There was a slew of movie trailers and TV show teasers that football fans–and Rihanna fans–got to watch during the 2023 Super Bowl last night. Of course, the Super Bowl is often a huge day for studios that want a lot of eyes on upcoming titles just a few months ahead of the summer movie…
Feb 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananGame Hacking / Cyber Threat An unknown threat actor created malicious game modes for the Dota 2 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game that could have been exploited to establish backdoor access to players’ systems. The modes exploited a high-severity flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine tracked as CVE-2021-38003 (CVSS score:…
It looks like the 24-inch iMac with the M1 processor is going to stick around for a while longer. In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the iMac might not see an upgrade until late 2023. Gurman wrote that he has not “seen anything to indicate there will be a new…
A new 24-inch iMac may not arrive until late 2023 at the very earliest, with the all-in-one desktop computer tipped to replace the Apple M2 chip in favor of third-generation Apple Silicon. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who in his latest Power On newsletter (opens in new tab) reported that he’s not received any…
According to a new Gallup poll, 50% of respondents said they are “financially worse off now” than they were a year ago. This is the highest percentage since 2008 and 2009. “Since Gallup first asked this question in 1976, it has been rare for half or more of Americans to say they are worse off,”…
Consumer sentiment has been buoyed by the recent cooldown in inflation and encouraging economic data. However, with interest rate hikes expected to continue, the risk of the economy tipping into a recession remains. Hence, fundamentally strong stocks Coca-Cola (KO), Merck & Co (MRK), and Valero Energy (VLO) that pay reliable dividends might be solid buys.…
Challenger search engine Neeva wants to replace the familiar “10 blue links” in search results with something more fitting for the modern AI age. Back in December, Neeva co-founder and CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy, who previously spearheaded Google’s advertising tech business, teased new “cutting edge AI” and large language models (LLMs), positioning itself against the ChatGPT hype…
There have been a number of reports of attacks on industrial control systems (ICS) in the past few years. Looking a bit closer, most of the attacks seem to have spilt over from traditional IT. That’s to be expected, as production systems are commonly connected to ordinary corporate networks at this point. Though our data…
Apple has long offered a laptop option when you want to use just an external display in mirrored mode and not view the internal monitor. You can close the clamshell lid, and your separate screen continues to work. But what if you want to have external devices active and don’t need a display? One reader,…
Presidents’ Day TV deals are slashing big money off some of the best TVs you can buy, and right now Best Buy is the retailer to beat with the electronics specialists offering a range of eye-catching discounts on some top models. These unmissable deals include the 75-inch Samsung Q70A QLED 4K TV on sale for…
