Quordle today – hints and answers for Thursday, May 16 (game #843)
It's Quordle time once again, and today's puzzle (or rather puzzles, because there are four of them to solve, as always) may well cause you some problems. Don't worry if...
BreachForums, an online bazaar for stolen data, seized by FBI
Enlarge / The front page of BreachForums. The FBI and law enforcement partners worldwide have seized BreachForums, a website that openly trafficked malware and data stolen in hacks. The site...
Google unveils Veo, a high-definition AI video generator that may rival Sora
Enlarge / Still images taken from videos generated by Google Veo.Google / Benj Edwards On Tuesday at Google I/O 2024, Google announced Veo, a new AI video synthesis model that...
Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach
Infrastructure used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system kernel was infected for two years, starting in 2009, by sophisticated malware that managed to get a hold of one...
GCHQ to protect politicians and election candidate’s from cyber-attacks
Political candidates, election officials and others at high risk of being targeted online are being offered protection against phishing and malware attacks in the run-up to the next general election....
Firefox 126 is out – and it’ll make a huge difference to the quality of videos in the browser, for those with the right hardware
Mozilla just powered up its Firefox browser by bringing on board a new tech from Nvidia to provide better-quality video playback.The release of Firefox v126 introduces RTX Video, one part...
HP, Google bring Starline collaboration out of lab and into workplace
HP has announced it is partnering with Google to start commercialising the latter’s Starline communications technology with a focus on connecting distributed teams and individuals in the workplace. First announced...
Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI six months after Altman ouster
Enlarge / An image Illya Sutskever tweeted with this OpenAI resignation announcement. From left to right: New OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki, President Greg Brockman, Sutskever, CEO Sam Altman, and...
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, May 15 (game #73)
Wednesday's Strands puzzle is a lot easier than yesterday's, in my humble opinion. But as always, you may disagree – so if you get a little stuck, read on for...
Quordle today – hints and answers for Wednesday, May 15 (game #842)
Wednesday's Quordle is upon us, offering the usual mix of a head-scratching word puzzle and, er, three more head-scatching word puzzles. If you find today's to be a difficult one,...