Category: Tech

Russian behind elite cybercrime forum sentenced to 9 years in prison

[ad_1] A particularly successful Russian hacker is about to serve time behind bars in the US. A federal judge has sentenced Aleksei Burkov, the operator of an elite cybercrime forum, to nine years in prison after pleading guilty in January to two device fraud charges. He’d faced up to 15 years in prison, but that […]

NASA made a necklace that reminds you not to touch your face

[ad_1] “The objective of Pulse is to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, which can be transmitted if an individual touches an infected surface with their hand and then touches either their eyes, nose or mouth,” NASA said. You can download the list of parts you need, CAD designs to 3D print the case […]

Hype and hope: Wearables in the covid era

[ad_1] Enter the ring When players arrive to Disney World’s “Life inside the Bubble” — tentative date July 30 — to restart the NBA basketball season, they’ll be met with a buffet of futuristic gadgets they can voluntarily use to prevent and detect the deadly coronavirus. These gadgets include wearable proximity alarms that beep when […]

Facebook will link all 2020 US election posts to its voter hub

[ad_1] When it comes to potential cases of voter suppression, every post that mentions the 2020 election will include a link to the Voter Information Center. Facebook also plans to flag posts made by politicians in this same way. “This isn’t a judgment of whether the posts themselves are accurate,” said Zuckerberg. “But we want […]

Facebook will label posts from politicians that break its rules

[ad_1] “We will soon start labeling some of the content we leave up because it is deemed newsworthy, so people can know when this is the case,” Zuckerberg wrote. “We’ll allow people to share this content to condemn it, just like we do with other problematic content, because this is an important part of how […]

Hit indie game ‘Disco Elysium’ is being turned into a TV series

[ad_1] Disco Elysium has been a critical hit in the game world, and now it’s poised to reach a wider audience. Developer ZA/UM and production house Dj2 Entertainment have unveiled plans for a TV series based on the detective RPG. It’s still very early and doesn’t have a distributor or even a writing team, but […]

TikTok adds Prince’s entire catalog for your next viral dance

[ad_1] Prince was protective of his music and in 2015, a year before his death, he removed his music from most streaming services other than Tidal. His estate brought his work back to the likes of Spotify in 2017. While many might feel they can use whatever music they like in their TikToks, users can […]

This week’s best deals: Apple Watch Series 5, Echo Dot and more

[ad_1] Buy Apple Watch Series 5 at Amazon – $299 Buy Apple Watch Series 5 at Walmart – $299 iPad mini Engadget The latest iPad mini is $50 off again: Amazon’s sale knocks the price of the 256GB WiFi-only model to $499 and the WiFi + Cellular model with the same amount of storage to […]

The affordable OnePlus Nord phone will reportedly feature dual selfie cameras

[ad_1] When OnePlus entered the smartphone scene back in 2014, it made a name for itself by building an affordable phone with top-of-the-line internal components. If you could put up with their lackluster cameras, OnePlus phones were some of the best value phones you could buy for a while. But that started to change slowly. Minus […]