Video game voice and motion capture performers have gone on strike for the second time in a decade. After a year and a half of negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and major video game companies like Activision, Electronic Arts, and Take-Two Interactive, the portion of the union’s membership that works on video …
Read More »It’s 4 days later and Delta is still affected by the CrowdStrike outage. Here’s why.
Most of the world has slowly recovered from the devastating CrowdStrike and Microsoft outages that hamstrung countless businesses and industries last Friday. One airline, however, is still struggling early this week. Delta Airlines is still dealing with numerous cancelled flights and delays. It’s become clear the airline has had a …
Read More »Microsoft releases easier CrowdStrike fix
The massive global tech outage that occurred on Friday due to an error in an update from the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike may largely be out of the public’s mind today. And that’s thanks to IT admins and departments around the world who sprung into action to fix the problem that …
Read More »A Google AI model is improving climate forecasting
A new Google AI tool promises to improve climate prediction. NeuralGCM, developed by Google Research, uses physics-based modelling and AIto create fast and precise simulations of Earth’s atmosphere. Traditional climate models work by fragmenting the planet into large pixelated pieces, which makes it hard to accurately predict small-scale conditions like …
Read More »Elon Musk's X adds pro-Trump icons for Trump hashtags
Over the weekend, Elon Musk made his support for Donald Trump official by publicly endorsing the former-president shortly after Trump was wounded in the ear by a would-be assassin during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Now, it appears that Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is also …
Read More »Kindle Paperwhite vs. Kobo Clara Colour: Which e-reader is better?
Mashable’s Deputy Editor of Shopping & Reviews Miller Kern puts the two popular e-readers head-to-head to find out which one is worth your money. Kindle Paperwhite $149.99 at Amazon Shop Now Kobo Clara Colour $149.99 at Amazon Shop Now
Read More »Fake Elon Musk livestreams promoting crypto scams keep popping up on YouTube
Is there any end in sight to fake Elon Musk livestream scams on YouTube? Over the weekend, Engadget reported on a YouTube broadcast featuring Elon Musk talking at what appears to be a Tesla conference-type event. The livestream had over 30,000 viewers at one point according to Engadget. One problem: …
Read More »Threads finally launched its API
Meta has finally launched the Threads API to developers, meaning third party businesses will be able to build their own integrations into the app. Announced Tuesday morning in a blog post by Threads director of engineering Jesse Chen, the API (Application Programming Interface) will allow external devs to build their …
Read More »Two MIT students charged for exploiting Ethereum blockchain bug, stole $25 million in crypto
Just when you’ve thought you’ve seen everything when it comes to cryptocurrency theft, two brothers attending MIT have uncovered a brand new way to steal millions. According to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announcement on Wednesday, Anton Peraire-Bueno and James Peraire-Bueno have both been charged with conspiracy to commit …
Read More »Bitcoin price spikes then plummets after hacked SEC Twitter/X account spreads fake news
Bitcoin’s price shot up on Tuesday after the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) official Twitter/X account appeared to announce approval for the cryptocurrency’s exchange-traded funds (ETF). Unfortunately for crypto enthusiasts, it was all a lie. The SEC soon revealed that its Twitter/X account had been hacked and that no such …
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