Category: Tech

State Department revives investigation of Clinton’s private emails

[ad_1] Anonymous State Department officials talking to the Post denied that this was prompted by President Trump, who frequently attacked Clinton’s use of private email during his 2016 election campaign and has continued to talk about it in the three years since. The email review has been going on since the Obama administration, they said, […]

Switch Lite added to class action lawsuit over controller drift

[ad_1] The lawsuit accused Nintendo of fraud and warranty law violations, misrepresentation, breaching implied warranties and unjust enrichment. It’s pushing for both financial penalties as well as further relief, although Nintendo is believed to be offering free repairs for the issue. As Gizmodo explained, Switch Lite owners may be even more frustrated with controller drift […]

Tesla’s first major V3 Supercharger rollout is taking place in Canada

[ad_1] This is an unusual focus for Tesla when it tends to serve the US first, but it makes sense given the realities of Canadian driving. It’s a more sparsely populated country with longer stretches between cities than you see stateside. Electric car drivers not only face a dearth of chargers for cross-Canada trips, they […]

Rockstar isn’t making single-player DLC for ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’

[ad_1] The stance isn’t a complete shock when GTA5 hasn’t had any significant single-player expansions during its lifespan. It’s a sharp contrast with the original Red Dead, though. The original game had its share of multiplayer updates, but its best-known downloadable content was the Undead Nightmare expansion with a zombie-focused solo campaign. That kind of […]

Google faces scrutiny from Congress, DOJ over plans to encrypt DNS

[ad_1] The House sent a letter on September 13th asking if Google would use data handled through the process for commercial purposes. Google has maintained that its Chrome tweaks would give users control over who shares their info, and that it won’t force people to switch to encrypted DNS. That likely won’t allay telecoms’ fears. […]

The best USB-C cables and adapters

[ad_1] Name Ports USB-IF certified? Length Maximum charging rating Charges USB-C laptops Charges phones and tablets Can carry video? Maximum data rate Anker PowerLine II USB-C to USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 Cable USB-C to USB-C ✅ 3 feet 100 W ✅ ✅ ✅ USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Anker PowerLine II USB-C to USB-C […]

Elon Musk hopes SpaceX’s Starship will reach orbit in six months

[ad_1] Production for the Super Heavy booster won’t start until Mk4 is complete, Musk added. Despite that, crewed flight might come sooner than you think. SpaceX wants to pursue heavy reusability, to the extent that one Starship could fly “three or four times a day” while the booster could fly “20 times.” That could help […]

Malware uses web apps to turn PCs into conduits for attacks

[ad_1] Crucially, the infection relies on legitimate programs to accomplish its task, whether they’re built into Windows or downloaded from third parties. There are no malware programs copied to storage. The approach makes it harder for security teams to research the code and devise countermeasures. It’s not certain who’s behind Nodersok. It appears to be […]

Algorithms help robot dogs trot more like real animals

[ad_1] Cameras and LiDAR are also present to help robots avoid collisions. This doesn’t require dramatic changes to the bots themselves, at least. The test units are Ghost Robotics designs augmented with sensors to test the new algorithms. The initial work has proven fruitful, but there’s a lot of work left before you could see […]