Being a kid in today’s world is tough. When I had a rough time at school, it generally stayed there. Yeah, there were chatrooms, forums, and things like MSN Messenger, but the lack of social media and smartphones meant it was hard for assholes to interact with you online. Now, with smartphones everywhere, there’s no…
Yet another incident which showcases that you should not explicitly trust user-controlled software repositories. One of the most popular Linux distros Arch Linux has pulled as many as three user-maintained software repository AUR packages after it was found hosting malicious code. Arch Linux is an independently developed, general-purpose GNU/Linux distribution composed predominantly of free and…
New MacBook Pros seemed like a no-brainer for WWDC. Like the rest of the company’s hardware line, however, they were a no-show. Sure, Apple used the opportunity to reaffirm its comment to creative professionals — perhaps most notably in the form of some key macOS updates — but there were no new devices available to…
Apple announced external GPU support at last year’s WWDC, finally rolling out support for the feature back in March. Since then, a handful of manufacturers have brought Thunderbolt 3 functionality to their units, including, notably, Razer back in March. Alongside the release of new MacBook Pros, the company has taken an extra step toward embracing the…
Xiaomi’s Mi A2 is a long-awaited mid-ranger due to its expected low price and stock Android experience. Last year’s Mi A1 was a success, so we have every reason to be excited about its successor. Mi A2 We know what to expect from the Mi A2, since it’s based on the Mi…
Brazil’s macroeconomic picture may be gloomy, but technology investors still see hope in the nation’s burgeoning technology sector — and a recent $124 million financing for the mobile conglomerate Movile is the latest proof that that the pace of investment isn’t slowing down. Brazil was already the hottest spot for technology investment throughout Latin America…
Netskope, a company that focuses on security in the cloud, announced today it has acquired Sift Security, a startup launched in 2014 to help secure cloud infrastructure services like Amazon, Microsoft and Google using machine learning. The company did not share terms of the deal, but Sift’s 10 technical employees will become part of Netskope’s…
Kammerdiner’s own research seeks to integrate inputs from multiple sensors worn on the body to identify different risky situations as they unfold and before a fall happens. “The sooner we detect a possible loss of balance and the better we are at characterizing or predicting the type of balance loss that is experienced, the more…
Cooking with fire was so 600,000 years ago. These days, you’re cooking with light. At least, that is, if you’re cooking with Brava and its new Pure Light Cooking technology. The smart oven will cost you $995. The post The Brava Smart Oven cooks with light, and for under $1,000 appeared first on Digital Trends. Source…
Motion Composer 1.6 review: The easy way to create web animations If you’re tasked with creating animated advertising banners or interactive web elements for your website, the prospect of having to get to grips with HTML5 and/or Flash can be a daunting one. Fortunately that’s where MotionComposer 1.6 comes in, with a system that supports…
