The LEGO Brand Group, Heineken, the Heathrow Airport, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and IBM, Huawei Technologies. Honourable mention to Lockheed Martin, Mayo Clinic. The media cannot be left out... New York Times, TIME then an odd more concerning one if you are a teacher Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. and some Energy companies like Shell, Suncor Energy. UPS even made the list. Obviously I am not going to list them all so this is just a taste of the list as it stands.
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IT HAPPENED! Nuclear Diamond Batteries Finally Hit The Market! - [technology] 05:44 PM EDT - May,01 2022 - post a comment Batteries! The invention that powers most of the modern world! Many electronics you
enjoy using won't work without them. These include your phone, laptop, tablet, and the
electric car in your garage! Some satellites also use batteries out there in orbit!
However, these batteries have limitations that affect the level of satisfaction we can
derive from them! This is why scientists have been working hard at creating a new
battery. The latest result is a diamond battery that has the potential to last for thousands
of years and also help eliminate nuclear waste! How does the diamond battery last so
long, and how does it work?
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Telegram may be working on a paid subscription service - [internet] 01:46 PM EDT - May,01 2022 - post a comment Telegram recently introduced a new download manager to its instant chat messaging platform so that users can easily keep track of files that are currently downloading. Like its competitors, Telegram is also working on new features to make things easier for users. One of the noteworthy features that the company seems to be wanting to introduce in the future is a subscription service, according to famous reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi.
The reverse engineer has recently spotted a subscription service called "Telegram Premium," which could come with a host of new premium features, including the ability to unlock premium stickers, additional reactions, and more. However, Paluzzi shared nothing on the pricing of the subscription service, nor does he give us any details about when "Telegram Premium" will become available for everyone.
Besides Telegram, WhatsApp is also working on a subscription service for its business customers. One of the benefits will be that users can link up to 10 devices to the same account. Telegram's new paid subscription service, however, is centered around satisfying consumers' interests. As things currently stand, you can log in to Telegram from as many of your devices as you like - all at the same time.
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Cloudflare Targeted by One of Most Powerful DDoS Attacks in History - [security] 04:54 PM EDT - Apr,30 2022 - post a comment Internet services provider Cloudflare has announced that it has successfully protected one of its clients from one of the most powerful DDoS (Distributed-Denial-of-Service) attacks in history. According to the services provider, an undisclosed cryptocurrency platform was targeted by a botnet comprising around 6,000 "zombie" computers distributed throughout 112 different countries. The botnet ultimately generated a collective 15.3 million requests per second. While that's still shy of the largest recorded metric - set at 17.2 million requests per second - the fact that the DDoS attack occurred through HTTPS likely pushed its complexity above the record-setting attack, due to the higher computational workload of secure HTTP. The attack lasted 15 seconds.
DDoS attacks aim to flood a network with requests and data packets in a bid to overload and paralyze it. The attack also showcases the ingenuity of bad actors, as the originated from cloud-based ISPs, as attackers leverage more complex and capable networking hardware than what's usually offered by last-mile ISPs. According to Cloudflare, the botnet seems to have mostly compromised systems with Java-based applications that were still open to the recently-discovered CVE-2022-21449 vulnerability. |
The Science Behind Elon Musk's Neuralink Brain Chip - [technology] 09:10 AM EDT - Apr,30 2022 - post a comment Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain chip, recently pushed back on claims that they violated animal welfare laws a few years ago, while testing on monkeys. This year, the company plans to test on human subjects. What does this mean for brain implant science?
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NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 512.59 WHQL Driver available - [briefly] 02:05 PM EDT - Apr,29 2022 - post a comment NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 512.59 WHQL driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for Dune: Spice Wars.
Additionally, this new driver offers support for Chernobylite's Ray Tracing effects. Moreover, it adds support for NVIDIA DLSS to JX3 Online, and the early access release of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt.
The NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 512.59 WHQL driver also fixes a bug that plagued the RTX 3050 GPUs. To be more precise, it resolves a driver timeout and recover issue while using Google Chrome.
NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 512.59 WHQL Driver Release Notes
Game Ready Driver
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience
for Dune: Spice Wars. In addition, this new Game Ready Driver offers
support for the latest releases and updates including
Chernobylite's introduction of ray tracing, the addition of NVIDIA DLSS
to JX3 Online, and the early access launch of Vampire: The Masquerade –
Bloodhunt.
Fixed Issues
[RTX 3050] Driver may randomly timeout and recover
while using Google Chrome
[MSI GT83VR 6RF/GT83VR 7RF/GT83 Titan 8RG] Internal
notebook monitor displays black screen after driver update.
Event ID 14 error when logging into Windows if
Digital Vibrance setting is adjusted
[Vulkan]: Derivative TouchDesigner may crash
processing OpenColorIO work.
[Vulkan]: Enscape may not render correctly.
IntelliCAD may experience instability issues.
[Siemens Teamcenter / Siemens Tecnomatix]: resolves
rendering issues when using older versions of GLSL.
[Adobe Premiere Pro]: DirectX related crashes with
recent drivers.
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Apple launches self-service repair program for iPhone users in the US - [briefly] 12:56 PM EDT - Apr,28 2022 - post a comment Apple describes the program in a blog post and closely matches what was previously announced. You can now visit an online "Self Service Repair Store" to read repair manuals and order tools and parts. The store is only available in the United States for now, but it's coming to other countries later this year. The first additional countries will be in Europe, Apple says.
The store offers more than 200 parts and tools. Apple says the parts are the same as those used in Apple's network of authorized repair providers.
The parts available now are intended for repairs performed on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, as well as the newest iPhone SE. Tools, manuals, and parts for Macs with Apple silicon arrive later this year. To start the process, Apple says you have to review the repair manual for the product in question at the repair store website. (You'll be required to enter an ID number from the manual at the time of purchase to complete the transaction.) After that, you can browse the store and order any parts or tools. Apple also says that you can receive a credit when returning specific replaced parts for recycling. All that said, you might find that the tools are a bit expensive. But Apple will also offer weeklong tool rental kits at $49 with free shipping. With the rental option, self-repairs are likely cheaper than going to a repair shop, provided you have the skill and knowledge to fix your device safely. Most people, however, don't, and when doing these repairs, you're responsible for any damage you may cause, not Apple. For this and other reasons, Apple says it's still best for most people to go to a repair shop or Apple Store if possible.
The new parts and tools store marks a significant departure for Apple, which has historically discouraged users from repairing their devices. With growing calls for right-to-repair legislation, Apple is opening the flood gates—but just a little bit, not all the way. As iFixit noted, making product ID numbers part of the process means Apple maintains significant control over how users can service their devices. |
BMW iX v BMW X7 v AMG G63: TUG-OF-WAR - [briefly] 12:18 PM EDT - Apr,28 2022 - post a comment The lads at carwow pit two of the heaviest BMW SUVs - the all-new all-electric iX, and the BMW X7 M50 - against the one-and-only Mercedes G-Wagon to see who pulls the hardest.
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European Union MEPs Agree on Making USB Type-C the Standard Charging - [briefly] 06:37 PM EDT - Apr,24 2022 - post a comment This past week, the EU's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee agreed on adopting USB Type-C as the union's standard charging connector, with 43 votes in favour and two against. It's part of the Radio Equipment Directive and it means that USB-C is now very close to becoming the de facto connector for charging a wide range of consumer electronics. The charging standard will apply to what the committee calls small and medium-sized electronic gadgets and include mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers. Exemptions will apply for devices that are too small to incorporate a USB-C port, such a smart watches, health trackers and some sports equipment.
The directive still has to be approved by the EU parliament, which is expected to happen in May during the plenary session. There will be an initial transition period and the new requirements aren't expected to start to apply until early 2024. In addition to the new directive, the MEPs also want to see clear labelling on devices in terms of how much power they can deliver, since this can sometimes be hard to figure out as a consumer. They also want to see clear labelling on product packaging if a charger is supplied or not. Furthermore, the MEPs want the European Commission to present a strategy with regards to wireless chargers by the end of 2026, to make sure there's some kind of minimal interoperability between the various wireless charging standards. This is said to be to try and avoid market fragmentation, as well as to reduce e-waste and to try and prevent consumer "lock-in" to proprietary charging standards. The EU is said to end up with 11 to 13-thousand tons of e-waste from chargers alone on a yearly basis, so it's not hard to see why the union wants to see a unified charging standard for most electronics. |
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