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January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 40 words · Elizabeth Stephenson

Microsoft considered shutting down Xbox before major game developer acquisitions

Microsoft embraced and is still pursuing to build a thriving business around this concept with Game Pass. Guess how things are going now? With these acquisitions, Microsoft aimed to significantly boostGame Passsubscription numbers over the coming years. Microsoft has also failed to convince game publishers to adopt its Azure cloud services. Microsoft is now primarily focused on AI as a key driver for its future business prospects. Featured on TechSpot

January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Julian Bauer

NASA wants to send a football field-sized radiator into space for its nuclear-electric Mars rocket

But NASA is exploring some ambitious concepts that could make that epic round-trip a relatively trim two-year endeavor. The project is dubbed MARVL, which is short for Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric Propulsion Vehicles. The main problem is trying to squeeze something that massive into the narrow confines of a rocket. Even fully compacted, the radiator would be too big and unwieldy. The coolant would dissipate waste heat from the nuclear electric propulsion system....

January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Amy Chapman

Oracle won't relinquish JavaScript trademark, so the JS community prepares for court battle

The initial attempt to cancel Oracle’s ownership of the “JavaScript” trademark was unsuccessful. Deno Land and other prominent JS community members recentlypetitionedthe United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). #FreeJavaScriptupdate: Oracle has informed us they won’t voluntarily withdraw their trademark on “JavaScript”. Deno also claims that Oracle broke the law when it renewed the trademark a few years ago. Deno countered that it is apples and oranges since the Coca-Cola company sells a product called “Coke....

January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · George Cooper

Scammer uses AI to pose as Brad Pitt, tricks woman into sending $850,000

The person made contact after Anne shared photos of her ski trip to Tignes on Instagram. The pair struck up an online relationship over the next two years. They also sent her AI-generated images of Pitt in a hospital bed. Anne agreed to the request and sent a large sum of money. “There are so few men who write such things. Eventually, the fake Pitt asked Anne to marry him....

January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Anita Edwards

Solved: kernel Security Check Failure Windows 10 Blue Screen Error

Sometimes this errorKERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILUREis resulting from incompatible memory, hard disk error, or virus infections. Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. Were just collecting some error info, and then well restart for you. find out if this time Windows start normally. Open programs and features window usingappwiz.cpl, and uninstall recently installed applications. Run it and see if it throws up any issues. After restarting, the disk-checking operation should start....

January 15, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · James Nicholson

Tech workers can earn thousands recommending strangers for jobs

Why would an employee risk their reputation by participating in such a scheme? Nearly every person he endorsed was a complete stranger. It is easy to understand how this trend caught on. The power of a referral cannot be overstated. Internal applicants, though rare, enjoy the best odds at 1 in 5. Several platforms have emerged to facilitate these anonymous referrals. Verified employees can then offer to provide referrals, typically through direct messages....

January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Alicia Woodard

China considers selling TikTok to Elon Musk

When owning X just isn’t enough WTF? !Could Elon Musk soon own not one but two of the largest social media platforms in the world? However, TikTok has called the claims “pure fiction.” TikTok previously said that divestment isn’t an option as the Chinese government would not allow it. One of the scenarios is for X to take control of TikTok US and execute the businesses together. Chinese officials have not yet reached a consensus on how to proceed....

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Justin Bernard

Coder shrinks classic Snake game down to a 56-byte QR code

Even the original 8-bit Pac-Man from 1980 was an absolute behemoth in comparison, weighing in around 12 kilobytes. Squeezing Snake into just 56 bytes required some sacrifices. There are also some compatibility hurdles. Still, even with the snags, thisimplementationis likely the smallest of its kind. Subsequent efforts by different developers shrunk it further before donno2048 brought the size down to 85 bytes in 2023. Just look at how the QR code has become smaller over the years!...

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Michael Reeves

Gaming community casts doubt on Elon Musk's Path of Exile 2 achievements

However, his playing was riddled with inconsistencies and basic errors. The stream began to raise eyebrows just 18 minutes in when Musk accessed his character’s stash. A tab labeled “Elon’s map” stood out conspicuously, as other tabs lacked similar personalized names. As the stream progressed, Musk’s gameplay continued to falter. His character’s movement appeared erratic and his clearspeed was notably slow for a player of his supposed caliber. Further inconsistencies emerged in Musk’s item management....

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · David Wright

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January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Michael Wilson

iPhone USB-C is hackable, but users don't need to worry yet

Security researcher Thomas Roth recentlyuncoveredseveral vulnerabilities in Apple’s ACE3 USB-C controller for the iPhone 15 and 16. Notably, he successfully dumped the firmware. Apple has opted not to take action at this time, citing the complexity of Roth’s methods. One potential response could involve revising the hardware in future iPhone models. NewX-ray scanningtechniques have revealed that USB-C cables could contain a surprising amount of hidden hardware. Exposing the firmware for Apple’s USB-C controller could facilitate similar attacks in the future....

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Whitney Clarke

Millionaire who wants to live forever stops taking longevity drug over concerns it sped up aging

And caused skin infections WTF? He also sells his own (very expensive) supplement stacks and individualized health regimens under theBlueprintname. It was also causing a slew of unpleasant-sounding side effects. Johnson had been taking rapamycin for nearly five years, experimenting with various doses. In the Netflix documentary, he called his routine the most aggressive rapamycin protocol of anyone in the industry. Some medical experts who appear in the program shared concerns about humans taking the molecule for longevity purposes....

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Erin Shaffer